replacing an 1155 socket mobo

[atarisafari]

So i managed to break and bend the pcie slot pins on my motherboard and im having trouble finding a decent lga 1155 socket mobo anywhere online. This really sucks because I don't want to have to buy a newer processor as well I just want to get back to using my computer. Is it safe to buy one off of eBay? Where else should I be looking?

 

[May2ko]

www.aria.co.uk are a reliable and cheap retailer. Have a look at their motherboard section. Good luck!

 

[atarisafari]

Thanks but I checked and they don't have any z77s

 

[faalin]

what was the motherboard you had before? Its best to replace it with the same one, you can just swap your parts over and your off running. Any motherboard change will like need a fresh install and them Microsoft might not let you activate windows on new MB.

 

[amd4lif3]

ebay is safe just make sure you do your payment usign paypal i got my mobo using ebay £21.50 BARGIN fully working not a cheap biostar either its GIGABYTE 16gb ram support who uses more than 16gb anyway

 

[atarisafari]

Okay so amazon still sells asrock z77 extreme 4s but I've heard mixed things about asrock mobos so I'm wary

 

[atarisafari]

I had the gigabyte z77x ud4h before

 

[atarisafari]

But I can't find those anywhere

 

[atarisafari]

The only real problem with my mobo is the pcie x16 pins are bent. Is there anywhere I can send this for repair?

 

[faalin]

The only real problem with my mobo is the pcie x16 pins are bent. Is there anywhere I can send this for repair?

in both slots? how many gpu cards are you running? If your only running 1 card just move it to one of the other Pcie x16 slot and carry on.

I would email Gigabyte and see what they say about RMAing the board, see if they will fix it or replace the socket or send you a new board. Im not sure on how long the warranty is, you might have to pay to get it fixed or replaced. ether way it might be cheaper then having to replace MB, CPU, and OS.

 

[atarisafari]

The only real problem with my mobo is the pcie x16 pins are bent. Is there anywhere I can send this for repair?

in both slots? how many gpu cards are you running? If your only running 1 card just move it to one of the other Pcie x16 slot and carry on.

I would email Gigabyte and see what they say about RMAing the board, see if they will fix it or replace the socket or send you a new board. Im not sure on how long the warranty is, you might have to pay to get it fixed or replaced. ether way it might be cheaper then having to replace MB, CPU, and OS.

When I try putting my graphics card in the second slot the fans spin and everything and I get up to the bios flash screen and windows load screen and then a no input signal. Its done this with my old graphics card and my new one.