cant find new Z77 motherboards

[futurefields]

i need a new mb but the only Z77 i can find is ASRock extreme4 on Amazon from some oscure sellers

is this by design?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Yes. They stopped making them a while back.

 

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

Z97 boards are out, plus a few others............

 

[Ketchup]

Yes. They stopped making them a while back.

This. Newegg still has a couple:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131837
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138353


The rest are open box or refurbished.

 

[futurefields]

yeah but that means I need to buy a new cpu when I have a perfectly fine 2500k

 

[MustISO]

I ran into a similar issue recently, you can find used ones on the forums.

 

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

yeah but that means I need to buy a new cpu when I have a perfectly fine 2500k

Whats wrong with your old board?

 

[Ketchup]

Whats wrong with your old board?

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2414869&highlight=

and

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2414426&highlight=

 

[futurefields]

I ran into a similar issue recently, you can find used ones on the forums.

i wonder if this is why Intel changes chipsets

 

[futurefields]

i hate the intel socket switcheroo game!

might get that Asus board ^

the Biostar seems cheap no?

 

[thxdd]

If you need a more reputable source than a sketchy Amazon seller, Microcenter is still selling the ASRock Extreme 4:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/387554/Z77_Extreme4_Socket_LGA_1155_Z77_ATX_Intel_Motherboard

Edit: Microcenter was defaulting to my local store, looks like it's only available locally and not via their web store.

 

[futurefields]

is there a chance my local Frys has them?

 

[LoveMachine]

The Extreme4, btw, was generally well regarded as a low cost but decent board. It just fits funny (non-standard ATX design).

 

[schmuckley]

hmm..I have an OCF..but I'm not ready to sell yet

 

[country2]

I was in the same situation a couple months ago...had a good i5-2500k and was wanting to going from a full tower to a small pc.

I looked for weeks for a good new / used z77 itx board with usb3 and finally found a Asus P8Z77-I DELUXE and man I luv my setup up now.The board was little more than I was wanting to spend but glad I did.

 

[schmuckley]

eh..if it's 25-600K..Why not just go with p67-z68?

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

eh..if it's 25-600K..Why not just go with p67-z68?

More SATA3 ports and more/native USB3 would be a nice reason.
That said, I was running a 3570K just fine in an updated MSI P67A-G45 for awhile and had no complaints. OCed the same as my newer Biostar TZ77XE4.

 

[schmuckley]

XE4..now there's a rarity.
Asus p67 go on ebay all day for $65

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...+motherboard&_nkw=p67+motherboard&_sacat=1244

 

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

Asus P67 boards are like $40 max on Fleee bay.................

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Philly knows. I've gone through this same . . . type of search. It was also a "learning experience," as I'd usually insisted on "brand-new-under-warranty" for motherboard purchases.

There are a lot of Z68 and Z77 boards available as "RMA/refurbished" and [just plain] "Used" available through E-Bay and Amazon.

There are also boards that could inspire more confidence in potential buyers, sold in the store-front of operations that advertise their services as "corporate IT asset" handlers -- they buy "corporate turnover" and have the facilities to do "serious" repairs and replacements:

www.ascendtech.com

That's the face they present to the potential corporate customers. The link to their "store" is for anyone looking for surplus or refurbished products to buy.

I see a few Z68 ASUS boards, at least one Z77 ASUS board and a Gigabyte board in addition to the ECS and other offerings.

See what you can get at EBay and other sources. You can also find some pretty good deals through Ascendtech, and they seem to know "what they're doin'."

And you could get a P67 board. But why take the step backwards? some of the Z68 boards are ready-compatible with Gen3 processors. As are the Z77's.