Posted: 2/6/2015 5:12:41 PM EDT
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This is my 3rd time building a PC rig, but I've always purchased a motherboard at the same time as a CPU. This isn't my first rodeo, but it's been like 7 years since I built one. However, this PC I've been building has been kind of on hold since last year, because I got crazy buying guns and such. Now, it's time to get back to it. I've got everything I need, Motherboard, 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 16 GB ram, 850watt PSU. Now, I just need a CPU for my z77 Sabertooth motherboard, which supports Core i7. Am I safe with grabbing the latest and greatest core i7? Or is there a fast and easy way to see what the limits of my motherboard' capabilities are, and thus purchase the CPU based on those parameters?
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This is my 3rd time building a PC rig, but I've always purchased a motherboard at the same time as a CPU. This isn't my first rodeo, but it's been like 7 years since I built one. However, this PC I've been building has been kind of on hold since last year, because I got crazy buying guns and such. Now, it's time to get back to it. I've got everything I need, Motherboard, 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 16 GB ram, 850watt PSU. Now, I just need a CPU for my z77 Sabertooth motherboard, which supports Core i7. Am I safe with grabbing the latest and greatest core i7? Or is there a fast and easy way to see what the limits of my motherboard' capabilities are, and thus purchase the CPU based on those parameters? No there are several generations of i7's. You need to know what socket is on your motherboard. But any i7 for that socket should be G2G. |
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Quoted: However, this PC I've been building has been kind of on hold since last year, because I got crazy buying guns and such. Now, it's time to get back to it. Quoted: Quoted: This is my 3rd time building a PC rig, but I've always purchased a motherboard at the same time as a CPU. This isn't my first rodeo, but it's been like 7 years since I built one. However, this PC I've been building has been kind of on hold since last year, because I got crazy buying guns and such. Now, it's time to get back to it. I've got everything I need, Motherboard, 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 16 GB ram, 850watt PSU. Now, I just need a CPU for my z77 Sabertooth motherboard, which supports Core i7. Am I safe with grabbing the latest and greatest core i7? Or is there a fast and easy way to see what the limits of my motherboard' capabilities are, and thus purchase the CPU based on those parameters? No there are several generations of i7's. You need to know what socket is on your motherboard. But any i7 for that socket should be G2G. LGA1155. Right on the back of the box.  |
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I've got everything I need, Motherboard, 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 16 GB ram, 850watt PSU. Now, I just need a CPU for my z77 Sabertooth motherboard, which supports Core i7. Am I safe with grabbing the latest and greatest core i7? Or is there a fast and easy way to see what the limits of my motherboard' capabilities are, and thus purchase the CPU based on those parameters? No there are several generations of i7's. You need to know what socket is on your motherboard. But any i7 for that socket should be G2G. LGA1155. Right on the back of the box. Quoted:
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This is my 3rd time building a PC rig, but I've always purchased a motherboard at the same time as a CPU. This isn't my first rodeo, but it's been like 7 years since I built one. However, this PC I've been building has been kind of on hold since last year, because I got crazy buying guns and such. Now, it's time to get back to it. I've got everything I need, Motherboard, 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 16 GB ram, 850watt PSU. Now, I just need a CPU for my z77 Sabertooth motherboard, which supports Core i7. Am I safe with grabbing the latest and greatest core i7? Or is there a fast and easy way to see what the limits of my motherboard' capabilities are, and thus purchase the CPU based on those parameters? No there are several generations of i7's. You need to know what socket is on your motherboard. But any i7 for that socket should be G2G. LGA1155. Right on the back of the box. Reading the box is way overrated. 
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Quoted: This is my 3rd time building a PC rig, but I've always purchased a motherboard at the same time as a CPU. This isn't my first rodeo, but it's been like 7 years since I built one. However, this PC I've been building has been kind of on hold since last year, because I got crazy buying guns and such. Now, it's time to get back to it. I've got everything I need, Motherboard, 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 16 GB ram, 850watt PSU. Now, I just need a CPU for my z77 Sabertooth motherboard, which supports Core i7. Am I safe with grabbing the latest and greatest core i7? Or is there a fast and easy way to see what the limits of my motherboard' capabilities are, and thus purchase the CPU based on those parameters? What other hardware are using for that 850watt PSU? |
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Quoted: However, this PC I've been building has been kind of on hold since last year, because I got crazy buying guns and such. Now, it's time to get back to it. Quoted: Quoted: This is my 3rd time building a PC rig, but I've always purchased a motherboard at the same time as a CPU. This isn't my first rodeo, but it's been like 7 years since I built one. However, this PC I've been building has been kind of on hold since last year, because I got crazy buying guns and such. Now, it's time to get back to it. I've got everything I need, Motherboard, 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 16 GB ram, 850watt PSU. Now, I just need a CPU for my z77 Sabertooth motherboard, which supports Core i7. Am I safe with grabbing the latest and greatest core i7? Or is there a fast and easy way to see what the limits of my motherboard' capabilities are, and thus purchase the CPU based on those parameters? What other hardware are using for that 850watt PSU? It's probably overkill, but I just wanted to make sure I had enough wattage for the future. I plan on getting a very good video card in the near future. I plan to be a PC gamer again. |
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Quoted: I actually was just looking at a 3790K. Which is newer and faster. Quoted: Quoted: z77 = look for a 3570k or a 3770k (which ironically costs more than the current ivy bridge or devil's canyon CPUs) I actually was just looking at a 3790K. Which is newer and faster. Still recommend the 3770k despite that? Do what I did with my 4770k  |
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Find your motherboard on its official website, and look at the CPU support page. Which, for you, MIGHT, be this one:
http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_Z77/HelpDesk_CPU/ Most manufacturers have similar pages, and they'll tell you which CPUs are officially supported on a given motherboard, as well as in which BIOS version support was added. So, you may be able to support newer CPUs, but you may also need to flash the BIOS. Depends on the CPU, but it should say on that page. I did this with an AMD board I purchased on '07. Somewhere in the vicinity of '10-11, I dropped in the most powerful quad-core it supported, which required a BIOS flash. |