Pending OP Response Which motherboard should I buy?

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(Eternal)

(Eternal)

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Hi, I received a free PC from somewhere and it has:

ASUS P8Z77-M PRO,
Corsair 8 GB 2x DDR 3
Cooler Master MWE 650 Bronze
ASUS GTX1070 Dual fans
i7 3770K
Corsair Vengeance 16gb (2X 8GB)1600MHz

My friend who had no idea of what he was doing pressed the i7 into the socket upside down and bent the socket. Now the motherboard is useless. Everything else works fine. When I looked around for another one of the same motherboard I saw that it was priced at around 120. And they are used. This motherboard is old for sure but it must be a good one to be so expensive for such an old motherboard. Maybe there are newer motherboards which are similar or better in performance and cheaper?
Can you guys help me find a good motherboard please.
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(Eternal) said:
This motherboard is old for sure but it must be a good one to be so expensive for such an old motherboard
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It is not expensive because it is good but because it is old and still working which means that anyone that really wants it will pay more than it is actually worth.

Any used Intel socket LGA 1155 MB that has the correct version of BIOS will be okay for the CPU but you need to make sure that the MB will fit inside any case that you intend to use.

(Eternal) said:
Now the motherboard is useless. Everything else works fine
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How do you know this when the present MB is bricked.
 
phillpower2 said:
It is not expensive because it is good but because it is old and still working which means that anyone that really wants it will pay more than it is actually worth.

Any used Intel socket LGA 1155 MB that has the correct version of BIOS will be okay for the CPU but you need to make sure that the MB will fit inside any case that you intend to use.



How do you know this when the present MB is bricked.
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First of all, thank you for your reply.
So how do I find out which version of BIOS this motherboard has?


I tested it, everything turn on and work I also bought and placed the new giga fans for the graphics card since it had one broken. Besides the one who gave the pc to me is the person who broke the socket front of my eyes and he said it turned on and was old windows on it. I want to build this and sell it for a few hundred. Not really for personal use I have Lenovo thinkbook and it's fine.
The case is not the problem, there is enough for free on the internet. I can get another case thats bigger and figure out a way to attach it if it doesnt fit with the screw holes I use a hot glue gun or zip ties or something.

"It is not expensive because it is good but because it is old and still working which means that anyone that really wants it will pay more than it is actually worth."
I see now, this makes me happy. I think now I can find a newer MB that is cheaper and better than this one. Can you list me a few MB with same BIOS and or better performance please.
 
Edit: He bent the CPU socket pins by pressing the i7 upside down. MB works fine. I looked up for a new 1155 socket aand it only cost a few $ but soldering it onto the MB is a bit challenging because I don't have that kind of temperaturemeter.
 
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