techPowerUp! Forums - View Single Post - Sandy Bridge CPU on Ivy bridge motherboard doable?

crazyeyesreaper · Oct 10, 2012, 08:36 PM

did it ever occur to you to just google it? i know it sounds retarded but you would have your answer you could also look up Z77 mobos from various vendors and check the CPU list that would ahve told you as well.

long story short yes it will work.

System Name:	Black Box
Processor:	Ivy Bridge 3770K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	Biostar TZ77XE4
Cooling:	Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro
Memory:	Mushkin Redlines 1866 9-10-9-28-1T 2x4gb (8gb)
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 670 FTW at 1050 base 1179 boost
Hard Disk:	120gb Adata S510 ssd + 5.5 TB storage
Optical Drive:	LG Dual layer sata burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung T24A350 1920x1080, Junk Sanyo TV 1440x900
Case:	Fractal Designs Define XL Black Pearl
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1050W 80+ GOLD
Software:	Windows 7 64bit Professional

Oct 10, 2012, 08:36 PM	#2
crazyeyesreaper Chief Broken Rig Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 04578 Posts: 6,036 (3.90/day) Thanks: 767 Thanked 2,269 Times in 1,570 Posts System Specs	did it ever occur to you to just google it? i know it sounds retarded but you would have your answer you could also look up Z77 mobos from various vendors and check the CPU list that would ahve told you as well. long story short yes it will work.