Should I upgrade my motherboard before my graphics card?

Kendros · 8 Jan 2014 at 20:53

So I am going to order a Gigabyte 780TI, been saving up for a bit now and decided to finally do it.
However I been wondering about my motherboard it is this one:
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £136.99

Is it recommendable upgrading that first before the graphics card?
If so, some follow up questions are, How hard is it to change over a motherboard?
Is there any recommendations?

If not and the board is good enough to last me a longer period then all good.

setter · 8 Jan 2014 at 21:24

Theres no need to upgrade that board if its working ok tbh. Whack the card in and enjoy more fps in games. An ivy bridge setup will last you a good few years yet.

Kendros · 8 Jan 2014 at 22:03

Ok Cool, it is pretty safe to just remove my current Graphics card and whack it on another pc right?

setter · 8 Jan 2014 at 22:07

Yep, just unscrew the current card, detach the power cables, you may also have to push down a little retaining tab on the pcie slot as well so the card will just pull free from the slot. Then your good to install the 780.

Kendros · 8 Jan 2014 at 22:34

My card never had a screw...unless i am doing it wrong.

pastymuncher · 9 Jan 2014 at 12:47

You may need to flash the motherboards bios to the latest version as Gigabyte boards in particular seem to be picky when it comes to pci-e 3.0 cards. If you get a black screen after installing the new card then you need to flash the bios.

Space Monkey · 9 Jan 2014 at 23:45

Don't forget to un-install the old gfx drivers and install the new ones direct from nvidia