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gigabyte X79 UD3 replacement board

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Motherboard
Gigabyte X79-UD3
CPU
i7 X9730k
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX670 OC
Mac
  1. MacBook Pro
Classic Mac
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Mobile Phone
  1. Android
My X79 mobo has a broken piece within the CPU power input. Micro Center was unable to get it out. I either need to get this repaired or get a new board for my hackintosh. I am hesitant to get a different board as this computer simply works with these components. Are there other boards that should work out of the box? with i3930K, GTX670, 32 GB RAM?

I am close to just going with an imac as this sandy bridge might be a little long in the tooth.
 
You can still get an Asus Sabertooth X79 from Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0061XSBZG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20

Those tigers were literally "long in the tooth." But all kidding aside, it could save you a lot of
money compared to getting a new iMac. There are also some User Build guides you can follow
and you've already got X79 experience. You really can't get an I7-3930K equivalent in an iMac
AFAIK. The graphics probably won't perform as well either. Finally you get all the internal storage
options in a conventional desktop that you can't have in an iMac. Just some things to consider.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/mavericks...re-i7-3930k-overclock-guide-advice-files.html
 
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