Board Swapping

So this has been going through my head for a while.

I made the mistake of getting a mATX Board in a 400R Case back in 2014 as my first major build.

At this point I still run a Gryphon Z87, which I'm regretting and curious to know if I go ahead and swap the board out for a Sabertooth Z87, will I have to install anything again besides drivers.

Goes with the same with installing newer boards.

Or am I better off just spending the money on a new LGA1151 Board and a New Processor and starting from stratch.

Question.... Why do you want to buy a new motherboard? What cant your current board do? Unless your running into space issue or not enough PCI slots you will be wasting your money IMO.

If your running 4th gen i5 or i7 you can wait awhile for an since its will only be a minor upgrade.

Now to answer your question, Sometimes you can get away with motherboard swap if your switching same board brand and or chipset/socket.

Mainly for PCIE and Sata connections at this point.

The Sabertooth and Gryphon belong in the same family of the ASUS Tough series LGA1150.
So i was curious to see if it would be compatible if i swapped it over

It could be hazzle free and not really. Though the cost...

Getting brand new board will cause if money loss IMO, swapping boards with someone or buying a used one for cheap will be good.