will this Motherboard Support Ivy - P8H61-MX

Reiss-E-boy · May 20, 2013

Hello

Right now i have a Intel I3 - 2120 3.3Ghz in the motherboard and i was thinking if it could support ivy bridge processors

Here is the link to my specific one

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8H61MX/#overview

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8H61MX/#support_CPU

Also what recommendations on what CPU I should upgrade to. Thanks

Specs

I3 2120 3.3Ghz
4Gb ddr3 ram
Gigabyte GTX650 Ti
ASUS P8H61-MX

Reiss-E-boy · May 20, 2013

I mostly do things like multitasking (Virtual box etc) and games like arma 3 bf3. So is it worth the upgrade to the i5?

jappe66 · May 20, 2013

To answer your question of what cpu you should upgrade to, it depends on your needs.

The i5-3570k is enough for gaming needs but if you're doing something with your PC that requires a lot of processor work like video editing or something like that, then i7-3770k would be a good choice. Both of those have nice overclocking capabilities as well if you're interested in doing that.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501

Though you might want to do the same as I am and wait a few weeks for the new Haswell processors to come out. That would require a new motherboard though with LGA1150 socket.

Asus' website lists i7-3770k as compatible for your motherboard but not the i5-3550k which seems odd. The chipset H61 should be compatible with Ivy Bridge though.

EDIT: Damn, werner beat me to it. To answer your latest question: yes I would say it's worth to upgrade to i5. But if you can resist getting it right now you could save some $$ if you wait for the Haswell's to arrive like werner said

Reiss-E-boy · May 20, 2013

I also forgot to mention im on a tight budget hence the reason why im still sitting on a Sandy Bridge MicroATX board. My Paper round job aint quite cutting it. So will i go with the i5 3570k ? If so will my current cooler Artic Freeze i30 work with it?

jappe66 · May 20, 2013

If you're on a budget then i5-3570 is good choice. The cooler should be fine since it's the same socket.most of todays coolers are compatible with all sockets anyways

Reiss-E-boy · May 20, 2013

I having a look on amazon and there is about a £20 diffrence bettween the two. The only difference between the two is that one is overclockable and one isnt? Also do you get the turbo boost thing in it?

Edit: Bit off topic but would my 4GB of DDR3 Ram be alright for my needs?

Reiss-E-boy · May 20, 2013

So the Intel 3570 (non-k) would be perfect?

Sorry if i dont read the question right i have a learning disablity

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