Best value mobo for a budget 1155 build?

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Hi guys,

I'm looking for an Ivy Bridge mobo that supports upgrading to 3rd gen i5 / i7, faster RAM, and preferably without Flashing BIOS before installing 3rd gen proc.

Wont be needing 2 slot PCIe16 or overclocking. Not particularly needing Sata3 or Usb3 but will be nice plus. Currently looking at ASrock H61M/U3S3, H61M-S, Asus P8H61, MSI H61M-P31/W8..

CPU: i3 3220 3.3Ghz
RAM: 4GB Kingston DDR3 1333
GPU: NVIDIA 9500GT (reusing old card)
Mobo: ?? ATX / microATX

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I think, in most of the cases you will have to upgrade the BIOS version of an H61 Mobo to use an Ivy bridge CPU & that would...
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Thanks for your recommendations. I've read that some older boards like ASrock H61M/U3S3 and maybe the Asus P8H61 require flashing the BIOS before it can support 3rd gen core, do you know how I can find a list of budget boards that already support 3rd gen?
 
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I think, in most of the cases you will have to upgrade the BIOS version of an H61 Mobo to use an Ivy bridge CPU & that would require a Sandy bridge CPU to do so. I don't know about any such list of Ivy-Bridge ready mobo.

So, I think you should go for H77 Mobo, to avoid any such problems.

ASRock H77M
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157303
 
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