Basically, I want to upgrade my processor and can't for the life of me find what mobo I have. I've got a pre-built Lenovo PC and upgraded to a GTX 1050 with a better PSU. I have an I3-2120 and looked on speccy and it says it uses the LGA115 socket. Does this mean I can upgrade to any processor using the same socket? Like an I5-2500K? Any help would be much appreciated
Can I use other processors because of LGA115?
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From Lenovo's Detailed specifications - ThinkCentre Edge 72 (Tower Form Factor) (type 3484, 3485, and 3492):
Intel® Ci3 processor
Core i3 3240 55W Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 3MB 2C LGA
Core i3 3220 55W Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz 3MB 2C LGA
Core i3 2120 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2c FCLGA 3.3GHz 65W
Core i3 2130 SANDY BRIDGE, 3MB 2C/4T 3.40 GHz, 65W
Intel® Ci5 processor
Core i5 3570 77W Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 6MB 4c LGA GT2
Core i5 3570S 65W Ivy Bridge 3.10GHz 6MB LGA
Core i5 3550 77W vPro Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz 6MB 4c LGA GT1
Core i5 3550S 65W vPro Ivy Bridge 3.0GHz 6MB 4c LGA GT1
Core i5 3470T 35W Ivy Bridge 2.9GHz 3MB LGA
Core i5 3470 77W vPro Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz 6MB 4c LGA GT1
Core i5 3470S 65W Ivy Bridge 2.9GHz 6MB LGA
Core i5 2400 SANDY BRIDGE Stepping D2 6MB 4c FCLGA 3.1GHZ 95W vPro
Intel® Ci7 processor
Core i7 3770 77W vPro Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 8MB 4c LGA GT2
Core i7 3770S 65W Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz 8MB LGA
Intel® SandyBridge Pentium processor
Pentium G870 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 3.1GHZ 65W
Pentium G860 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 3.0GHZ 65W
Pentium G850 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 2.9GHZ 65W
Pentium G640 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 2.8GHZ 65W
Pentium G630 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 2.7GHZ 65W
Intel® SandyBridge Celeron processor
Celeron G550 SANDY BRIDGE 2MB 2C FCLGA 2.6GHZ 65W
Celeron G540 SANDY BRIDGE 2MB 2C FCLGA 2.5GHZ 65W
Celeron G530 SANDY BRIDGE 2MB 2C FCLGA 2.4GHZ 65W
Celeron G460 SANDY BRIDGE 1MB 1c FCLGA 1.8GHz 35W
Intel® Ci3 processor
Core i3 3240 55W Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 3MB 2C LGA
Core i3 3220 55W Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz 3MB 2C LGA
Core i3 2120 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2c FCLGA 3.3GHz 65W
Core i3 2130 SANDY BRIDGE, 3MB 2C/4T 3.40 GHz, 65W
Intel® Ci5 processor
Core i5 3570 77W Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 6MB 4c LGA GT2
Core i5 3570S 65W Ivy Bridge 3.10GHz 6MB LGA
Core i5 3550 77W vPro Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz 6MB 4c LGA GT1
Core i5 3550S 65W vPro Ivy Bridge 3.0GHz 6MB 4c LGA GT1
Core i5 3470T 35W Ivy Bridge 2.9GHz 3MB LGA
Core i5 3470 77W vPro Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz 6MB 4c LGA GT1
Core i5 3470S 65W Ivy Bridge 2.9GHz 6MB LGA
Core i5 2400 SANDY BRIDGE Stepping D2 6MB 4c FCLGA 3.1GHZ 95W vPro
Intel® Ci7 processor
Core i7 3770 77W vPro Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 8MB 4c LGA GT2
Core i7 3770S 65W Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz 8MB LGA
Intel® SandyBridge Pentium processor
Pentium G870 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 3.1GHZ 65W
Pentium G860 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 3.0GHZ 65W
Pentium G850 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 2.9GHZ 65W
Pentium G640 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 2.8GHZ 65W
Pentium G630 SANDY BRIDGE 3MB 2C FCLGA 2.7GHZ 65W
Intel® SandyBridge Celeron processor
Celeron G550 SANDY BRIDGE 2MB 2C FCLGA 2.6GHZ 65W
Celeron G540 SANDY BRIDGE 2MB 2C FCLGA 2.5GHZ 65W
Celeron G530 SANDY BRIDGE 2MB 2C FCLGA 2.4GHZ 65W
Celeron G460 SANDY BRIDGE 1MB 1c FCLGA 1.8GHz 35W
Your socket is an LGA 1155 (not 115).
Aftermarket boards will support better CPUs (possibly needing a bios flash).
OEM (lenovo, DELL, HP) can be a little more pick and choose on what they support. You will have to research what CPU's your actual board will support.
You can download CPUID and it shoudl tell you the model number or at least what chipset it has.
Now I can with 85% certanty tell you that it will not have the ability to overclock a k serries cpu.
Aftermarket boards will support better CPUs (possibly needing a bios flash).
OEM (lenovo, DELL, HP) can be a little more pick and choose on what they support. You will have to research what CPU's your actual board will support.
You can download CPUID and it shoudl tell you the model number or at least what chipset it has.
Now I can with 85% certanty tell you that it will not have the ability to overclock a k serries cpu.
Yeah, probably should have mentioned that xD A guy has already answered my question which I did look on the website but didn't for the life of me think that they were the compatible ones. I just thought they were the CPUs available in other PCs. Ah well, thanks for your help
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