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I went to PcPartPicker recently and picked a i3 4170 and a MSI - H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard. But the parts that i choose have parts have potential issues/incompatibilities.I wanted to upgrade my system on a budget so i kept the harddrive, cpu, and fans.I already bought my new gpu which is a EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING.
Bottom line- is it a good choice to combine a i34170 and a MSI - H81M-P33?
Heres the link for the PcPartPicker where it says it might give me issues https://pcpartpicker.com/list/#problems

Potential Issues / Incompatibilities

Some Intel H81 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.
I don't know what this means please explain this XD.
 
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This means that the motherboard was released for the Haswell generation of CPUs, which was prior to the release of that particular CPU model you have chosen (i.e., the i3-4170 which is a Haswell Refresh generation). As such, older motherboards that work out-of-the-box with previous-gen CPUs would need a BIOS update for newer-gen CPUs to work.

However, note that there were some motherboards, even of the same model that you have chosen, that was manufactured AFTER the release of the i3-4170, to which, there is a CHANCE (not definite) that such mobo would have already included an updated BIOS out-of-the-box. But if by chance you received a very very old mobo forgottenly stocked in a storage room of some supplier, without an...
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Ohhh this means that that cpu will only work with that motherboard if you install a driver to it, but to do that you need a cpu lol. So the only way you can use that mobo is if you put a different cpu in it, install a certain driver for the BIOS, then put the new cpu in it! :/ Good luck with it
 
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This means that the motherboard was released for the Haswell generation of CPUs, which was prior to the release of that particular CPU model you have chosen (i.e., the i3-4170 which is a Haswell Refresh generation). As such, older motherboards that work out-of-the-box with previous-gen CPUs would need a BIOS update for newer-gen CPUs to work.

However, note that there were some motherboards, even of the same model that you have chosen, that was manufactured AFTER the release of the i3-4170, to which, there is a CHANCE (not definite) that such mobo would have already included an updated BIOS out-of-the-box. But if by chance you received a very very old mobo forgottenly stocked in a storage room of some supplier, without an updated BIOS, you can't boot with that CPU unless you use the proper Haswell-gen CPU to update the mobos BIOS before you can use the Haswell Refresh gen on that same mobo.

If I were you, I'd just get a 7th-gen (Kaby Lake) Pentium G4560 + a B250 mATX motherboard + 8GB of DDR4-2400MHz RAM sticks, instead of that older 4th-gen (Haswell/Haswell Refresh) parts.
 
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Do u have any suggsetion combing a i3 4170 on a diffrent motherboard?(im on a budget)
specs-
Ram-Samsung 8GB 2X4GB DDR3 1600 MHz 240pin PC3-12800 Desktop Memory Low Density
GPU-evga 1050 ti sc gaming 4GB
power supply-300w power supply
CPU-i3 4170(Intel integrated 4400hd graphics)
Harddrive-1Tb hardrive
Computer - Inspiron 3847
 
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Motherboards that work out-of-the-box for Haswell-Refresh CPUs have the "H97" or "Z97" chipsets: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#c=100,99&sort=price&page=1 Problem is, these are very old motherboards (end-of-life) with few stocks at high prices ($100 and above) which, IMO, is not worth it to purchase.

Another most likely (possible) problem is the Dell Inspiron 3847 is a budget-type PC system that is not really meant for such component upgrades. It uses propriety-type connectors/mounting mechanisms that **may** not be compatible with retail motherboards. For example, screw mounting holes of ATX motherboards **might** not line up perfectly with the Dell case. Another example, front panel connectors of the Dell case **might** not all work with the front panel headers of the motherboard (different pin definitions *or* different connector all together).

Note that you also **might** have to purchase a new OS as the old operating system is an OEM version linked to the older motherboard you are replacing.
 
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So, what motherboard should i get becuase i have no clue xd....
 
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