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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: tas9195 on April 04, 2012, 08:14:50 pm

Title: processor to motherboard compatibility?
Post by: tas9195 on April 04, 2012, 08:14:50 pm

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=intel+i3+2100&hl=en&client=opera&hs=YzJ&rls=en&channel=suggest&prmd=imvnsr&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=908&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=1281259687824945517&sa=X&ei=qs11T621OKOU2wX_nJ20DQ&ved=0CHkQxBUwAA#scoring=tpd

i am looking to buy this processor everything matches the motherboard I bought except the nanometer. the board says it supports 22nm but the processor says it is 32nm. would the processor still be compatible with the motherboard. if not does anyone know of a prcessor about the same price that would work with this motherboard

Here is the motherboard
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4073#ov

Title: Re: processor to motherboard compatibility?
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 04, 2012, 08:19:25 pm

Hi and welcome.

This motherboard along with most of Gigabyte's Intel 6th Generation motherboards support both 32 and 22 nm CPUs.

Title: Re: processor to motherboard compatibility?
Post by: tas9195 on April 04, 2012, 08:32:17 pm

So just to confirm this processor will work?

Title: Re: processor to motherboard compatibility?
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 04, 2012, 08:34:25 pm

Uh, yes that's what I just said.  ;) It will work with presently available 32nm CPUs(Sandy Bridge) and the soon to be released 22nm IvyBridge.

Title: Re: processor to motherboard compatibility?
Post by: Gloup_Gloup on April 04, 2012, 08:35:45 pm

Hi tas9195,

see this link :
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4073#

And this link for more infos about Intel H61 chipset:
http://ark.intel.com/products/chipsets/52773
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/mainstream-chipsets/h61-express-chipset.html
http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/specification-updates/6-and-c200-chipset-specification-update.pdf

Title: Re: processor to motherboard compatibility?
Post by: tas9195 on April 05, 2012, 05:16:34 am

Thanks for the reply and Help. sorry for confirming I guess that is the military side of  me needing to confirm everything.

Title: Re: processor to motherboard compatibility?
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 05, 2012, 08:46:47 am

No problem buddy! Better to make doubly sure than make a mistake. Hence the old saying measure twice , cut once.  ;)

Title: Re: processor to motherboard compatibility?
Post by: tas9195 on April 07, 2012, 06:30:42 am

Thanks for the Awesome help I purchased the motherboard and processor now to get memory and I will be set thanks. The gigabyte site gave a list of ram that will work with the board now I have to find the one to fit my budget. Any brands to stay away from. I mostly use kingston because I know they work.

Title: Re: processor to motherboard compatibility?
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 07, 2012, 02:05:49 pm

I would recommend using the QVL from the memory manufaturer rather than Gigabyte's as it wil be more up to date and all encompassing. Personally I like the Corsair Vengeance which are a good price at the moment and I have used loads of them wiothout a single failure so far.