is it also compatable with 3rd gen. i5?
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Yes, have this running in a system with 3rd gen i5 and all is performing well
760777
Yes it is compatible, I just found a compatibility list and this was one of the many supported. I purchased this to run with a i5 4670k and it even runs at the advertised MHz without adjusting. :)
147957
No, the newest motherboard compatible with this processor is the Z77 chipset. They use socket 1155, not the 1150.
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Yes, it is compatible. Your motherboard supports PCI-E 3.0 and it is backward compatible with 2.0.
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No, Only the second generation and third generation Core i series. Eg. core i3, core i5, core i7.(Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge) Not including the Extreme core i7 processors.
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I have used i4,i5 and i6 and all worked great. I have not tried with a different brand.
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It has an LGA 775 CPU slot and it is compatible with most Core 2 CPU's. I recommend you go on ASRock's website and look up the specific CPU's that this board is compatible with (I made the mistake of not looking first and had to return the first CPU I bought and get another).
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Yes, it is. I personally have this one paired with a Sabertooth x79, the UEFI bios takes care of the overclocking. Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I think all i7-3xxxK and i7-4xxxK processors are unlocked.
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You can't fit a graphics card in the case.The graphics card is based on whatever is on the CPU and the best you can get with a 3rd generation i5/i7 is intel's HD4000 graphics. About the only other option would be to get a lower power CPU that had HD2500 graphics on it. Considering the price differences it wouldn't make any sense to go with anything other than a CPU with a HD4000 GPU on it.
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I'm wondering the same thing. I just ordered one up but before I tear open the box I need to know which processor it has. I ordered it thinking it was an i7.; After I posted this I noticed that they changed description to an i3.
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It's compatible with the board, but the i7, i5, & i3 processors for that socket only support up to 1600 mhz, so unless you're intending to overclock your ram by 1000 mhz, you might want to bump it down a bit.
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Felipe, this laptop has the core i5 3rd generation which comes with integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000
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Yes it does. Make sure you flash the newest bios. The FX-9590 works great as well...
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Personally I have a very similar setupwith an i5 instead and it works perfect with my acer predator, I see no reason why it wouldn't work with yours.
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Mark probably knows better than me but I would have sworn the I7-3770 (if that's the one you're looking at) is a 3rd gen processor. But, I've been wrong before.
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Yes it is supported.You can find the list of supported CPUs here http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4192
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No, it's not compatible with either. This CPU is actually kind of a gag gifts you give it as a present, and when they try to install it, it doesn't fit and you laugh at their plight. Duh.