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I bought a z87 board with the new Pentium G3258 and I found out that the Pentium will only work with z97 MOBOs or z87 MOBOs that have updated BIOS's. The only way I can update the BIOS would be if I  had CPU that was naturally compatible with it. I want to know the cheapest CPU (that's preferably returnable) so that I can update the BIOS on my MSI Z87-G45 Gaming MOBO and return it. All help is appreciated.  :)

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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g1820

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I bought a z87 board with the new Pentium G3258 and I found out that the Pentium will only work with z97 MOBOs or z87 MOBOs that have updated BIOS's. The only way I can update the BIOS would be if I  had CPU that was naturally compatible with it. I want to know the cheapest CPU (that's preferably returnable) so that I can update the BIOS on my MSI Z87-G45 Gaming MOBO and return it. All help is appreciated.  :)

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g1820

 

for the BIOS update

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Does Newegg take refunds on proccesors?

 

oh that i not really sure

 

where i would ask did you buy your mobo from?

 

ask them first to see if they can help you reflash the bios

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Why cant you just flash the bios from a USB drive without the CPU in it?

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oh that i not really sure

 

where i would ask did you buy your mobo from?

 

ask them first to see if they can help you reflash the bio

OK thx

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Why cant you just flash the bios from a USB drive without the CPU in it?

well that is for Asus board

 

MSI still need you to boot up to flash

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