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It will work no doubt, just update the BIOS to the latest one.

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I've been looking to purchase a second hand CPU to upgrade my dad's PC and i recently found someone online in my local classifieds selling an i5-3330 CPU for $150, but i managed to get him to go down to $100-125 (due to age).

 

Right now, my biggest concern is whether or not it will fit in my old motherboard or if i'll have to purchase another one. The CPU i had in that board was an i7-2600k and i am hoping i don't have to buy another board.

 

Current board:

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8Z68V_PRO/specifications/

*FIXED* http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8Z68V_PROGEN3/specifications/

 

i5-3330 specs:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116781

http://ark.intel.com/products/65509/Intel-Core-i5-3330-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_20-GHz

 

 

Any suggestions or comments will help :D

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It will work no doubt, just update the BIOS to the latest one.

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It will work no doubt, just update the BIOS to the latest one.

 

How do i update the bios exactly? (never done it before  :mellow: )

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How do i update the bios exactly? (never done it before  :mellow: )

Good question.

 

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1155/P8Z68-V_PRO_GEN3/P8Z68-V-PRO-GEN3-ASUS-3802N.zip?_ga=1.141110838.566284975.1429036878- Clicking on this link will download the latest BIOS for your motherboard immediately.

 

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You need to have a working system built on the board, then follow the above steps You will need to put the BIOS file on a flash drive.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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Good question.

 

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1155/P8Z68-V_PRO_GEN3/P8Z68-V-PRO-GEN3-ASUS-3802N.zip?_ga=1.141110838.566284975.1429036878- Clicking on this link will download the latest BIOS for your motherboard immediately.

 

a027528982006e2ad8fa1bc8fe925c92.png

 

You need to have a working system built on the board, then follow the above steps You will need to put the BIOS file on a flash drive.

 

Awesome man! Appreciate the feedback!

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Why are you upgrading from a 2600k? They're still great CPU's.

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Right now, my biggest concern is whether or not it will fit in my old motherboard or if i'll have to purchase another one. The CPU i had in that board was an i7-2600k and i am hoping i don't have to buy another board.

i7-2600K to a i5-3330 is a downgrade... there's no point in getting it unless you plan to use the i7 in another PC.

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Why are you upgrading from a 2600k? They're still great CPU's.

 

I'm using the i7-2600k in my current build, but downsizing the PC (getting rid of my ATX board) therefore using the ATX board for a semi-build for my dad's PC.

 

i7-2600K to a i5-3330 is a downgrade... there's no point in getting it unless you plan to use the i7 in another PC.

 

It is, yes. However, like you said, i'm using the i7 in another PC (see above)

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I'm using the i7-2600k in my current build, but downsizing the PC (getting rid of my ATX board) therefore using the ATX board for a semi-build for my dad's PC.

 

 

It is, yes. However, like you said, i'm using the i7 in another PC (see above)

Ah, I get it now.

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