Pulling a CPU

[truffles45]

So I think I know the answer to the question but i have to ask for just my sake. I am in the process of trying to fix my friends computer. He has a prebuilt lenovo. Well a few days a go he was trying to be all techie and replace his video card and he some how messed up the PCI e slot on the motherboard. Its not even attached anymore. He was just going to go and buy a new one but i said that maybe we could salvage some parts and make a new one for a cheaper. I found out that the CPU is a intel core i5 3470 and according to new that is an LGA 1155 socket. Now it just so happens that i have an micro atx board that is an LGA1155. Now my question is can i use that board with the CPU. just wondering because it being a factory built lenovo and i dont know if it being that would lenovo have some weird CPU or something

[The Official Czex]

Nope. It'll work. After 775, all Intel CPU' s were compatible with their relevant sockets in any MOBO.

[Godlygamer23]

It should work just fine as long as both parts function.

[tbroadwater2010]

So I think I know the answer to the question but i have to ask for just my sake. I am in the process of trying to fix my friends computer. He has a prebuilt lenovo. Well a few days a go he was trying to be all techie and replace his video card and he some how messed up the PCI e slot on the motherboard. Its not even attached anymore. He was just going to go and buy a new one but i said that maybe we could salvage some parts and make a new one for a cheaper. I found out that the CPU is a intel core i5 3470 and according to new that is an LGA 1155 socket. Now it just so happens that i have an micro atx board that is an LGA1155. Now my question is can i use that board with the CPU. just wondering because it being a factory built lenovo and i dont know if it being that would lenovo have some weird CPU or something

You should be able to. a CPU is still a CPU. Prebuilt or not

[truffles45]

Thanks i figured but better save than sorry. am i right 

[squirtle4287]

Thanks i figured but better save than sorry. am i right 

yes

[incarnate]

Thanks i figured but better save than sorry. am i right

The only thing that could keep it from working is if the bios doesn't support the cpu at all. That would only happen if it was a 6 series chipset (the ones that came out with sandy bridge)