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yeah any celeron G-series can work, just needs to pass POST.

where?, eBay for those $10-$25 processors

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Hello y'all,

 

So I have a spare, never used motherboard (MSI Z68A-G43 (G3)) that I was thinking about getting a Sandy bridge CPU for it a little while ago just for fun, but only recently (I mean today) it went from thinking about to seriously considering. The reason? It is because my sisters' only desktop, an HP Pro 3500 MT series, just suffered from a catastrophic meltdown (PSU started smoking and died). And while I was thinking about getting a new PSU for it, I also remembered my MSI mobo and thought "why not upgrade it some?". Now the desktop apparently was supposed to come with an i5-3470 (according to the papers) but it actually came with a i3-3240, which I would like to use on the unused MSI board instead of the HP mobo. However, I need a Sandy Bridge CPU to flash the BIOS to allow the i3/Ivy Bridge to work.

 

My questions: where may I find a cheap Sandy Bridge to do the flash (beyond ebay) and should I just go for the cheapest CPU I can find? Or would it be even worth it to get the CPU to flash as well as the PSU?

 

Thanks, and as always, I appreciate any help!

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yeah any celeron G-series can work, just needs to pass POST.

where?, eBay for those $10-$25 processors

Thanks airdeano! Guess ebays gotta be the one (just had lots of bad experiences on that site)

 

Marked solved and thanks distributed. :)

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@Albatross Why not ring a few local PC shops up and ask if they've got a cpu in stock they could use to flash the board for you?

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Thanks airdeano! Guess ebays gotta be the one (just had lots of bad experiences on that site)

 

Marked solved and thanks distributed. :)

 

As always, read the posting thoroughly. Buy from a well-known and highly rated vendor, and be wary of shipping and import costs (if applicable).

 

yeah any celeron G-series can work, just needs to pass POST.

where?, eBay for those $10-$25 processors

 

those quad 7's tho, gz Deano

 

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@Albatross Why not ring a few local PC shops up and ask if they've got a cpu in stock they could use to flash the board for you?

 

There are no local PC shops where I live or I would. I mean, not any like that. The only one worth going to just sells stuff like keyboards and ethernet cables, and stuff from the late 90s. :(

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