Upgrading from an 1155 Socket to an 1150 socket.
12 hours ago, F**k, I dunno. said:Also, the only other Pentium at that shop is an 1151 socket, I'm assuming it isn't compatible.
Unfortunately no… matching a CPU to its socket is a hard requirement. LGA-1151 is the newest socket, for Skylake CPUs. You could go that route and buy a cheap 1151 motherboard, but Skylake has a soft requirement for DDR4 memory. While some DDR3-compatible motherboards exist, they are few and the official requirement is for lower-power "DDR3L" memory. Your current memory is technically still compatible with those motherboards, but as I understand it some careful control of voltages in your BIOS is necessary. It would probably be best to stick with 1155 or 1150 if you want to keep it as simple and cheap as possible.
Finding an LGA-1155 board is tough because it's a couple of generations old at this point. As you've noticed 1150 and 1151 are easier to find, because they're both more recent. If you can return the LGA-1150 motherboard, it may be easiest to find a used 1155 board on Ebay or something. You'd probably save quite a bit of money that way, at least.
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