Question AsRock H61M-VG3 compatible with i5 2400 and rx 580?

[Raven2]

Is this motherboard compatible with an i5 2400 and an rx 580?

 

[Lutfij]

Simple answer, yes.

 

[beyondlogic]

Is this motherboard compatible with an i5 2400 and an rx 580?

Yep should be fine recommend a blow style cooler for CPU so it cools vrms also

 

[Raven2]

Yep should be fine recommend a blow style cooler for CPU so it cools vrms also

ok, thanks.

Expansion slot.

rx 580 is pcie 3.0 x16 but i5 2400 is sandy bridge cpu. How does this affect performance?

Sorry for my english.

 

[beyondlogic]

ok, thanks.

Expansion slot.

rx 580 is pcie 3.0 x16 but i5 2400 is sandy bridge cpu. How does this affect performance?

Sorry for my english.

you wont get the full benefit of the cards bandwidth so you will decrease your performance if you want the full benefit of the board i would suggest the following

pci gen 3 compatible processors

best performance
i7-3770
i7-3770S

cheaper then i7 easier to come by
i5-3570
i5-3550
i5-3450
i5-3475S
i5-3470S


cooler recomendation

Thermalright AXP90-X47​

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermalrig...d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&psc=1


or

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermalrig...-34-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&th=1