Intel DB85FL Motherboard

[deepwebsurfer]

I have a Pentium g3258 cpu and the intel db85fl motherboard. Apparently the motherboard needs a bios update to support a haswell refresh cpu. Before I take this to microcenter and pay them $30 to do this, I want to make sure the cpu will work afterwards with the motherboard. When I looked at the supported cpus for this mobo,the g3258 wasn't on it and it also stated that updating the bios doesn't add support for cpus that aren't supported already. Also, I want to know if I can overclock the g3258 on this mobo.

 

[Lutfij]

What processor are you looking to upgrade to? You could follow through this list closely to help gauge the path you'd like to take. Might be a good idea to pass on your full system's specs.

The same sort of conflict(as you've seen) is seen here:
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu/?compatible_with=GZh9TW#sort=price&page=1
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/boardsandkits/desktop-boards/DB85FL.pdf

 

[Calvin7]

The G3258 is not supported on that motherboard.

Intel has announced that it was leaving the desktop motherboard business after 2013. Since Intel announced the exit of the motherboard business, the support for Intel processors with Intel 8 Series motherboards was limited to the currently available Haswell models; however, other motherboard manufacturers will start supporting this new Intel processor series when they implement the necessary BIOS updates.

The G3258 falls into this category, introduced June 2, 2014, and had no BIOS update for that motherboard.

Latest BIOS:
BIOS Update [FLB8510H.86A]

Version: 0131 (Latest) Date: 7/21/2015
•This BIOS includes support only for processors launched earlier than April 2014