Intel i5 3570K and Intel DH61HO Compatability

[KHADER87]

Hi,

I found cheap i5 3570 K for about 170USD and I want to buy it cuz I dont want to change my Mobo, as its good and I like it, hoboth have the same socket but thermal power is different the Mobo support upto 65 and the i5 requires 77, will that be a problem?

http://www.microcenter.com/product/388577/Core_i5_3570K_34GHz_Socket_LGA_1155_Boxed_Processor

http://ark.intel.com/products/66983/Intel-Desktop-Board-DH61HO

any recomendation on CPU in the same range of price and Mobo...

thanks alot.

 

[i7Baby]

With the H61 mobo, it just means you can't OC the CPU. H61 is the worst of the LGA1155 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1155.

You should get a Z77 motherboard. It would work well with the i5 3570k