MSI H81M-P33 for i3 4160

[rehpsak]

Hello Guys,

Is this motherboard (MSI H81M-P33) any good for an i3 4160? I had an Asus H87M-E but it won't detect the i3 4160. I already update the bios to latest but still no luck. The board is 2nd hand and I won't be able to RMA it. I'll will just go with the MSI H81M-P33 but I'm not sure if it's any good for my i3 4160. Any thoughts about the board is much appreciated. Thank you and have a nice day to everyone

 

[spooky2th]

Yup, it should work. Here's the CPU compatibility list.

http://us.msi.com/support/mb/H81MP33.html#support-cpu

EDIT:
It will take up to 16GB of memory. A 2x8GB kit. And up to 1600MHz memory.

 

[rehpsak]

Yup, it should work. Here's the CPU compatibility list.

http://us.msi.com/support/mb/H81MP33.html#support-cpu

EDIT:
It will take up to 16GB of memory. A 2x8GB kit. And up to 1600MHz memory.

It wont need any bios update? It's hard to return items that won't work at 1st hand here in my country. It will take a long time to be replaced if it doesn't work.

 

[spooky2th]

You might have to inquire with MSI. The CPU support list did not say. It's a shame because most MB CPU lists show what BIOS is needed. Do you even know which BIOS is installed now? To be safe you can always get one of the older i3's.

 

[TheGoat Eater]

It may need an update, as it the i3 4160 was just released in Q3 of this year. The new bioses state improved cpu compatibility in the notes.

 

[rehpsak]

Sad to say but I have no luck with any of the motherboards that tested on retail stores I visited. I'm not gonna buy any motherboard until they update the bios. Not gonna do the same thing like with my Asus H87M-E that I had updated it to latest bios but still a blackout system. Does the Asus H81M-K comes with new bios? I saw on their site that i3 4160 don't need any update for the board to support it.

 

[spooky2th]

Yes, the Asus H81M-K is listed to work with the new Haswell processors.