So long story short, I bought an Ivy Bridge i7 3720qm, hoping I could upgrade a laptop Sandy Bridge i3. Even after updating the BIOS to the latest one, the machine won't boot with the i7, so now I'm looking for a desktop board that will support it. I've found desktop socket G2 motherboards advertised to support 2nd gen, but they're $200+. Hoping someone could help me find some listings for a desktop mobo with G2 3rd gen support, with a PCIE slot for a GPU and hopefully under $200.
Also, I'm curious about heatsink support for these boards as well. I'm assuming that because it's a unique socket type that it might require some unique cooling sulutions.
Also, I'm curious about heatsink support for these boards as well. I'm assuming that because it's a unique socket type that it might require some unique cooling sulutions.
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