Good afternoon. I have tons of questions to ask and i would like the community to help me out. A few days ago ive decided to upgrade from my i3-2120 to an i5-3570k and also decided to purchase a 2 x 4GB ram to replace my 4GB. I am a complete beginner when it comes to this therefore i need all the help from you guys! Let me post my specs before i post the questions. Here i go:
P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0
Intel i3-2120
4GB
450 PSU
Radeon HD 7850
1. Is it nessessary to do a bios upgrade if i want to upgrade to the i5-3750? Ive heard stories of people bricking their mobos, and ive heard that you don't need to flash? I have provided screenshots of my bios version, and the version that is needed for the i5 below:
http://imgur.com/a/PhPCd
2. I have found the website that has my MOBO BIOS, but there is a section called BIOS utiliy. Do i need to do anything there?
Website(http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P8H61M_LECSM_R20/HelpDesk_Download/)
3. Ive read the manual of my MOBO and it has something called "ASUS EZ flash 2 utility" Is that what i use to flash the bios?
3. Do i flash the BIOS with my i3-2120 or do i install the i5 first?
4. Ive read another forum which they spoke about memory issues, should i remove the 4gb stick memory before doing so?
Thanks for the support!
P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0
Intel i3-2120
4GB
450 PSU
Radeon HD 7850
1. Is it nessessary to do a bios upgrade if i want to upgrade to the i5-3750? Ive heard stories of people bricking their mobos, and ive heard that you don't need to flash? I have provided screenshots of my bios version, and the version that is needed for the i5 below:
http://imgur.com/a/PhPCd
2. I have found the website that has my MOBO BIOS, but there is a section called BIOS utiliy. Do i need to do anything there?
Website(http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P8H61M_LECSM_R20/HelpDesk_Download/)
3. Ive read the manual of my MOBO and it has something called "ASUS EZ flash 2 utility" Is that what i use to flash the bios?
3. Do i flash the BIOS with my i3-2120 or do i install the i5 first?
4. Ive read another forum which they spoke about memory issues, should i remove the 4gb stick memory before doing so?
Thanks for the support!