Rookie bought a b250m-d3h for i3 7350...

[baverey.t]

As said, a rookie bought a non OC mobo for a i3 7350k.

1- Can this mobo run the CPU til he finds a Z serie ?
2- Will he need a BIOS update ?

imho he F*d up ^^

 

[superninja12]

1) yes
2) no

imho he did not mess it up.

he needs a cpu cooler tho. but almost any cooler will do.

 

[faalin]

did he just buy it or has he had it for a while? most places will let him return it if it was just bought

 

[baverey.t]

1) yes
2) no

imho he did not mess it up.

he needs a cpu cooler tho. but almost any cooler will do.

 

[baverey.t]

He'll be pleased then. Btw i'ts not like if he was stuck on an expensive mobo, I advised him to buy the b250m because it only was 30pound ish and could run up to the i7 77**
Is the i3 7350 easy to cool ?

 

[dontlistentome]

It's worth thinking about future needs. If this CPU won't be overclocked for a good long time, or maybe never, then a basic heatsink/fan would be enough. It would be inexpensive. However, such a cooler would not be suitable for overclocking, so if overclocking was going to be done then a new cooler would need to be bought.

OR an overclocking capable cooler could be bought from the start. The downside there is it'll cost more, which will turn out to be a waste of money if overclocking never happens.