Upgrading Motherboard With an Intel Budget CPU

minuschicken

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I'm upgrading my PC which uses an Intel Pentium G2020T Processor.

The current motherboard is a Pegatron microATX [17.3 cm (6.8 inches) x 24.4 cm (9.6 inches) ].

Price is clearly the defining factor. I like the looks of this
BIOSTAR H61MGV3 :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138386

The socket is the same (1155). The supported processors (Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1155) listed on newegg don't specifically mention the G2020T but it looks like it should be compatible.

Is there any reason why this wouldn't be an appropriate upgrade?

Best Regards,
-Paul
 
I have done a bunch of research. Looks like HP uses proprietary motherboards that are hard to replace. I think I'm going to just get a cheap MicroATX motherboard and if it doesn't fit, just modify the case. Hopefully the 90w power supply will work out?