W w41g872 Distinguished Feb 5, 2016 78 0 18,560 Mar 21, 2016 #1 Will a E5-2670 fit in a lga 2011-v3 mobo and still be working?
Someone Somewhere Titan Sep 23, 2012 22,291 8 84,965 Mar 21, 2016 Solution #2 No. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
S sampace Reputable Mar 21, 2016 2 0 4,510 Mar 21, 2016 #3 Sorry mate, I highly doubt it. "Updated socket generations are physically similar to LGA 2011, but the used electrical signals and ILM keying prevent them from being backward compatible with older CPUs.[8] " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_2011#cite_note-anandtech-7773-8 Upvote 0 Downvote
Sorry mate, I highly doubt it. "Updated socket generations are physically similar to LGA 2011, but the used electrical signals and ILM keying prevent them from being backward compatible with older CPUs.[8] " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_2011#cite_note-anandtech-7773-8
I iamacow Admirable Feb 11, 2015 2,090 2 6,460 Mar 21, 2016 #4 10000000% no. same amount of pins, different layout of said pins and chipset. It won't even fit. Intel made sure people wouldn't try this. Upvote 0 Downvote
10000000% no. same amount of pins, different layout of said pins and chipset. It won't even fit. Intel made sure people wouldn't try this.