Will a sandy bridge mobo flash with an ivy bridge cpu ?

[Mate Kristof]

My question is the following: I bought a 2nd gen gigabyte mobo, (GA-Z68XP-UD5) and I'm planning to pair it up with an 3rd gen i5 3570K...on gigabyte's website they say that this model is ready for next gen processors, the only thing I need is a BIOS update...so my question was, do I have any chance to get this two components working before the update ? Or If not, do I have to have a 2nd gen CPU installed before the update ?

Thanks for the help, Mate.

 

[alexoiu]

All boards manufactured after February 2012, should suport the 3570K (F6 BIOS version needed)/
What are the 4 digits after SN in the board's serial?

 

[Mate Kristof]

All boards manufactured after February 2012, should suport the 3570K (F6 BIOS version needed)/
What are the 4 digits after SN in the board's serial?

I ordered the motherboard on ebay, and i haven't received it yet. This is the picture the seller uploaded:

 

[alexoiu]

He might have updated the BIOS. Try contacting him and ask about the BIOS version.

 

[Mate Kristof]

Okay, thanks for the help ! btw, can you read the serial n. ?

 

[alexoiu]

On that picture, no.
Edit: It looks like 1120 to me. If 1120 and he hasn't updated the BIOS, then the CPU is not supported (the board was manufactured in 2011).
You'd need a supported CPU for updating the BIOS.

 

[alexoiu]

See the above.

 

[Mate Kristof]

See the above.

The mobo is arriving between the 17th and 25th of oct. so i will have to wait a bit. But i am thinking now, that i might buy a 2500K, so i dont have all those compatibility issues, and dont have to mess around with the BIOS. Is it worth not going with the 3570K, or should i take the risk ? (I dont have a SB CPU, so i dont know how to update the BIOS)

 

[alexoiu]

I suggest contacting the seller. He most probably updated the BIOS. If not, then yes, the 2500k would be an option.
Apart from the PCIe 3.0 support, the integrated graphics (4000 vs 3000), slightly increased memory bandwidth, no signifacnt differences in performance. For regular use, they would performe the same.

 

[Mate Kristof]

I suggest contacting the seller. He most probably updated the BIOS. If not, then yes, the 2500k would be an option.
Apart from the PCIe 3.0 support, the integrated graphics (4000 vs 3000), slightly increased memory bandwidth, no signifacnt differences in performance. For regular use, they would performe the same.

The seller finally replied, and it seems that everything is going to be fine. The SN was 1126 so you were right, its kinda old, but he said that is should support a 3770K...so im not that worried anymore, Im giong to buy the 3570K and hope that everything works. However thanks for the support and help !

 

[alexoiu]

If 1126, the board was manufactured in 2011 and if he didn't updated the BIOS, the CPU is not supported.
"It should support" is not right.
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3909
F6 required, released in February 2012

 

[Mate Kristof]

Oh, he told me that the BIOS IS updated

 

[alexoiu]

Then it's OK.