[SOLVED] Will an i5-3475s work on my pc?

[Emils_Guntis]

I've had my PC for a while now, and I thought it needs an update. I'm thinking of putting an i5-3475s to replace my pentium G860, but I'm not sure if it will work.
I have an H61M-DS2 Gygabite motherboard, with the F9 version of the BIOS. The board has an 1155 socket so that matches.
I think evrything should work, but I just need someone to check, before I buy the CPU.
(I know this is old tehnology, but the CPU doesn't cost that much to upgrade)

 

[popatim]

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-H61M-DS2-rev-10/support#support-cpu

You'll find you're answer in the above link right from Gigabyte.
In the Downloads section is where you'll find most of your drivers & Bios updates.

 

[Emils_Guntis]

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-H61M-DS2-rev-10/support#support-cpu

You'll find you're answer in the above link right from Gigabyte.
In the Downloads section is where you'll find most of your drivers & Bios updates.

I looked, and I think I have the bios cersiin that supports, 3rd gen intel cpu's, the bigger the number the newer the BIOS, right?

 

[popatim]

You'll see the bios version when you boot up or actually go into the bios.
You need F4 which is the newest (and last) bios for that board.
https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-H61M-DS2-rev-10/support#support-dl-bios
Its easy enough to install a bios since you already have a working CPU.

 

[Emils_Guntis]

You'll see the bios version when you boot up or actually go into the bios.
You need F4 which is the newest (and last) bios for that board.
https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-H61M-DS2-rev-10/support#support-dl-bios
Its easy enough to install a bios since you already have a working CPU.

Okay, and what if I wiuld install the new processor (wirhout the update), if it wouldnt work I could just seap back the old cpu and install the BIOS then?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Be extra careful with BIOS updates.
That motherboard has multiple different revisions. Each revision has different BIOS version updates available.
Flash wrong BIOS and you'll brick your motherboard.

If you currently have F9 BIOS version, then most likely your board revision is 2.0, 2.1 or 2.2.
F9 is latest non-beta BIOS version. No need to do BIOS update.

 

[Emils_Guntis]

Be extra careful with BIOS updates.
That motherboard has multiple different revisions. Each revision has different BIOS version updates available.
Flash wrong BIOS and you'll brick your motherboard.

Yeah that's why I don't want to flash BIOS. Gigabyte has all these revs of the same motherboard, and each motherboard different bios

 

[SkyNetRising]

Motherboard revision number will be printed on the board itself (lower left corner).

 

[Emils_Guntis]

Motherboard revision number will be printed on the board itself.

Oh, thanks I'll check that

 

[Emils_Guntis]

From what I see I have a rev 2.1 version of the board, which latest BIOS is F10a, but thats a beta version. I have F9 which I think supports 3rd gen processors.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Yeah. No need to update to BETA bios version.

 

[Emils_Guntis]

Ok, thank you probably will order the cpu now