1 Jul 2013 at 12:43 #1 derf derf Associate Joined 4 Sep 2011 Posts 21 My Gigabyte P55-US3L has died so I guess I need to find a replacement. As far as I can see, 1056 mobo's are no longer available. Is my i5 655k compatible with a new 1055 motherboard? If not, what would you suggest to get my PC back up and running?
My Gigabyte P55-US3L has died so I guess I need to find a replacement. As far as I can see, 1056 mobo's are no longer available. Is my i5 655k compatible with a new 1055 motherboard? If not, what would you suggest to get my PC back up and running?
1 Jul 2013 at 13:05 #2 ZXSpectrum ZXSpectrum Soldato Joined 20 Oct 2002 Posts 12,005 Location Derby should be 1156 and no a S1156 CPU isn't compatible. You need one based on a P55 chipset.
1 Jul 2013 at 19:16 #3 pastymuncher pastymuncher Man of Honour Joined 12 Jul 2005 Posts 21,483 Location Aberlour, NE Scotland Either pick up a second hand P55/H55 socket 1156 mobo or sell the cpu and switch to a socket 1155 Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell and Z77/Z87 mobo.
Either pick up a second hand P55/H55 socket 1156 mobo or sell the cpu and switch to a socket 1155 Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell and Z77/Z87 mobo.