What motherboard for an Intel i3

[JockJock]

Hey guys. Im looking to upgrade my PC soon. Budget wise im not exactly rolling in it so limited to choice. Decided on a 2nd Gen Intel i3 processor as its a good upgrade to what I already have (Intel E5400). I have the E5400 overclocked to give me a stable 3.11GHz. As the i3 is 3.10GHz as standard I will be looking to overclock it as well. I can buy a bundle for around the £160 mark but the motherboard is the H61 which im led to believe cant be used to overclock the i3?? So basically im looking to buy the processor and motherboard seperate to ensure a good combo and allow me to overclock. Any suggestions? Id like to stick to the bundle price so around the £160 mark for both is ideal, maybe stretch to £200 if I need to.
Thanks guys.

 

[stulid]

To overclock the new range of sandybridge chips you must have a K CPU and a P67 or Z68 board.

There are currently only the i5 2500K and i7 2600K CPU's.

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This is in budget,


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £61.99
(£51.66) £61.99
(£51.66)
Sub Total : £126.65
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £27.23
Total : £163.38

Remember you also need DDR3 RAM for this.

The motherboard also has SATA3.0 and USB3.0

 

[JockJock]

Thanks a lot for that info. Much appreciated.