which i5.

[matkeys]

which i5 do i need to use on this board?

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8H61M_LE/#specifications

its been a while since i played with pc's and it was Q6600 etc so these i cores are new to me, and dont want to be selecting the wrong one

i know it says cpu support list tab but on there is shows a few being

Core i5-2300 (2.8G,L3:6M,iGPU,4C,rev.D2)

Core i5-2310 (2.9G,L3:6M,iGPU,4C,rev.D2)

Core i5-2390T(2.7G,L3:3M,iGPU,2C,HT,rev.Q0)

Core i5-2400 (3.1G,L3:6M,iGPU,4C,rev.D2)

Core i5-2400S(2.5G,L3:6M,iGPU,4C,rev.D2)

Core i5-2405S (2.5G,L3:6M,iGPU,4C,rev.D2)

Core i5-2500 (3.3G,L3:6M,iGPU,4C,rev.D2)

Core i5-2500K(3.3G,L3:6M,iGPU,4C,rev.D2)

Core i5-2500S(2.7G,L3:6M,iGPU,4C,rev.D2)

Core i5-2500T(2.3G,L3:6M,iGPU,4C,rev.D2)

i guess the 2500k, but want to be sure

also i know the q6600 had d0 stepping which made it the better cpu to OC so is the i5 2500k the same?

 

[matkeys]

ok. what about this board?
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/content.php?S_ID=534
only other one i spotted, budget for cpu is what ever it costs but i5 2500k looks around the £130 mark

 

[matkeys]

im happy with the auto clock. when I first started learning to cloxk on the q6600. it was a unstable clock. then I had it stable but running hot. eventually balencing v.core and cpu clock. think I got 3.2 @ 1.37 with a running temp of 27 and full load on all cores of 50ish. if the h61. is good thrn ill buy that as is a matx. whixh means I can run a meduim case. with room for front rads.