Help compatibility question

[Archaeon]

Does anybody know if a mobo that was designed for second gen i3/i5/i7 cpu's will run a 3rd gen i3? I was told at micro center my board would definitely run it cuz it's the right socket but on boot I get no video. There is no onboard video out. Upgraded my graphics card but no dice. I think it must be the cpu and they were wrong, but I don't know for sure. This is my first build.

Board: ASUS P8P67 LE Socket: LGA 1155
Cpu: Core i3-3225
Ram: Corsair XMS3 2x4 DDR3
Gfx: Nvidia Geforce GTX 650
PSU: Corsair TX 650w

 

[redduc900]

It probably just depends on whether the current BIOS revision supports it or not.

 

[Knufire]

According to ASUS, your board does support the i3-3225 as of BIOS revision 3602.
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/...s=39&m=P8P67 LE&os=&hashedid=TzGzLFtd2HBF7vc5

However, it's very possible that the motherboard shipped with an earlier BIOS version that doesn't support the i3-3225, and you'd momentarily need a Sandy Bridge CPU to flash the BIOS.

 

[Archaeon]

Cool! Thanks, guys! Not sure if that's all it is but it definitely answers my question! I'd hate to buy a Sandy Bridge when this i3 was already just a temp until I can afford an i5. Think I'll take it to the shop and see if they'll slap a Sandy Bridge in it for me, and flash the BIOS (crosses fingers). By the way, that 650w PSU should be enough, shouldn't it? The graphics card (GTX 650) supposedly only requires 400w. I wouldn't think the rest of the system would add much to the requirement, would it? Thank you for the responses! Like I said it's my first build, so please forgive my ignorance!