hello im getting an intel core i5 2500k, and does the cpu fit with the asrock z77 extreme4 mother board, if so i know what i will be buying :)
Yes it will fit. The i5 2500k is LGA 1155, and so is the Asrock Z77 Extreme4 :)
ahh thanks :D
i have this combo 2500k and Asrock Z77 Extreme4 its great i upgraded from Asrock z68 because i was bored.
But the motherboard will not utilize PCI-e 3.0, and you might be limited as far as RAM speed goes.
What do you mean? The specs say it has 2 PCI-E 3.0 slots (x16/0 or x8/x8)
Sandy Bridge CPUs does not support PCI-e 3.0 on Ivy boards. That means ordinary PCI-e 2.0 / 2.1 support. No 3.0.
Yeah, they'll run at PCI-E 2.0 bandwidth unless you install an Ivy Bridge CPU in the board.
Ohh I see. Well that's stupid lol