Upgrade CPU Ivy Bridge on HP PRO 3300 SFF

[Kotori]

Hello,

I got an old HP Pro 3300 and i want to upgrade it as much as possible.

I will put 4gb more of RAm (total 6 Gb), a GTX1050ti low profile.

i know that cpu will bottleneck but the 1050ti will be usable on a future project.

I see the chipset is H61 it will accept only I3, but is the mother board abble to handle an ivy bridge like an I3-3250 ? it could be 20% fastest than the stock i3-2200.

Thanks for your reading.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

The Intel H61 chipset supports the following 3rd gen core processors...But read my comments below this listing...

Intel Core i3-3xxxT (Ivy Bridge) Dual Core	up to 35 W
Intel Core i3-3xxx (Ivy Bridge) Dual Core	up to 55 W
Intel Core i5-3xxxT (Ivy Bridge) Dual Core	up to 35 W
Intel Core i5-3xxxT (Ivy Bridge) Quad Core	up to 45 W
Intel Core i5-3xxxS (Ivy Bridge) Quad Core	up to 65 W
Intel Core i5-3xxxP (Ivy Bridge) Quad Core (onboard graphics not supported)	up to 69 W
Intel Core i5-3xxx (Ivy Bridge) Quad Core	up to 77 W
Intel Core i7-3xxx (Ivy Bridge) Quad Core	up to 77 W

Your PC does not have any BIOS updates that add support for 3rd generation core processors, so if the microcodes for the above processors are not included in the BIOS already, any of these processors will probably not work.

You would be taking a big gamble on installing a 3rd gen core processor.

Below is the link to the quickspecs for your PC.  The supported processors are listed on page 2.

http://www.advance.no/Pdf.aspx?id=1159

[Kotori]

Hi Paul, and thanks for your quick reply.

so no Ivy on my 3300, but I see on the document that I can put a i7-2600 ?

i have see someone on a forum explaining that the chipset on the 3300 is h61 and not h61 express, and it can only handle i3...

what do you think about it ?

thanks in advance.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

There is only one H61 chipset that I know of and that is this one...

https://ark.intel.com/products/52806/Intel-H61-Express-Chipset

When you search the Intel website (input H61), the above link is all you get.

So, I would disagree with what other info you read.

But...just because the chipset may support a 3rd gen i7 processor, that doesn't mean your specific model will because of the BIOS.

If it were me, I'd play it safe and get the best processor listed in that document I posted for you.

If you have a 3rd gen core processor sitting in a drawer somewhere, by all means give it a try.

But I would not go out and buy one unless they are cheap.

[Kotori]

Thanks Paul, I will bet on a 2nd gen with good price/performance.

I wasn’t expecting for a this fast reply.

Thanks Paul, thanks reading people. I will pursue this post with the cpu I’ll order.

[TheOldMan]

Here is a support document for that PC.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03550633

Page 136 lists the CPU's that are supported by the motherboard.  Reseach the CPU's.  I do not see any i3, i5, or i7 that are in the 3*** series.  All are in the 2*** series.

Sorry @Paul_Tikkanen, did not see your replies

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.

Just remember that if you are going for the 2nd generation i7 processor, the specs state it has to be the i7-2600s, not the plain i7-2600.