Question 1

Will this accept an LGA 1155 Celeron CPU?

Accepted Answer

I am running the Intel Pentium G2130 Ivy Bridge just fine on this motherboard.  The CPU type lists that this board can run Celeron (LGA1155) CPUs.  Your only restriction will be on memory overclocking.

The memory specifications lists: DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1800*/2000*/2200*/2400* MHz (OC, 22nm CPU required)

All the speeds listed with * will require a CPU that has a 22nm transistor size.

CPUs that should work on this board BUT WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL VIDEO CARD:
Intel Celeron G1610
Intel Celeron G1620
Intel Pentium G2130
Intel Core i5-3350P

CPUs that should work on this board and have integrated Video:
Intel Celeron G1630
Intel Pentium G2010
Intel Pentium G2020
Intel Pentium G2140
Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Core i3-3240
Intel Core i5-3470

Good Luck!

Question 2

My PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot is only reporting as 1.0 instead of 3.0. How do I enable it for 3.0? I've updated the BIOS and drivers already. Thank you.

Accepted Answer

That is curious. It seems my mobo is running at 1 as well, instead of 3. I will report back if I find a fix.

Question 3

Does this board have SLI?

Accepted Answer

I think that's a moot question as it only has one PCIe ×16 slot. It would need two ×16 slots to host two graphics cards to interconnect with SLI.

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