Can I change my Gigabyte G41 motherboard to a B85 motherboard?

The chip used in the <>G41 motherboard is Intel G41, and the CPU socket configured on the motherboard is LGA775, and the parameters are shown in the figure above, while the parameters of the B85 motherboard are shown in the figure below, chipset.

It's Intel B85 and the CPU slot is LGA1150.

The CPU slots configured with these two motherboards are different, which means that they can only adapt to different models of CPUs, if you already have a processor in this computer and are equipped with a G41 motherboard, then you can't replace the motherboard with B85 now. Unless you want to swap out the processor, memory, etc., you can switch to a B85 motherboard.

If you don't determine the CPU, just talk about changing the motherboard, then you can change it, as long as the motherboard can be installed into the host.

The main unit is a Gigabyte G41 motherboard, of course, you can change to a B85 motherboard.

The chassis are all ATX cases, and there are no special requirements for the motherboard, and they can all be installed.

However, the processor and memory of the G41 platform are different from the memory and processor specifications of the B85 platform, so when you change the motherboard, you have to change the processor and memory together.

The hard drive and graphics card are compatible and can be retained.

Hello. Of course you can change it.

But are you using a G motherboard now?

I can't be sure, the G41 motherboard has a lot of small boards, and if you happen to run into an ultra-small chassis, you can't install a large DAATX motherboard.

Screw holes, both old and new motherboards are common.

If you go to the B85 motherboard, you can only go to the Haswell architecture LGA1150 pin U, mainly the fourth generation of Core, or the Haswell architecture of the Xeone3VX series of Zhiqiang service area U, don't go to the 5th generation Core, although it is LGA1150 pins, but it is the Broadwell architecture U, only H97 or Z97 series motherboards are supported.

Depending on your budget, you can buy the E3 1231V3 if you have a high budget, and the i3 4150 (or 4170) or even G3258 if you have a low budget. This is the CPU side. You can choose DDR3 8G memory.

R7 250 or GTX650 and upward-facing graphics cards are recommended, and you can enter R9 390X or GTX970 with a high budget, and you can generally buy HD7950 with a high budget.

The B85M is a Micro ATX motherboard, and the G41 motherboard also has a Micro ATX, but the smaller ITX also has it, so I can't judge this.

Common motherboard types (standard specifications) are:

atx：305mm*244mm

matx：244mm*244mm

uatx：244mm*185mm

itx：170mm*170mm

In addition to judging by measurement, you can search for the brand and model of your motherboard on the Internet, and click "Detailed Parameters" to see what board type it has.

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No problem, after replacing it with the fourth-generation i5, the system still uses Win7 64-bit, both the boot time and the speed of loading software, which is much faster than the early FX4100 quad-core.

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45, B85 chipset, 6-phase power supply, 4 RAM + 1 graphics card slot, 429

Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate, B85 large board 6-phase power supply, 4 RAM + 2 graphics card slots, 529

CPU: **i5-4590 Loose 1100

It's okay, why change it?

1. Do you want to change the B85 motherboard? In addition to the original CPU and motherboard, the rest of the hardware B85 motherboard can be used.

2. The B85 motherboard has been discontinued, and the second-hand ones can consider the ASUS B85-Pro Gamer or Vanguard B85; If it's cheap, it's whatever, Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V D3V is around 170 yuan.

OK.

Just change the B85 motherboard + the fourth-generation i5 processor.

Other accessories such as memory modules, hard drives, graphics cards, cases, etc. can still be used.

Of course, it is advisable to add another piece of memory.

You can see that your motherboard is 775.

CPU is 771 to 775 Xeon,Definitely can't use the 1150 interface B85 In addition to the graphics card,Hard disk and memory can be used on B85,CPU and CPU cooler must be replaced, generally don't be too outdated on the last E3 1231 V3,In addition, it depends on the size of your case,Whether to choose a large board or a small board。

The picture is pasty, if you want to upgrade it, it's Z87, otherwise it's a change of CPU.

No need to change to B85.

The H81 can also be used with the i5. It is possible to buy i5 4590

You can change the B85 or H81 motherboard.

With i5, choose a board with a better power supply.

If you have a discrete graphics card, you can change it to P41 P43 P45, and if you don't have a discrete graphics card, you can change it to the same type of G41 or G43 G45, the interface is LGA775, and you can buy it according to your memory type.

Of course, it can be replaced, and it is necessary to pay attention to whether the memory type is DDR2 or DDR3

For example, second-hand ASUS P5G41C-M LX and GIGABYTE GA-G41M-Combo all support 2 types of memory (not at the same time).

If you don't want to have a centralized display or determine the current memory type, then you can find a different chipset motherboard second-hand.

The motherboard of G41 is an early motherboard, the structure and chip are relatively old, and there may be compatibility problems when installing the graphics card;

The G41 motherboard can be paired with a graphics card with low-end performance, such as the GT710, which can refresh the motherboard BIOS to improve the compatibility of the motherboard.