Best Core i3 with a H67N-USB-B3

[DragonZeal]

Hello,

I'm actually having 2 H67N-USB3-B3 laying around which I'm intending to use for a CustoMac Mini.

Now I still need to buy 2 CPU's and was wondering which Core i3 would be the best for this board.
I'm going to use the integrated graphics card.
These 2 boards will be used to build 2 HTPC.

Is a setup like CustoMac Mini 2011/2012 possible?
Or should I stay with the 2011?

Thanks

 

[Going Bald]

Hello,

I'm actually having 2 H67N-USB3-B3 laying around which I'm intending to use for a CustoMac Mini.

Now I still need to buy 2 CPU's and was wondering which Core i3 would be the best for this board.
I'm going to use the integrated graphics card.
These 2 boards will be used to build 2 HTPC.

Is a setup like CustoMac Mini 2011/2012 possible?
Or should I stay with the 2011?

Thanks

the 2105 or the 2125 are the only Core i3 processors with HD3000 gfx - the rest are unsupported.

 

[DragonZeal]

Does the Core i3-2225 with the HD4000 work with this motherboard?

Are there less artefacts?
Is it better for 720p h264?

 

[Going Bald]

Does the Core i3-2225 with the HD4000 work with this motherboard?

Are there less artefacts?
Is it better for 720p h264?

You mean the i3 3225 ivy bridge? Does your board have a UEFI updated BIOS? If not, then no way will you be able to run Ivy Bridge CPU on Sandy Bridge board. Those who have tried updating Sandy to UEFI and use Ivy CPU, most report problems and go back to standard BIOS and Sandy CPU..

 

[DragonZeal]

The F9 BIOS supports Ivy Bridge.