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| CPU Series | Compatible? | Notes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | (non-K) | ✅ Yes | Best performance for this board. K-series (overclocking) is wasted; BIOS locks OC. | | Core i5-4570 / 4670 | ✅ Yes | Sweet spot for price/performance. | | Core i3-4130 / 4330 | ✅ Yes | Good for office/basic builds. | | Xeon E3-12xx v3 | ⚠️ Limited | Some v3 Xeons work, but iGPU is disabled. HP BIOS may throw a microcode error. Not officially supported. | | Pentium / Celeron G-series (Haswell) | ✅ Yes | Low power, low performance. | | K-series (e.g., i7-4770K) | ❌ No point | Chip fits, but you cannot overclock due to HP’s locked BIOS. |
| Form Factor | PSU Connector | Standard ATX Adapter Required? | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Proprietary 6-pin (mobo) + 4-pin (CPU) | ✅ Yes (HP to ATX 24-pin adapter cable) | | Small Form Factor (SFF) | Proprietary slim PSU | ❌ No – must replace with exact HP SFF PSU | | Microtower (MT) | Same as Tower | ✅ Yes | hp 2b4b motherboard compatibility
Buy an “HP proprietary to standard ATX 24-pin adapter” (e.g., from COMeap or ModDIY). Then you can use any quality standard PSU (e.g., Corsair, EVGA). | CPU Series | Compatible
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