TinaOjameson
New Member
What I am saying is there maybe nothing wrong with your system, it likely will be that you just need to update the motherboard bios which will allow the cpu to function.
Without the cpu packaging or system running the only way to determine what processor you have is to remove the cpu cooler and read the writing on the top of the cpu itself.
If it turns out to be an ivybridge cpu, I would say all you have to do is use a spare or loaned sandybridge cpu to get the system up and running, then update the bios to the most recent version.
My CPU is:
Intel Core i5-3570k
Here is a picture: