Does msi h61m-p20(g3) need a bios update to run ivy bridge?

do you have a old mobo and cpu ( SB ) - all of the H61 released before the release of IB cpus needs a bios update for the IB cpus to function properly though most of the newer H61 mobo comes with latest bios version and supports IB cpus out of the box.

Some dude from youtube said it runs ivy outta the box.

So, should I get this motherboard+processor for gaming? Or is there something better under 10k?

Which processor are you speaking abt ? The cheapest ivy-bridge is around 7k !! If you need low-end gaming then don't go for ivy-bridge. Get a low-end or med-end gfx card to pair with mobo+cpu.
Something like this -

Component Name Price
CPU Intel Pentium G630 3500
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H 3200
Graphics Card SAPPHIRE GRAPHICS CARD 6670 1GB DDR5 5000


or

Component Name Price
CPU Core i3 2120 7000
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H 4200
Graphics Card MSI R7770 1GB DDR5 8500


Would be gr8 if you could answer questions from below thread

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-compon...answer-these-questions-first.html#post1542847

I was thinking about i3 3220+this motherboard+gtx 650ti

Get a H75 chipset mobo like GA-B75M-D3H and go with i3 3220 then. Compared to msi mobo you'll get some additional features for 1k more like USB 3.0 ports, 2 pcie slots, 4 dimm slots, etc in gigabyte mobo. For GFX, 650ti is also good choice at around 7k price point. Check out both versions of it i.e. 1GB & 2GB models.

GTX 650 Ti is not available for ~7k - GTX 650 costs like this but HD7770 is a better option @ 8.2k - GTX 650 Ti Costs 10.2k from Zotac and is a very good VFM card at this price range.

@topgear - True... 650 Ti would be VFM at 10.2K.... 650 is available for 8k at MDcomputers... though it would be available for less while bargaining

you must have a very good bargaining skill