Budget 21-30k upgrade from a 1st Gen i3 4th gen i5 on LGA 1156 socket

savrom

savrom

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Is it possible to upgrade from a 1st Gen i3 4th gen i5 on LGA 1156 socket


My PC Specs

OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model H55M-S2
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 530 @ 2.93GHz, 2926 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. F3, 7/6/2010
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB DDR3
Graphic Card: Asus R9 270x 2 GB GDDR 5
 
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Hi savrom, i'm afraid it's not possible to change the processor without changing the motherboard as they use different sockets.
What is the primary use of your pc? perhaps some other cheaper upgrade can be done to get a boost in performance.
 
You can't. They have different sockets. I would advise selling the processor and motherboard and keeping the video cards.
 
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