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i have a pentium 3258 cpu, i want to upgrade cpu and keep the stock mobo, can i switch it out for an i5? i want a bit better gaming, thank you guys, and the reason im not switching my mobo out was because i dont know how to install windows, i was going to get a fx-8350 with a Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0, thank you guys

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What motherboard are you using?

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

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i have a pentium 3258 cpu, i want to upgrade cpu and keep the stock mobo, can i switch it out for an i5? i want a bit better gaming, thank you guys, and the reason im not switching my mobo out was because i dont know how to install windows, i was going to get a fx-8350 with a Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0, thank you guys

Installing windows could not be easier, BUT it will work fine, and any i5 is a much better cpu than the fx8350

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What motherboard are you using?

i have no idea honestly its a computer i bought when i needed one for work but then i got laid off so i use it for gaming now i think its a dell inspiron or somthing like that, its right next to me if there is an easy way to check

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i have no idea honestly its a computer i bought when i needed one for work but then i got laid off so i use it for gaming now i think its a dell inspiron or somthing like that, its right next to me if there is an easy way to check

If you can get the model for us, that'd be great.

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If you can get the model for us, that'd be great.

okay so im a total noob to upgrading and basically anything computer, where do i find the model? lol

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okay so im a total noob to upgrading and basically anything computer, where do i find the model? lol

Do you still have the box for it? It may just be on the front of the case.

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okay so im a total noob to upgrading and basically anything computer, where do i find the model? lol

 

 

Do you still have the box for it? It may just be on the front of the case.

 

 

It doesn't really matter anyways because the g3258 is a haswell pentium so the mobo has to support the haswell i5s (aka i5-4XXX(k)).

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Your CPU is 1150 socket, so any of these should work however we need to know your motherboard make / model to be sure, should be on it somewhere, serial, model etc?

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?catid=6&groupid=701&sortby=priceAsc&subid=567

 

For US versions simply amazon search the one you want or just assume 1.5 x the GBP price which is close enough to usd conversion ($1.66 = £1)

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Do you still have the box for it? It may just be on the front of the case.

okay i dont have the box, but i did a google search for my computer and i found 

http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-3847-desktop/pd?p=inspiron-3847-desktop&oc=ddcwrp208s&dgc=ST&cid=287191&lid=5499028&acd=123098073120560&ven1=sGiDSafPg&ven2=,&ven3=267002950366479881&isredir=true

i dont know if thats the exact one but it looks to be what was in it before i added a gpu and ram

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It doesn't really matter anyways because the g3258 is a haswell pentium so the mobo has to support the haswell i5s (aka i5-4XXX(k)).

Doesn't mean the rest of the system does. In addition, I don't know if the G3258 is Devil's Canyon or not. You need to have a certain BIOS in order to use Devil's Canyon CPUs.

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Doesn't mean the rest of the system does. In addition, I don't know if the G3258 is Devil's Canyon or not. You need to have a certain BIOS in order to use Devil's Canyon CPUs.

It is haswell refresh yes... So no matter what all the haswell i5's would be supported.

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so should an i5 work?

Any i5-4xxx chip (LGA) will work, yes.

 

 

AKA i5-4430,4440,4460,4570,4690,4670k,4690k 

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and i wont need to like re install windows or anything correct?, just making sure before i buy all this lol

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