Upgrading my CPU

[Tekenz]

Probably a stupid question but am I going to have to upgrade the motherboard to get a intel i7 processor since I have a amd 6 core?

[Ganz]

Yes.

 

Switching between AMD and Intel is an automatic board switch.

 

Sometimes upgrading from intel to intel or AMD to AMD you don't have to switch.

[Guest]

Yes. Yes you will

[Jurrunio]

If you use an unlocked K CPU then you will need a Z mobo for sure in order to overclock.

[paddy-stone]

33 minutes ago, Ganz said:

Yes.

 

Switching between AMD and Intel is an automatic board switch.

 

Sometimes upgrading from intel to intel or AMD to AMD you don't have to switch.

Agree, but most of the time with intel it's a board switch unless you're choosing another CPU from same generation. eg upgrading an i5 4670K to an i7 4790K doesn't need a board upgrade, but from 4670K to a 5th or 6th gen CPU does require a board upgrade. There are exceptions to the rule such as the latest kabylake CPUs use the same socket as 6th Gen, so if you have a 6th gen board, it should support 7th gen CPUs after a certain BIOS version... so if you updated your BIOS to this version it should accept 7th gen CPUs, it's always wise to check on the board manufacturers website though to see if there are exclusions, notes etc.

[Tekenz]

So what would be a good motherboard to get if I want the i7 7700k? And also have 3 sticks of 8gb of ram if that even matters 

[Tekenz]

I have the Kingston hyperX fury 2x4gb ddr3 those won't work with the i7?

[Tekenz]

I was looking at the specs at the bottom of the post comparing parts