CPU upgrade, will it work with this motherboard?

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Gabriel Weith

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Hello, i play games that i want to record with higher fps & higher resolution, i currently record with 60fps locked but its at 1024x768 i want to go higher resolution and higher fps so that is why i want to upgrade my cpu.

This is my motherboard :
http://globalsp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/Publications/public/DS_D2990-A.pdf

And i have a i3 2120, and 2 questions :)

I was thinking of upgrading to a i5 3570K, both have socket 1155, will it work?
In the link, under Processors: there is no i5 3xxx so I am worried that it wont fit.

I have seen benchmarks with this CPU and it looks pretty good but my second question is :
Is it worth to upgrade from a i3 2120?

Sorry if my english is bad, i have no excuse, it is just bad...

 
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ihog

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1. What's your graphics card?
2. The mobo uses the H61 chipset, which cannot overclock, so there is no point in getting a 3570K (k=unlocked multiplier) unless you plan to upgrade the to an overclocking-capable mobo in the future.
3. I am unsure if an Ivy Brodge processor will work, because on their website, they say it supports 2nd and 3rd gen LGA 1155 CPUs once, and only 2nd gen everywhere else.
 
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Your cpu will fit, but it wont work with the mobo. It has a h61 chipset, which is made for sany bridge processors(2xxx series) and the i5 3570 is an ivy bridge(3xxx series). Its better to get a mobo that supports ivy bridge cpu's(h77/z77 chipset). Take a ASRock H77M mobo if you're thight on your budget. The 3570 is better
 
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Gabriel Weith

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I have a hd 7770 and PSU is Corsair CX430 430W, do i have to upgrade my PSU for that motherboard and cpu? Its running fine right now but perhaps it will be too much for it.

I cant find ASRock H77M in any computer stores in my area, i guess there are lots of other motherboards i can look for but i dont know what chipset they should be so the i5 3570k will fit and the size of it so it fits in my chassi, i think i have µATX but im not sure.
 
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You won't need to upgrade your PSU. Also, the fact is, you're going to be held back by your GPU as well--GPU power is what is necessary for higher resolutions since it does the scaling. If you upgrade your GPU, though, you will need to upgrade your PSU.
 
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Gabriel Weith

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Is the 7770 really that weak? I know that i will upgrade the GPU in the future (and i need a stronger PSU i knew that) but my screen is square (I will buy a new modern 16:9 ratio gaming screen in the future) anyway the game i play most (Battlefield Heroes) only allows 1280x1024 (higher resolution will crop the image), do you think that resolution will be too much for my GPU? I mean it works fine now its like 80-90fps average but when i record i cant get a stable 60fps.

And i did look at some motherboards, I'm still not sure if what im looking for is going to work with the CPU and fit in my case, but im guessing that i need socket 1155 (for the i5 3570k) and that a Micro ATX will fit in my case.

But it looks like im gonna get some better stuff if i buy one of those new motherboards.

Like SATA 6Gb/s which i dont have at my motherboard (I have a Kingston SSDNow 120 GB harddrive) I guess it will be a bit quicker.

And pci express 3.0 (currently have 2.0) and i probably will get better performance (atleast of what i have read)
 
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Gabriel Weith

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Sorry TheMentalist i did not pick up what you wrote, but now i know.

"Its better to get a mobo that supports ivy bridge cpu's(h77/z77 chipset)"

Edit : I have now looked at some motherboards and i found out that h77 motherboards could not overclock so i think i go with z77 (when i buy new PSU i will probably overclock it)

This is what i found :
http://www.prisjakt.nu/produkt.php?e=1165757

english site :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157294

I think it will work with the i5 3570k but i just want to check with you guys first :)
 
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