- Jun 2, 2010
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Hi all,
Ages ago I built my PC, and currently have a AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz.
After upgrading my GPU to a 7870 I feel that my CPU is bottlenecking my GPU as I did a CPU stress test on Shogun 2 and it came off less than satisfactory.
I want to upgrade to a Intel Core I5 3570 3.40 GHz (gets much higher scores on everything) but I don't know how to see if it will be compatible with my current motherboard since I bought the CPU/Mobo as a package deal. How can I tell if a new Intel CPU will be compatible? Or perhaps, other ways to find out what make/model my mobo is?
Thanks
Ages ago I built my PC, and currently have a AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz.
After upgrading my GPU to a 7870 I feel that my CPU is bottlenecking my GPU as I did a CPU stress test on Shogun 2 and it came off less than satisfactory.
I want to upgrade to a Intel Core I5 3570 3.40 GHz (gets much higher scores on everything) but I don't know how to see if it will be compatible with my current motherboard since I bought the CPU/Mobo as a package deal. How can I tell if a new Intel CPU will be compatible? Or perhaps, other ways to find out what make/model my mobo is?
Thanks
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