What is the best i5 processor I can get with my motherboard?

imnotagamer007

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I have a H-Cupertino3-H61-uA TX (Cupertino3) motherboard and right now I'm running a dual core g860 3ghz, but I'd like to upgrade to a quad core i5. What is the best i5 version I can get without buying a new motherboard?
 

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Just remember, As you have an OEM system (HP, Dell, etc) If you change the Motherboard, you'll need a new OS, OEM's tie the motherboard to the motherboard, a new, different mobo is considered a new system & the OS will not run.
 

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Yeah i was about to answer him with the same thing, the i5 4670k and a new mobo but its a big jump, and its expensive to upgrade without knowing his specs...
 

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Pretty much the same reason this guy wanted to go with the i3 (http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/354290-28-core-3240-core-3470-gaming) , but from reading the responses I have decided to go with i5 instead.
 

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okay good luck with the build, hope it goes well. please make sure to post a solution so other people can easily find this thread