Will this upgrade work fine?

JohnSnackbox

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Hi there, I am planning on upgrading my current computers processor, in doing so I will need to upgrade its mother board, I have found a i5 3470 Quad core selling for 154 USD (180 NZD where I live), anyway I am thinking of getting it since it seems to be a good upgrade for what I want to do, I like to game and record videos to Youtube in 720p, though my issue is that my processor isn't good enough to handle recording + playing the game.

I also want to know if my PSU will be fine, I have been told its okay though the brand isn't it is 80+ Bronze certified so I hope its fine.

Here is my current specs,

Intel Core 2 duo E8400
8 GB DDR3 RAM (Using CPu-z it said its at 532 Mhz I think I will do a forum in Ram to see if thats right)
Gtx 650 ti (Upgrading will also take care of any bottlenecks)
2 x 160 GB HDD (Will upgrade at later date though I don't have too many games on my computer at the moment)
Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit I think since it says it is in my System Information)

Here is link to the CPU I am thinking of getting if you can recommend a good budget Mobo preferably on amazon then It would be appreciated thank you.
 
Solution
Open it up and pull a stick of ram out. It should be labeled for what it is. You might have to get a new case as well. Most of the time, the front panel connector is proprietary.