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Ok For the record you have a micro ATX board. From the looks of it you should be able to fit a full ATX board in there. So the board I mentioned earlier will work. If you would rather stick with the size you have then just make sure the boards you are looking at say Micro ATX. ATX boars are preferable if you have space because they will have (4) or more RAM slots where micro ATX boars typically have (2). (Though in this case you had (4) so much for typical ;) ATX boards will also have more PCI or PCI-E slots. they really are not that different in price either.
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Yes you will need a new motherboard. AMD and Intel are not compatible. your RAM will still work, as will all your other components.
The FX6350 is ok but it is kind of a lateral move from the I5. you would probably be better served just upgrading from the i3 to the i5 and then you wouldn't need a new Motherboard. The i5 beats most of what AMD has on their board except for maybe the FX8350 and of course the 9000 series.
 
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Yeah, AMD and Intel only two CPU makers out there. So you have to get a mobo that is not only compatible with the CPU brand, but also the CPU socket.

For example, an A10-7850k APU from AMD uses the FM2+ socket. Whereas the FX multi-core CPUs use the AM3+ socket. Intel has the LGA 2011, 1150, etc.
 
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If your mobo is already compatible with the latest i5, then just upgrade to the i5. You would have to get another motherboard to go to AMD. That means new Windows installation and re-formatting your storage drives (SSD, HDD). Just upgrade to an i5 that has the same socket as your current mobo.

What are the specs of your current mobo anyway? We can pick out a good CPU for you...
 
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your money would be better spent just upgrading to the i5 or i7. Unless you feel your board is disappointing you (not enough room for new equipment ect) you can just concentrate the money you would have spent on a new board and just put that all in your chip. If you really want to upgrade your motherboard you can look at the 1150 series Intel motherboards and then get a matching i5 chip for it. The 1150 is the Haswell socket and it is Intel's latest model socket.
 
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Yeah I am not seeing a lot of selection for 1156, it is an older socket. 1150 is the 4th generation socket, there are lots of choices for that socket. 1155 and 2011 are also popular choices.
but 1150 is probably where you are going see the most selection for the next few years. here are some choices:

This MB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157378
With this chip:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
or This chip:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901

The I7 will be faster but is obviously more expensive. If you are on a budget you can use this chip
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116906
This is what I have in my home build right now. its an excellent chip and is on par with the i7 class of chips. just make sure you have a dedicated Graphics card as the Xeon has no built in graphics.
 
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tell me what case you have.
EDIT: keep in mind if you switch motherboards you will need to re install windows and all your programs, as TheLastofMe mentioned. To get around that you can buy Acronis True Image Premium. make an image of your current Hard drive then after you put your system back together, restore the backup to your system. Acronis Premium supports restores to different hardware.
 
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well if you want to take the side panel off your computer an take a picture to post here, I can take a look for you and figure out what you you have room for. It would also be helpful if you could measure the height an with of the board itself.
 
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Here you go pics :
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cam00600.jpg


Mobo size is aprox 24x24 cm.
 
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Ok For the record you have a micro ATX board. From the looks of it you should be able to fit a full ATX board in there. So the board I mentioned earlier will work. If you would rather stick with the size you have then just make sure the boards you are looking at say Micro ATX. ATX boars are preferable if you have space because they will have (4) or more RAM slots where micro ATX boars typically have (2). (Though in this case you had (4) so much for typical ;) ATX boards will also have more PCI or PCI-E slots. they really are not that different in price either.
 
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