trobule with determinering what gen My CPU is and which motherboard to buy

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thedanishviking

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hi i need some advice on My CPU

currently i have an Intel i core 5 3350p and i dont know which gen it is :(

and i'm also looking for a new motherboard
i was looking at the z97s or z97 G55 both from MSI but it says something about gen 4

the motherboard has to be blue and relativly cheap around 100£
 
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That is an Ivy Bridge CPU. It will not work with Z97, as Z97 is 1150 and Ivy Bridge is 1155.

 
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thedanishviking

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ok im just gonna list my specs and hope it will all fit together

Corsair RM 850 PSU
Corsair fans x5
Zalman Z11 plus
Radeon 8760 HD
kingston 4x4 gb ram
motherboard acer predator exclusive (lga 1155)
intel icore 5 3350p
1tb Seagate memory
256gb ssd samsung evo 840

i think that is all
and im planning in upgrading so what should i upgrade first?
 
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1st no. always say which generation it is for eg.
1st 3 of 3350 says its 3rd generation codename ivy bridge.
If it would have been i5- 4690 then it means 4th generation i.e. Haswell architecture.


For ur processor as previously said by others, u would require a motherboard having a LGA1155 socket. The z97 is the chipset of the motherboard with 1150 socket, so not for u. U should go for motherboards with chipset no.s: B75, Q75, Z75, Q77, H77 or Z77. depending on ur use. z chipsets are specially for overclocking(O.C.), so if u going to O.C. go for Z77 otherwise H77 will be the soln.
Hope this helps:)
 
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