A angus_2002 Commendable Jan 26, 2017 36 0 1,530 Feb 18, 2017 #1 will a i5/i7 work on the stock HP Compaq Pro 6305 motherboard?
Justiceinacan Admirable Jul 19, 2016 2,042 0 6,960 Feb 18, 2017 #2 Does this look like your motherboard? https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1TkQfIpXXXXbBXpXXq6xXFXXXD/Free-shipping-for-original-Pro-6305-font-b-SFF-b-font-system-font-b-motherboard-b.jpg Looks like an AMD socket. I can't tell by the looks but I believe that's FM2+. (So no, you can't get an i5 or i7, those are on Intel socket) What you could also do is hit Win+R and type dxdiag, then look at your CPU. I could tell you what your upgrade path is limited to for reals. Upvote 0 Downvote
Does this look like your motherboard? https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1TkQfIpXXXXbBXpXXq6xXFXXXD/Free-shipping-for-original-Pro-6305-font-b-SFF-b-font-system-font-b-motherboard-b.jpg Looks like an AMD socket. I can't tell by the looks but I believe that's FM2+. (So no, you can't get an i5 or i7, those are on Intel socket) What you could also do is hit Win+R and type dxdiag, then look at your CPU. I could tell you what your upgrade path is limited to for reals.
A angus_2002 Commendable Jan 26, 2017 36 0 1,530 Feb 19, 2017 #3 thanks, that is the same motherboard in the photo Upvote 0 Downvote