Changing Motherboard and Processor

Peter Christian

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I currently have i5-3570 with its mobo Asus P8B75-m LE. I'm planning to upgrade soon after i sell these two and buy a G4560 + LGA 1151 mobo.(G4560 is temporary, will buy a i7 after i save up money). What will happen if I change the Procie and Mobo? Will it do no harm if i just swap it out instantly? Is there a process in doing this?
 

USAFRet

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What OS is this?

You'll probably need to do a full reinstall with the motherboard change.
And if pre Win 10, you may even need a new OS license.
 

Peter Christian

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Win 10 Pro
 

spdragoo

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I wouldn't bother with that large of an upgrade. Your current CPU is still up at the top (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html), & if you really need some extra threads you can always go to the i7-3770 (https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P8B75M_LE/specifications/). To be honest, though, except for a handful of the newest games you won't see much difference in performance between an i5 & an i7, & you'll see little improvement moving from your Ivy Bridge chip to a Skylake or Kaby Lake chip (at least not much beyond what increased clock speeds bring you).

Better question is if you've exhausted your other upgrade options:
-- RAM: if you haven't already done so, & you have 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, get a 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 RAM kit.
-- Primary Drive: at the very least, make sure your primary/OS drive is plugged into the SATA III (grey) port on your motherboard, not one of the SATA II (blue) ports. Also, if you haven't already done so, consider getting an SSD (at least 120GB, preferably ~250GB) for your OS & main applications, then keep your HDD as storage.
-- GPU: If you haven't replaced your GPU for some time, consider an upgrade. The actual upgrade you'll want to look for will depend on a) the wattage & quality of your PSU (didn't see the model listed above), b) the resolution your monitor can handle (RX 470/480 or GTX 1060 models are great for 1080p, GTX 1070 is great for 1440p, & you'll want at least a GTX 1080 or 1080Ti for 4K resolutions; if your PSU is on the low-end side, though, you'll either need to also replace the PSU or settle for a GTX 1050, since it doesn't require PCIe power connectors), & c) what your current GPU is (i.e. if you already have a GTX 780/970 or R9 290/390/290X/390X, you probably won't see any improvement by switching to the GTX 1060 or RX 480, because they're roughly comparable in performance, http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html).