Upgrading from AMD to Intel

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Hello,

At the moment I have a computer with a AMD processor and AM3 socket processor.

Would it be possible to upgrade my computer from AMD to Intel by replacing the motherboard and processor and still use my current PSU, graphics card and RAM.

Current Specs:
Phenom II X4 970
Asus M4A87TD/USB3
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Corsair TX 650W

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Reply to houndx

Yeah only the mobo/cpu need swapping out to change teams.

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Reply to benikens

benikens wrote :

Yeah only the mobo/cpu need swapping out to change teams.

Thank's a lot for the quick response, any specific motherboard and CPU you would recommend?

At the moment I am looking at:
Asus P8P67 Pro R3 Motherboard and Intel Core i5 2500K processor.

Reply to houndx

That combo is pretty good, mate i live with using exact same build. i5-2500k is wicked performance and not that expensive atm, most people would recommend it for a gaming build. As for mobo it's pretty good one unless there's some certain feature you really want you will be happy with it.

Reply to benikens

You can change the mobo and CPU but I wouldn't call an Intel CPU an upgrade... <LOL>

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beenthere wrote :

You can change the mobo and CPU but I wouldn't call an Intel CPU an upgrade... <LOL>

would be nice if we could have forums that where devoid of bias, where people just judged products upon thier performance instead of having favortism towards any particular company. fact is, clock for clock, the intel product outperforms the ageing amd arcitecture. yes it's more expensive, but that's because it's a better modern cpu. people should try doing research on products & forming intelligent opinions based on performance figures. buy what is currently best for your needs, don't just instantly go for the same company that you bought from before.

Reply to jpoos

i honestly wouldnt bother, you already have a fast phenom II x4. Do you even know why your upgrading? you should be able to play any game smoothly with that rig. You will also have to reinstall windows if you do a motherboard swap like that.

------------------------------ INTEL CORE 2 Q6600 @ 3.49GHz, CM Hyper TX3, ASUS P5N-D, 8GB DDR800 RAM, Powercolour HD6850, 650w Antec Trupower New PSU
Reply to iam2thecrowe

houndx wrote :

Yes you can...
However, I disagree it is an upgrade though...

I have a 965BE, I just changed my HD5770 to HD6950, still can run crysis 2, at 42fps all maxed out

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Reply to vaughn2k

not to mention those CPU's are made for overclocking and can get to 4ghz pretty easy.

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