Upgrading AMD Athlon II x2 250 on Inspiron 570 to i5 3570k

[Hoeheyy]

I was wondering if the Intel i5 3570k is compatible on my Inspiron 570. I currently have the AMD Athlon II x2 250 running on the Dell 4GJJT motherboard. I was also wondering if the AMD FX-8350 would install properly.

 

[MajinCry]

No.

Intel CPUs won't work on AMD motherboards. Vice-versa.

The FX 8350 is for a new socket (AM3+). Your motherboard is either AM2 or AM2+, both of which are too old and won't support AM3 (If AM2) or AM3+ (If AM2+).

Time for a new system.

And just as an FYI:

The i5 2500k (The i5 3570k is just a tad better, by around 5% if iIRC) costs 220% of the price of the 965 BE and only does 120% of the performance.
In other words; Don't bother with intel. They have many fanboys on this forum, but they're all just trying to justify paying a bunch more for only a tad more 'oomph'.

But I digress.

Time for a new system.

 

[kennai]

The answer to both compatiblities is no. You're running a 570 chipset, not sure exactly what socket, but that chipset isn't available anymore.

You'd need a new motherboard if you wanted either the 3570k or the FX-8350.
If you wanted the i5. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121605 is a good motherboard

If you wanted the FX-8350 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877 is a good motherboard.

Edit: You'll also need (new most likely ram and) a PSU. Most likely a new GPU too. So in total, system overall is required to upgrade to current generation.

If you're not a big user for computers, the A10 is a nice choice and there's the next gen A10 around in another week or so.

 

[Hoeheyy]

My socket type is AM3.

http://gyazo.com/b8ed148ba9596685c8d1c1ca48ca5897

 

[Kisianik]

The only easy (well not so easy) upgrade in your situation is to Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition, after this you can overclock it to at least 4.0 (from 3.4), or above if really desire.