Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 or Intel Core i3 3220 3RD GEN. 3.3GHZ 3MB CACHE

[ahsanmeer]

As title says

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 or Intel Core i3 3220 3RD GEN. 3.3GHZ 3MB CACHE

THE MOB i already have is

INTEL DG31PRhttp://

I think board is enought to run Q9550 but i really want to know is it worth buying an new MOB also that support i3 3220 or any i5 processor

Please help!!!!!

 

[djangoringo]

Yes, that motherboard supports that cpu, as for the question of it's worth getting the i3+motherboard(and ram) or the Q9550, see here for a comparison : http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/50?vs=677

 

[cin19]

For game, yes.
For home regular usage, no.