Alright i am looking for a new CPU, I have a Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66Ghz 6MB 1333FSB, It's just not powerful enough anymore i wanna stick with Intel and was looking at I5 qudcores but i don't know much about the I5's really. I am looking for something within the 100-200 price range Also i am not sure if i need to upgrade my motherboard or not i currently have a "EVGA nForce 730i GeForce 9300 Socket 775" Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank's!

 

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Core i5 needs a socket 1156 motherboard. And these boards use DDR3 memory now, so new memory is needed as well. Between a new processor, board, and memory, not sure you'll really be able to improve upon what you have now for $200 or less.

What would you say 250 300 area then?

 

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Intel Core i3-2130 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115092

GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128495

Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PGD38G1600ELK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220558

$300

Hmm alright, Thanks ill check it out a bit more when i get time.

 

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