Can/Should I Use Current Processor for New Build

[jbkillable]

Hello!
I've put together a new list for a future upgrade to my computer. Thinking back on it, I was wondering if I really needed a new processor. To my knowledge, the one which was recommended by a friend is only slightly better than my current one (I'll list them bother later) and I don't think my current one is that bad, at least to my knowledge.

TI;DR: Can I take the processor from my current motherboard and put it into my new one, whenever I upgrade?

Current Processor: Intel Core i7 960
Possible Future Processor: Intel Core i5 4460

Thank you in advance!

Win10 64-bit
Intel i7 960
4 GB RAM
Asus P6T WS PRO
GeForce GTX 750ti (Zotac)

 

[why_wolf]

Negative your 960 uses a different LGA socket type than more recent CPUs from Intel. They change the socket type every other generation more or less.

960 is LGA 1366
4460 is LGA 1150
Skylake is LGA 1151

 

[jbkillable]

Negative your 960 uses a different LGA socket type than more recent CPUs from Intel. They change the socket type every other generation more or less.

960 is LGA 1366
4460 is LGA 1150
Skylake is LGA 1151

So to be clear, I do need to buy a new processor?

 

[assassin445522]

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/intel-core-i7-960-vs-intel-core-i5-4460

The i5 4460 will give you a nice performance boost that i think is worth your money, it doesn't require a beefy motherboard or cooler

And no you cant use the same motherboard for the i5 4460 or any current gen CPU for the i5/i7 4xxx you will need lga 1150, for i3/i5/i7 6xxx you need a lga 1151 socket motherboard

 

[Paul NZ]

No you cant install the 4460 on the old mobo. Or vice-vera.

It looks like it's a 1150 cpu. The 960 is 1366. They're not compatible with each other

If you change the CPU you'll have to buy a 1150 mobo

 

[jbkillable]

Thank you all, I just checked the motherboard I'm looking to get, it's an LGA 1150.

 

[why_wolf]

Negative your 960 uses a different LGA socket type than more recent CPUs from Intel. They change the socket type every other generation more or less.

960 is LGA 1366
4460 is LGA 1150
Skylake is LGA 1151

So to be clear, I do need to buy a new processor?

A new CPU will require a new motherboard of matching LGA type. You can certainly find a new (realistically used due to its age) motherboard for your 960 but it won't net you any performance increase. But no you can't just pop a 4460 into the same motherboard you previously had your 960 installed in.