Dell inspiron 580 motherboard & CPU upgrade

[csandreas1]

hello i want to upgrade my motherboard and cpu on my dell inspiron pc and i found this cheap used motherboard on ebay here.

The cpu is the i5 2500k

I have never upgraded a motherboard before and im new.
Is that motherboard good? Is that going to work on my pc? What is the best way to install the new motherboard?

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

It's unlikely to fit your case. Dell uses their own OEM designs so standard boards usually aren't compatible. Also, the Windows license that came with your 580 won't be valid with a new motherboard. It would probably be easier to build a new system entirely.

 

[csandreas1]

It's unlikely to fit your case. Dell uses their own OEM designs so standard boards usually aren't compatible. Also, the Windows license that came with your 580 won't be valid with a new motherboard. It would probably be easier to build a new system entirely.

or i just upgrade the cpu to an i5 760 i may see some difference in gaming from the i5 650

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

It'll depend on the game. The 650 has 2 cores clocked at 3.2 GHz, the 760 has 4 cores clocked at 2.8 GHz. Some games (most older ones) respond better to faster single core performance, while others need more cores/threads to perform well.