Is The Gtx 970 Compatible with my motherboard?

[I Am Neus]

hi guys, i am looking to upgrade my setup as it is getting a bit outdated so i was looking into buying a gtx 970 gpu and as im not an expert in computer science i really wanted you guys help to find out if my motherboard is compatible with the graphic card.

Motherboard: ms-7673 (P67A-G45 (B3))
CPU: i5-2300 (looking to upgrade here too, any sugestions? )

Thank you in advance, and have a great day

 

[lucas_7_94]

Its compatible. I recommend you jump directly to Skylake + DDR4 (i5 6600)

 

[gokitty199]

yes it is. any motherboard with a pcie slot really is compatible with any modern gpu on the market.

for the cpu i would recommend skylake as stated above, or haswell.
either the i5 4460 with a cheap h97 board.
4690k with a z97 board.
i5 6500 with a h170 board
i5 6600k with a z170 board.

 

[I Am Neus]

yes it is. any motherboard with a pcie slot really is compatible with any modern gpu on the market.

for the cpu i would recommend skylake as stated above, or haswell.
either the i5 4460 with a cheap h97 board.
4690k with a z97 board.
i5 6500 with a h170 board
i5 6600k with a z170 board.

Thanks so much for answering, just one last thing. Do you recommend going for the skylake or would it be smart to go with a new motherboard and a different cpu + what would the difference be to getting ddr3 compared to ddr4? As previously mentioned im pretty new to building computers so i really appreciate any assistance i can get

 

[monsta]

Go for the 1060 if you can , it's looking really good and will have the performance of a GTX 980, worth looking into

 

[jake88]

skylake cpu will not work on your motherboard, if u want skylake and ddr4 ram u will need the latest chipset motherboard which is the 2011-3.id suggest keeping your motherboard and just getting an i7 = Intel Core i7 4790K which is over kill, the new cpus and ddr 4 motherboards can get expensive and are aimed more at the people who work on there computers as a job.

 

[lucas_7_94]

skylake cpu will not work on your motherboard, if u want skylake and ddr4 ram u will need the latest chipset motherboard which is the 2011-3

False, Skylake uses LGA 1151.

suggest keeping your motherboard and just getting an i7 = Intel Core i7 4790K

Againg, false. P67A-G45 don't support 4th generation from intel. Only Generation 2° or 3°

the new cpus and ddr 4 motherboards can get expensive and are aimed more at the people who work on there computers as a job.

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Please, just wait the GTX 1060 and, if you have budget, the newest from Intel is the Skylake, if you have money, the upgrade worth, just to an i5 6600.