old motherboard for new intel i5?

[Rainier Alexander]

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question but motherboards are the only thing I actually know absolutely nothing about. I started everything with a mobo someone else picked for me, and I've been adding/changing all other parts for years but now I'm finally considering upgrading CPU and I honestly don't know if my motherboard will be compatible?

It's a gigabyte ep45-ud3l

For CPU upgrade I'm currently choosing between -

i5-3570K Ivy Bridge (LGA 1155 77W)
and
i5-4670K Haswell (LGA 1155 84W)

Are either of those compatible? Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I wouldn't even know what makes a good motherboard so I'd be glad to just stick with this one if it's possible since it fits everything else I'm using.

Kind Regards!

 

[spooky2th]

Neither are compatible. Your MB is a LGA 775 board so you need to find a LGA 775 CPU. Those you have listed are LGA 1155.

LGA 775 CPU's are getting hard to find.

 

[spooky2th]

There are 3 revisions of your MB. The best CPU you could install would be a Core 2 Extreme QX9770.

Here's Gigabyte's CPU support list:
http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=2952

 

[Rainier Alexander]

I really would prefer to upgrade my motherboard then, rather than searching for backward compatible CPUs...

Could someone please recommend a decent motherboard? One that is LGA 1155/LGA 1150 compatible? or a link to a list similar to the excellent list I was given to pick a new PSU?


I dont have any preference of manufacturer or anything like that.

 

[spooky2th]

Upgrading a MB, you might as well go with a LGA 1150 to future proof your self. 1150 is the latest technology, for now anyways. Here's a link to some boards.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600438203&IsNodeId=1&name=4th-generation%20Core%20i5%2c%20i7%20%28LGA1150%29

Then get a decent CPU, an LGA i5 or maybe even an i7.

 

[leeb2013]

but looking at this article, although Broadwell would use the same 1150 socket, they need the new '97' chipset to use the new features.

http://wccftech.com/intel-broadwell-compatible-9series-based-z97-h97-chipsets-brings-sata-express-10-gbs/