Upgrade my processor

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Brandon_Shaw

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I am upgrading my processor for gaming. I have the g4400 and want to upgrade and i have ab asus motherboard with ddr4 x2, ati radeon rx470 videao card and am not sure what type of cpu to get. 1151 pin set.
 
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the i5 4460 is a 4th generation chip and will require DDR3 and a new motherboard, it is not pop-in your existing motherboard ready so to speak.
the 6600 will just pop into your existing motherboard and go

Brandon_Shaw

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I need to learn a bit more about the pc's but i started building this one and got sidetracked because i also started doing tattoo's. Guess i can't make up my mind which i like more.