Will an I5 8400 Fit My Motherboard?

[haidenawinter1]

Hello guys, you're about to see a noobie ask what will probably be a simple question to answer...

I currently have an I5 4690 CPU which I've had for a number of years, and I'm looking to upgrade to maybe an I5 8400 because it's relatively cheap and should work better than my old chunk of junk, but I haven't the faintest idea if the 8400 will fit my motherboard socket the same as the 4690 does at the moment, I've had a quick scan of the specifications but I'm a little bit of an idiot and have no idea what all the numbers mean in the descriptions so I'd like someone who was some semblance of an idea what they're talking about to tell me if i need a new motherboard or not.

I currently have an ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE motherboard
And an I5 4690 (not K)

Any info would be much appreciated.

Regards

 

[mdd1963]

No.

The i5-8400 (along with all 8100-8700K, 8086K) require a 300 series mainboard

 

[Snipergod87]

Nope, best you can get is a 4790k

To use an 8400 you need a 300 series motherboard + new DDR4 RAM.

 

[WildCard999]

No.

The i5-8400 (along with all 8100-8700K, 8086K) require a 300 series mainboard

You'll also need to change from DDR3 to DDR4 to use the 8400.

 

[rgd1101]

Go to the motherboard manufacturer website and check the cpu support list.

 

[haidenawinter1]

No.

The i5-8400 (along with all 8100-8700K, 8086K) require a 300 series mainboard

Ah, so do the 7th gen processors need new ram and mobo to fit? i really would rather not buy new ram and a newer more expensive mobo :/

 

[WildCard999]

If you can find a used 4770(K)/4790(K) for a good price that'll be your best bet as you can just drop it into your current motherboard without worrying about having to replace the RAM and doing a clean install of the OS. If you find a K variant then even better as that will allow you to overclock it (with proper cooling) further to make it last longer.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Yes, 6th/7th gen CPUs also need new motherboards and RAM. Well, technically you can use DDR3 with 6th/7th gen chips and certain mobos, but it was a bit iffy.

 

[haidenawinter1]

If you can find a used 4770(K)/4790(K) for a good price that'll be your best bet as you can just drop it into your current motherboard without worrying about having to replace the RAM and doing a clean install of the OS. If you find a K variant then even better as that will allow you to overclock it (with proper cooling) further to make it last longer.

Yes, 6th/7th gen CPUs also need new motherboards, and RAM. Well, technically you can use DDR3 with 6th/7th gen chips and certain mobos, but it was a bit iffy.

So basically I definitely will need to wait for payday and get ddr4 ram and a 300 series motherboard, then it should run things pretty ok right?

 

[Wolfshadw]

You need a new core system. Motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

3xx series motherboard
8th Gen CPU
DDR4 RAM

As for your current system, I doubt it's "junk". Not sure the performance increase from this upgrade would be worth the cost .

Just my opinion.

-Wolf sends

 

[cryoburner]

I currently have an I5 4690 CPU which I've had for a number of years, and I'm looking to upgrade to maybe an I5 8400 because it's relatively cheap and should work better than my old chunk of junk...

An i5-4690 should still perform rather well by today's standards. Unless you regularly use software that is able to make use of the two extra cores of an 8400, it might not really be worth the upgrade. The difference in performance at lightly to moderately threaded tasks probably won't even be all that noticeable.

In what software is your system not performing as well as you'd like? Could you list the full system specs? It's possible that upgrading some other component might potentially help more than a processor upgrade.

 

[mdd1963]

No.

The i5-8400 (along with all 8100-8700K, 8086K) require a 300 series mainboard

Ah, so do the 7th gen processors need new ram and mobo to fit? i really would rather not buy new ram and a newer more expensive mobo :/

Intel's 6th/7th/8th gen CPUs use DDR4...

 

[haidenawinter1]

You need a new core system. Motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

3xx series motherboard
8th Gen CPU
DDR4 RAM

As for your current system, I doubt it's "junk". Not sure the performance increase from this upgrade would be worth the cost .

Just my opinion.

-Wolf sends

Well yes that's what I'm thinking now, it would have to make a substantial improvement to justify spending money on half a new computer.

 

[Wolfshadw]

You need a new core system. Motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

3xx series motherboard
8th Gen CPU
DDR4 RAM

As for your current system, I doubt it's "junk". Not sure the performance increase from this upgrade would be worth the cost .

Just my opinion.

-Wolf sends

Well yes that's what I'm thinking now, it would have to make a substantial improvement to justify spending money on half a new computer.

Check your system usage. If your current processor isn't maxed out at 100% in the games you play, then upgrading to a new platform isn't going to change anything.

If your processor is maxed out at 100%, you have to ask yourself, which is more important. Your wallet or your settings. You can always lower your game settings to achieve a playable frame rate. It's only when you can't lower them any further that you "need" to upgrade.

-Wolf sends

 

[haidenawinter1]

You need a new core system. Motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

3xx series motherboard
8th Gen CPU
DDR4 RAM

As for your current system, I doubt it's "junk". Not sure the performance increase from this upgrade would be worth the cost .

Just my opinion.

-Wolf sends

Well yes that's what I'm thinking now, it would have to make a substantial improvement to justify spending money on half a new computer.

Check your system usage. If your current processor isn't maxed out at 100% in the games you play, then upgrading to a new platform isn't going to change anything.

If your processor is maxed out at 100%, you have to ask yourself, which is more important. Your wallet or your settings. You can always lower your game settings to achieve a playable frame rate. It's only when you can't lower them any further that you "need" to upgrade.

-Wolf sends

I'll probably hold off until i 'need' to upgrade, the only thing i struggle playing is FFXV on 720p with low settings, everything else runs about fine at 720p, thanks for the input.

Regards

 

[haidenawinter1]

What GPU do you have? And is 720P the native res on your monitor?

I have one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MSSEM1T/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I know it isnt great and isnt going to let me play things life FFXV on 1080p etc. but the GPU is only a year old and the CPU is at least 4, maybe 6 and i definitely notice the difference from when it was new when simply using the desktop or internet etc. So i figured getting a new CPU would be better than a super GPU, and my monitor is only 1080p, nothing fancy but i have to run some things on 720p so they'll actually play

 

[WildCard999]

What GPU do you have? And is 720P the native res on your monitor?

I have one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MSSEM1T/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I know it isnt great and isnt going to let me play things life FFXV on 1080p etc. but the GPU is only a year old and the CPU is at least 4, maybe 6 and i definitely notice the difference from when it was new when simply using the desktop or internet etc. So i figured getting a new CPU would be better than a super GPU, and my monitor is only 1080p, nothing fancy but i have to run some things on 720p so they'll actually play

Have you tried it on a higher res? Some games (maybe not FFXV) will shift more of the gaming load from the CPU to the GPU at a higher res, try this and see if your performance increase or at the very least stays the same, then it will look better at least.

 

[haidenawinter1]

What GPU do you have? And is 720P the native res on your monitor?

I have one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MSSEM1T/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I know it isnt great and isnt going to let me play things life FFXV on 1080p etc. but the GPU is only a year old and the CPU is at least 4, maybe 6 and i definitely notice the difference from when it was new when simply using the desktop or internet etc. So i figured getting a new CPU would be better than a super GPU, and my monitor is only 1080p, nothing fancy but i have to run some things on 720p so they'll actually play

Have you tried it on a higher res? Some games (maybe not FFXV) will shift more of the gaming load from the CPU to the GPU at a higher res, try this and see if your performance increase or at the very least stays the same, then it will look better at least.

I try with everything to be honest and 720p has always been smoother, I think its just getting old, its been used quite a lot, I think I'll wait for it to decline further, then I'd have enough reason to get an upgrade to the whole thing.