Hello, i have a intel core i3, socket 1155, and im thinking of upgrading to a i5, can i just switch processors or do i need to switch mother boards also?
Yes, you can. What chipset is the motherboard?
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An i5 would wortk perfectly fine, but you wouldn't be getting everything you could be. I assume that you are looking at the i5 3570k - to harness all of the features and abilities of the 3570k, you would need a Z77 chipset. For now, though, that would work, you just couldn't overclock that much or anything.
and yess, i will upgrade mother board in the future, thanks :D