Greetings!     

I am an old school "intermediate" user but have never swapped out a CPU.  I have an SYX/systemax computer I bought from Tiger Direct a while BACK.   The motherboard is MSI.  I have the original specs (see attached) and am wondering what my choices are for a successful upgrade.

What are key things I need to consider?   What are my choices?  Other wisdom welcome....just be nice!  :-)

Thanks!

dnkYou will need to visit the MSI site...look up your MBoard and see what CPU's are compatible for starters...Thanks.  I have used http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/index.html  as a reference as well.   Once the compatibility LIST is compiled....how to choose!   So many options.

Wound love further insight on next steps from here.

dnkHi dnk

The best CPU for your board is a i5-3570S

http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_i5/i5-3570S.html

You may need to update the bios depending of the current Bios version and the revision of your motherboard

I think you would be better spending the money on a solid state drive (SSD) to replace the 500 GB drive  Thanks for the note.  I forgot to mention that the config attached was the original config.   I've got a 1TB hybrid drive and another 2TB disk on board now.  All that being said, it's a good idea to consider the SSD for the o/s and WORKHORSE apps if any. Quote from: danielnk on February 10, 2020, 06:13:35 PM

All that being said, it's a good idea to consider the SSD for the o/s and workhorse apps if any.