Can you upgrade a G3258 on MSI Z97 mobo to an i5?

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Hi,

Quick question, mate has a G3258 on MSI Z97 1150 socket mobo and is getting issues with some games such as Witcher 3 etc. From a quick google it looks like its fine to upgrade to an i5 4460/4690 (possibly with a bios update) but I wanted to double check with the experts before he spends any money.

I'd appreciate it if anyone can confirm this is doable.
Cheers,

 

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Yep, I changed my friends G3258 to a 4690k

Thanks mate, would have felt **** if he'd spent the money and it didn't work

 

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Thanks for that mate, really appreciate it, i've sent him the link to read. Scary thing is that the PC is only 12-18 months old (OCUK pre-built) and in that time it has gone from running games fine to simply not running some games at all. I think we got hung up on trying to get the best GPU within his budget (970) and didn't pay enough attention to the likely CPU lifespan... He's really happy he can upgrade CPU without having to do mobo + RAM as well.
Thanks again!