Amd fx-6300 help

[Dome3731]

Hi, I have an amd athlon X2 250 and it's realy slow and I was looking at the amd fx 6300 but I'm not sure if my PSU can handle an upgrade so please help me.
System: ASUS GTX 650
6GB of 2 sticks of DDR3 Transcend 1333 MHz RAM
AMD FX-6300
1 WD blue HDD
1 120 mm fan
M5A78L-LE MOBO
1 DVD Drive
and ofcourse an MS 400W probably not that efficient because it came with my case which is inexpensive.
Please help.

 

[huskersforever]

Hi, I have an amd athlon X2 250 and it's realy slow and I was looking at the amd fx 6300 but I'm not sure if my PSU can handle an upgrade so please help me.
System: ASUS GTX 650
6GB of 2 sticks of DDR3 Transcend 1333 MHz RAM
AMD FX-6300
1 WD blue HDD
1 120 mm fan
M5A78L-LE MOBO
1 DVD Drive
and ofcourse an MS 400W probably not that efficient because it came with my case which is inexpensive.
Please help.

6300 will be a large upgrade for you. It is only a 30W difference in power consumption. You should be fine. If you plan to upgrade your video card, you will probably need to buy a more powerful power supply.

 

[Dome3731]

Thank you

 

[The_Next_Ben]

6300 will be a large upgrade for you. It is only a 30W difference in power consumption. You should be fine. If you plan to upgrade your video card, you will probably need to buy a more powerful power supply.

The athlon runs the FM2 slot. The 6300 runs AM3+ Switch to an AM3+ Motherboard before, or else it wont fit.

 

[awesomedude911]

should be fine, just make sure that you get some new thermal paste and you can take on/off the CPU cooler. Like he said, its only a 30w difference.


When putting the thermal paste on, just use a pea/rice sized dot in the middle (not to much). Then press down the Cooler and lock it into place.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100017

 

[awesomedude911]

The athlon runs the FM2 slot. The 6300 runs AM3+ Switch to an AM3+ Motherboard before, or else it wont fit.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-90-MIBFV0-G0EAY00Z-Asus-M5A78L-Motherboard/dp/B0050LLCU6

If that is her motherboard, then the new fx-6300 should fit.

Dome has a AM3 cpu, and also has a AM3+ motherboard.
You can not put a AM3+ CPU in a AM3 motherboard. But you can have a AM3+ motherboard with a AM3 CPU.

 

[awesomedude911]

you might like getting a SSD, they are a lot faster and help when booting up into windows.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211595

 

[Dome3731]

Are you guys proffesionals i need to be 100% sure that it's enogh i dont want to brake my computer and I'm a boy not a girl btw.

 

[The_Next_Ben]

Are you guys proffesionals i need to be 100% sure that it's enogh i dont want to brake my computer and I'm a boy not a girl btw.

Everything should work. You may want to get a 500w psu to be sure that your old one wont die out.

 

[Dome3731]

Well the question was will my PSU be enough

 

[Dome3731]

Someone who knows a lot about computers please tell will this run without a need to upgrade to a larger PSU

 

[awesomedude911]

Minimum PSU Wattage: 330 W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 380 W

I used this calculator
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

Ushually adding a new graphics card will require a better power supply. You could get a new power supply if you want to be safe exstra safe, but you should be fine. If you have used your power supply for over 2-3 years, then I would recomend buying a new one because after a few years some fail.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-026