can i upgrade a cpu in lenovo h50-55?

[crankykoala]

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-Processor-Radeon-Graphics/dp/B079D8FD28/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1529604688&sr=1-8&keywords=ryzen im thinking of putting this in but i dont know if the motherboard is going to let me change the processor

 

[clutchc]

If this is your PC, you cannot use a Ryzen CPU in it. Wrong socket and platform.

Your CPU upgrade path will be limited to What fits the socket.

 

[crankykoala]

If this is your PC, you cannot use a Ryzen CPU in it. Wrong socket and platform.

Your CPU upgrade path will be limited to What fits the socket.

Mine is an A10 though, technically same but a10 is faster. Can you tell me what might fit in it?

 

[srimasis]

Yes you can but not in your current motherboard. Your current motherboard has a CPU socket FM2+. What you need for Ryzen is a motherboard with AM4 socket. So you have to change your motherboard too. Also you will need newer DDR4 ram for Ryzen.

 

[clutchc]

If this is your PC, you cannot use a Ryzen CPU in it. Wrong socket and platform.

Your CPU upgrade path will be limited to What fits the socket.

Mine is an A10 though, technically same but a10 is faster. Can you tell me what might fit in it?

Depending which A10 APU you have, you are probably at about the top of the food chain for processors. The Athlon X4 860/870/880 are all top CPUs (no iGPU) for that socket. The A10 7850K/7870K are their APU equivalent but with an iGPU.

Is this upgrade mainly for gaming? if so, which gfx card do you have now. Or are you still using the iGPU?

 

[crankykoala]

If this is your PC, you cannot use a Ryzen CPU in it. Wrong socket and platform.

Your CPU upgrade path will be limited to What fits the socket.

Mine is an A10 though, technically same but a10 is faster. Can you tell me what might fit in it?

Depending which A10 APU you have, you are probably at about the top of the food chain for processors. The Athlon X4 860/870/880 are all top CPUs (no iGPU) for that socket. The A10 7850K/7870K are their APU equivalent but with an iGPU.

Is this upgrade mainly for gaming? if so, which gfx card do you have now. Or are you still using the iGPU?

I have the AMD-A10 7800, and im planning on getting a gtx 1050ti single fan soon, along with a new psu which is going to be 450 watts i think. im going to be using this pc for gaming, so will i be able to put this in, and will i have to upgrade the heatsink too? https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-880k-Quad-core-Processor/dp/B01BPEZ5P4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1529731504&sr=1-1&keywords=AMD+Athlon+X4+880 i dont have a graphics card yet lol, i just run off the radeon r7 gpu in the processor. I wanna know which one will perform better is all lol. And yes ill be able to fit the graphics card in my pc before you ask.

 

[srimasis]

I have the AMD-A10 7800, and im planning on getting a gtx 1050ti single fan soon, along with a new psu which is going to be 450 watts i think. im going to be using this pc for gaming, so will i be able to put this in, and will i have to upgrade the heatsink too? https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-880k-Quad-core-Processor/dp/B01BPEZ5P4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1529731504&sr=1-1&keywords=AMD+Athlon+X4+880 i dont have a graphics card yet lol, i just run off the radeon r7 gpu in the processor. I wanna know which one will perform better is all lol. And yes ill be able to fit the graphics card in my pc before you ask.

You should be able to install, but since some motherboards limit their CPU tdp to 45-65 watts (x4 880 is a 95watts cpu), it would be safer if you could tell me your motherboard model and I will check whether your motherboard supports x4 880 or not. If you don't know your motherboard model, install CPU-Z software and it will tell you.

And yes you will need a new cpu cooler if you are going to overclock your new cpu. A nice cheap cpu cooler which I recommend is Cooler Master 212 evo.
Another thing, x4 870k is about 20$ cheaper and offers almost same performance over x4 880k. 870k would be a better choice since you may save that 20$ for a good cpu cooler.

 

[clutchc]

Personally, I would not spend the money for the CPU upgrade. There's only about a 10-17% bump in performance between the two. Plus, you'd lose the ability to revert back to integrated gfx should the card ever conk out on you... or you decide to sell the PC and keep the gfx card for another build. I'd put the money towards getting the fastest 1050 Ti (w/6-pin) and a good 400W-450W PSU.

But if you do decide to go the CPU upgrade route, I don't think you have anything to worry about the motherboard not handling a 95W CPU just because your current APU is a 65W. I've never seen a FM2+ board that was rated below 95W. My main concern would be the BIOS recognizing the new CPU. They are different processor cores. You would be going from Kaveri to Godavari cores.

 

[crankykoala]

Personally, I would not spend the money for the CPU upgrade. There's only about a 10-17% bump in performance between the two. Plus, you'd lose the ability to revert back to integrated gfx should the card ever conk out on you... or you decide to sell the PC and keep the gfx card for another build. I'd put the money towards getting the fastest 1050 Ti (w/6-pin) and a good 400W-450W PSU.

But if you do decide to go the CPU upgrade route, I don't think you have anything to worry about the motherboard not handling a 95W CPU just because your current APU is a 65W. I've never seen a FM2+ board that was rated below 95W. My main concern would be the BIOS recognizing the new CPU. They are different processor cores. You would be going from Kaveri to Godavari cores.

i think ill be fine sticking with this one i currently have, but final question, would there be any other amd a10 or something equivalent but better than this one for gaming? youve been a great help so far, so thank you.

 

[clutchc]

The A10-7800 should work. The fastest processor you can get for the FM2+ socket would be the Athlon X4 870/880 (no iGPU). But you might need a BIOS upgrade for them to be recognized. When it comes to OEM pre-builts like those, you just about have to go to the service page for your model and see what BIOS updates are available and how late they are.