Few questions about upgrading my pc.....

[cmiller_40486]

Upgrading questions. So I have an older HP p6720f. I am looking to upgrade the processor and graphics card I have for the new Wow update. Current processor is AMD Phenom ii x4 840T. TDP on it is 95. Can I upgrade to a CPU with 125 TDP? The ones I am looking at that I think are compatible with my motherboard (FoxConn UATX 785G) are the AMD Phenom ii x4 965T and the AMD Phenom ii x6 1100T. My processor socket is AM3. Also, the video card I am running now is the 1 GB Radeon HD 5570. I know it says the slot for that is PCI Express 16 v2.x. Could anyone recommend a reasonable replacement? I am looking to upgrade for a fair price as I don't have the funds to buy or build a new machine right now.

 

[Phaaze88]

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02628244
^cpu options are there under the 'processor upgrade information' tab(Phenom II X6 1065T would be the strongest option)
You are limited to 95w cpus only. You'd burn out the motherboard putting in a 125w.
As for a video card, a GTX 1050 is about as far as you could go with the Phenom II x6.

Even with that, I don't believe that would be a worthwhile upgrade due to how dated that system is.

 

[dontlistentome]

Forget the Phenom II X6. You're better off with the fastest Phenom II X4 you can afford. Something like a Phenom II X4 955, there was a Deneb 95w version of that. Cores didn't count for a lot with these CPUs but clockspeed did.

For videocard what you have now doesn't even count as entry level. In the used market you could look for a GTX 750 Ti, or get a 1050 new. I wouldn't recommend AMD since their cards tend to use more power and you don't need to tack on the cost of a new power supply to this.

The big question is will this work well enough to make you happy when you play WoW? I don't know since I don't play that game but as I understand it, it can be very demanding on the CPU. So maybe look around WoW forums or Youtube and see what people using a Phenom II X4 have to say about it.