Help choosing CPU for p6203w (HP Pavilion)

mike804

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Hello, I've recently been researching on ways to upgrade my PC for the upcoming Fallout 4. About a year ago I bought a hd4650 and a 400w psu, but I know the GPU is not enough.

Heres the specs for my PC:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01859861#N208

Anywhom, I am going to buy a HD 7750, but i'm having a tough time finding a suitable AM2+ 95W card.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
The AM2+ is for the CPU.

Your choices are:



AMD Phenom II Quad-Core
AMD Phenom II Triple-Core
AMD Phenom Quad-Core (A) 9xxx series (AM2+)
AMD Phenom Triple-Core (T) 8xxx series (AM2+)
AMD Athlon X4
AMD Athlon X3
AMD Athlon X2 (B) (AM2+)

You currently have an X2, and you could consider an upgrade to an X4, but the socket was phased out years ago in favor of AM3, which your MB does not support. Your best bet in finding something affordable would be to get it used.
 


I was looking around, and found this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-960T-Black-Edition-Quad-Core-HD96ZTWFK4DGR-CPU-w-Grease-/221734842052?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33a06d2ec4

it seems to fit into the criteria from HP, can I use it for my upgrade?
 


How about this one?

[strike]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471[/strike] Nevermind, 125 tdp.