Is it safe to upgrade my CPU?

[MKK448]

So I bought an HP dc5850 a while back from
http://goo.gl/331i2r

It has a crappy single core processor (AMD Sempron LE-1300 2.3GHz)

I would like to upgrade it to a quad core processor -

Would it be safe to purchase a AMD Phenom X4 9750

The manual said it is compatible with the AMD Phenom X4 9750B processor. Will it work?

Manual is at http://goo.gl/mxn4iG
(page 7) in case you want to see

 

[Blaise170]

If the manual says it is compatible, then it is compatible.

 

[Bajamonster]

Sure, if it says it is compatible it should be compatible. Although with the amount of RAM and HDD space and stuff it would be kind of a worthless upgrade unless you upgraded the other stuff as well.

 

[gman97005]

Any AM2+ (Athlon Sempron, Phenom) CPU is compatible with your systems motherboard, AMD 780V Chipset, Max memory speed is DDR2-1066..

 

[MKK448]

Sure, if it says it is compatible it should be compatible. Although with the amount of RAM and HDD space and stuff it would be kind of a worthless upgrade unless you upgraded the other stuff as well.

No worries, I upgraded the graphics and ram a while back and the HDD space was much bigger than advertised.

 

[MKK448]

Any AM2+ (Athlon Sempron, Phenom) CPU is compatible with your systems motherboard, AMD 780V Chipset, Max memory speed is DDR2-1066..

Alright, thanks!

Would I need to upgrade the BIOS or will it work with the preloaded one?

 

[Blaise170]

Alright, thanks!

Would I need to upgrade the BIOS or will it work with the preloaded one?

It should work just fine, but you can update the BIOS before you remove the old CPU just to be safe.

 

[Bajamonster]

Ok. Cool. Good luck with the new processor.