Upgrade AMD A6 5400 to an A10 5800

[tles7777]

My HP P7 1490 has a Jasmine mother board that can be upgraded to the A10 5800 according to the HP website. I have a 600K Powersupply. Is it worth the upgrade?

 

[Matt C]

It's an upgrade no matter what. Quad core instead of dual core, higher top frequency and better graphics, Radeon HD 7660D instead of Radeon HD 7540D

 

[TechyInAZ]

If it were me, I'd buy a whole new PC. But if you absolutely cannot buy a new PC, the upgrade is worth it. Your getting double the amount of CPU cores for a start. But it won't be really fast.

 

[ishaan.iks]

Hi,
No not good upgrade.Get atleast ryzen 3 2200g or intel i3 7100 or 8100.

 

[King_V]

Unless it's ridiculously cheap, or free, I'd save the money to put toward a newer system on a modern platform.

 

[geofelt]

I doubt it unless you will buy a used unit.

Of course, worth is something only YOU can determine.

You would get two more threads which is always a plus.
Some games require 4 threads to run.

But, the single thread performance is only some 10% better and that is what games need most.

 

[photonboy]

Hey,
Please give the REASON for the upgrade. I don't want to assume it's to play games, but if it was do you even have a graphics card and at least 8GB of system memory?

The A10-5800K has both a CPU and GPU but the GPU is relatively weak so you'd still want a graphics card instead. Plus you need fast dual-channel (i.e. 2x4GB 2133MHz) to avoid seriously bottlenecking that already weak GPU (in the APU not the graphics card).

And it's like $170USD.

It feels like a lot of money for what you get. At this point I'd be putting money towards building a completely new PC or if it's just for gaming perhaps consider a gaming console instead.

There are always great console deals to be had near Christmas. You probably can't do much without at least $600 for new CPU, mobo, DDR4 memory and graphics card (sigh and Windows license) but you can probably find a console deal for $300USD.

 

[tles7777]

I also have read that the AMD A10 6800 will work on my Jasmine 7778 motherboard (even though HP doesn't list it). So, I would prefer to get that and then add a GTX 780 (or should I use a 750) graphics card. Please do not recommend buying a new machine at this point.

 

[TJ Hooker]

What sort of games will you be playing? Upgrading to an A10 will be a decent improvement over your current CPU, but any CPU that works with your current motherboard will still be fairly weak compared to modern Intel/AMD CPUs.

So, I would prefer to get that and then add a GTX 780 (or should I use a 750) graphics card.

What power supply do you have? If it's some no-name OEM unit, please look at the label on the side of the unit and list the rated amperage for each voltage rail.

 

[tles7777]

Corsair CX Series 600 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 552 Power Supply CX600M. Right now, I have a GeForce 650Ti graphics card.

I am doing this for fun. I have a few laptops and I can easily afford the top of the line desktop...I am retired and I just like to tinker.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Well, if you're just doing it for fun and to tinker, it would seem that you're the only one who could answer the question of whether it's a worthwhile upgrade or not.

 

[mgallo848]

Nearly impossible to tell you whether to upgrade or not without knowing what you primarily want to use your PC for.

 

[tles7777]

For me, it's not about what is worth it for price evaulation. I would like to put together something that is the fastest gaming with the ability of the motherboard.

 

[mgallo848]

My HP P7 1490 has a Jasmine mother board that can be upgraded to the A10 5800 according to the HP website. I have a 600K Powersupply. Is it worth the upgrade?

For me, it's not about what is worth it for price evaulation. I would like to put together something that is the fastest gaming with the ability of the motherboard.

Not trying to be rude but why even bother starting this thread asking others if it's "worth it" when you clearly stated "For me, it's not about what is worth it for price evaulation"

It seems pretty clear that the only person that can answer this thread is you.

 

[tles7777]

Actually worth it meant, is there a noticable difference in performance to justify changing the processor.

 

[TJ Hooker]

For me, it's not about what is worth it for price evaulation. I would like to put together something that is the fastest gaming with the ability of the motherboard.

Well, just going off the list of possible CPU upgrades HP lists, plus what you said about an A10 6800 also working, then yes the 6800 would be the best gaming CPU available for that platform. "Best" being a very relative term.