Do i have enough wattage???

ShortFuze · Mar 2, 2014

So recently i have bought an asus 2gb 7770 along with a corsair 430w power supply, i want to also upgrade my cpu. http://www.amazon.com/AMD-A8-3870K-Graphics-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B006J420UE That's the cpu i want to get, will my power supply be able to handle it???
http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?sp4ts.oid=5187028&spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c03137294-12%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken
That's my build

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

Yeah, it should be able to handle it just fine, but unless you already have the motherboard, you should get an FX if you have a GPU already.

ShortFuze · Mar 2, 2014

ewok93 :

Wait what exactly do you mean? Can you word that differently please? I really appreciate your fast response time

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

Your power supply is sufficient, and will have no issues. If you do not already have an FM2 motherboard, you should get an AM3 motherboard and an FX processor. The A8 is an APU and contains a CPU and graphics chip, but the graphics chip will just go to waste. FX processors are just CPUs and will give you much better performance for the price.

Just let me know what parts you have already, and your budget for new ones.

ShortFuze · Mar 2, 2014

ewok93 :

I have an fm1 motherboard :/

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

Okay, the A8 will work, but it won't be fast. You should really consider a new motherboard and processor, not just a new processor. What is your budget? Just $100?

ShortFuze · Mar 3, 2014

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