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Andreww00

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Hello there, I have a couple of quick questions:

Do I have to do a BIOS update before installing the new CPU?
I have never replaced anything in my computer, could someone please explain to me the very steps I will have to go through to replace my CPU and graphics card. Like should I replace my CPU first and then my graphics card? Both at the same time? Graphics card first? What about drivers? I have watched numerous amount of vids about replacing a CPU and graphics card but considering the fact that I have a built in graphics card, does this complicate anything?

New CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760k
New GPU: MSI R7 260X 2gb DDR5

Current motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-P33
Current CPU/GPU: AMD FM2 A6-5400K Dual Core 3,6GHz - AMD Radeon HD 7540D
Current BIOS version (taken from msinfo32): American Megatrends Inc. V10.2, 14-12-2012

Link to motherboard on MSI website:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/FM2A55MP33.html#hero-specification

I checked the MSI website, but I dont really know where to look for if my current BIOS version will support my new CPU.

Thanks in advance.
 
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you should be able to place both items and have the pc boot with no problems, your mobo does support your cpu (you can find it in that website in support->compatibility).

however I advise you to first install the CPU, make sure it works fine and then place the GPU, adding more than one device at a time can difficult the troubleshooting if some piece were to make a conflict.

Only problems I could see happen it's that maybe you have a weak PSU unable to handle the GPU, or a bad applying of thermal paste/improper installation of heatsink/fan while replacing the CPU, other than those details it should work.
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you should be able to place both items and have the pc boot with no problems, your mobo does support your cpu (you can find it in that website in support->compatibility).

however I advise you to first install the CPU, make sure it works fine and then place the GPU, adding more than one device at a time can difficult the troubleshooting if some piece were to make a conflict.

Only problems I could see happen it's that maybe you have a weak PSU unable to handle the GPU, or a bad applying of thermal paste/improper installation of heatsink/fan while replacing the CPU, other than those details it should work.
 
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Alright, so dont have to update the BIOS, great!
I will replace the CPU first and then put the graphics card in.
But because I have a built-in graphics card right now, will it run without a graphics card?
Like replacing the CPU, then see if it works, if it does, put in the graphics card after?
 
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Andreww00

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Alright, so I installed the new CPU and GPU, and it seems to be running just fine.
It is making a lot of noise though. I checked and its the CPU fan.
I installed HWmonitor and AMD Overdrive to check the temperatures and fan speed.
The temperatures of the CPU seem to really fluctuate between 40 and 65.
And the fan seems to be running at 4500 RPM, but ive seen it hit 5500 RPM aswell.
When I start to play games the temperature seems to drop to 30-40, while the fan speed goes up.
So I started googling a bit and apparently the stock heatsink fan that comes with the CPU isnt great.
Are these normal temperatures? and what about the rpm of the fan? Any advice on what to do?
 
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Yeah AMD's stock cooler isnt great, temps seem ok for that cooler and as long as your CPU doesnt go over 70ºC (no matter which cooler u have) you'll be fine.

The rpm on it is the usual for the stock cooler, you'll have to invest on an aftermarket cooler if you want to get rid of the noise it makes/get lower temps.
 
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