So I currently have this CPU http://goo.gl/pX87SM in this computer http://goo.gl/sQ1YS0 , and since there is not a lot of options to upgrade according to the manual, would it even be worth it upgrading to this http://goo.gl/zZA7u1 . Also upgrading PSU to 750 W
Is it worth it buying a new CPU?
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3ogdy
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Gaming-wise , you might see a 5-15 FPS increase by going from the A8-5500 to the A10-5800K.
The thing is: the PSU in your system is a 300W one unless you upgraded it to a more powerful, aftermarket one.
The A8-5500 is a 65W APU while the A10-5800K is a 100W chip. The difference in wattage itself wouldn't be an issue if we had a beefier PSU in that system, but with 300W to spare...a nearly 40W difference might cause trouble. I don't know what other hardware you have in your PC, whether it's all stock hardware or you added anything else.
Given the PC doesn't come with a dedicated GPU and that it only uses 1 HDD....you might be able to upgrade to the A10-5800K without problems given you'd most likely have a total power consumption of less than 300W, even with a 100W CPU. (CPUs, GPUs and HDDs are usually the main power hogs).
The thing is: the PSU in your system is a 300W one unless you upgraded it to a more powerful, aftermarket one.
The A8-5500 is a 65W APU while the A10-5800K is a 100W chip. The difference in wattage itself wouldn't be an issue if we had a beefier PSU in that system, but with 300W to spare...a nearly 40W difference might cause trouble. I don't know what other hardware you have in your PC, whether it's all stock hardware or you added anything else.
Given the PC doesn't come with a dedicated GPU and that it only uses 1 HDD....you might be able to upgrade to the A10-5800K without problems given you'd most likely have a total power consumption of less than 300W, even with a 100W CPU. (CPUs, GPUs and HDDs are usually the main power hogs).
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You'd see a little increase due to the higher clock speed, although honestly for the cost you'd be better off getting a gtx 750ti gpu, it would run fine even on a 300w psu since your current cpu is only 65w
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The reason you feel you need to upgrade is because you have an AMD CPU.
Not trying to be biased, but when you look at the facts, Intel CPUs are bounds ahead of AMD CPUs in terms of performance, especially gaming performance; in some cases Intel's mid-range CPU being over 2x faster than the fastest AMD CPU.
There's only 3 reasons you'd want to get AMD over Intel:
1) You're not gaming at all and performance doesn't matter to you.
2) You only do video-editing.
3) You'd like to support AMD, which currently only has 20% market share compared to Intel's 80%
Not trying to be biased, but when you look at the facts, Intel CPUs are bounds ahead of AMD CPUs in terms of performance, especially gaming performance; in some cases Intel's mid-range CPU being over 2x faster than the fastest AMD CPU.
There's only 3 reasons you'd want to get AMD over Intel:
1) You're not gaming at all and performance doesn't matter to you.
2) You only do video-editing.
3) You'd like to support AMD, which currently only has 20% market share compared to Intel's 80%
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