Upgrading to FX-8350 CPU

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I have an AMD 760G Motherboard and it currently has an FX-6100 CPU.
I'm upgrading to an FX-8350, will I have to reinstall the OS for it?
If so, how? Because I don't have the disc.
(I'm currently running Windows 10 right now)
 
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bignastyid

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With that motherboard a 125w cpu is a bad idea, the 760g boards have weak vrms and and are likely to throttle the 8350 when under load. I suggest saving your money till you can do a motherboard, ram and cpu upgrade and go Intel or wait for Zen.

Just a cpu upgrade wont require a reinstall but if you upgrade the motherboard aswell then its usually suggested for best performance.
 
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Thank you for the feedback! Will the FX-8370E CPU @95W suffice?
I want to keep my PSU which is 450W intact for now, and I have a GTX 960 4GB GPU running at the moment.
Will there also be bottleneck issues?
 
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basroil

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Unless you have a high end 450W unit, most likely it won't be a good idea.

Unless you need the ~30% improvement in multithreaded performance, it won't really help you much. For games, any current AMD chip is nowhere near as good as even the i3 6100 that is actually cheaper!
 
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Thank you for answering back, so I guess I'll make due with the fx-6100 for now and I'll see where it goes. I will need a better fan for it since the stock one sound like a vacuum
 
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