Help upgrade CPU from AMD FX(tm)-6300 to i7

mrtzr

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Hi, so I'm looking to give my CPU an upgrade, and ya'll on these forums have always given me just what I needed!
I'm looking to purchase some variation of an I7 processor.... Here's my current system information. (I've never upgraded a CPU before, so it's a bit of a scare zone picking a compatible CPU.
Thanks in advance for your help!!!


OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU
Processor AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor, 3500 Mhz, 3 Core(s), 6 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. F2, 11/25/2014
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.17134.1"
User Name
Time Zone
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 16.0 GB
Available Physical Memory 10.9 GB
Total Virtual Memory 19.4 GB
Available Virtual Memory 11.0 GB
Page File Space 3.38 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection Off
Virtualization-based security Not enabled
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not InstantGo, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes
 

mrtzr

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I was a bit afraid of that answer..Well, my budget is probably a lot less now.
I had about 400 to cover the CPU initially.
Considering this info... No more than $800.
Would it even be worth it? I run a lot of software at once and use fairly heavy, but I'm not video editing or "major league gaming" on it either...