My CPU's quality

[Liam Wilson]

Hello, I currently have a HP Pavillion 530, and was wondering what cpu and gpu upgrades I could get. Do I really need a new CPU? As a GPU I was thinking of a http://www.amazon.ca/Gigabyte-GDDR5-Overclocked-Graphics-GV-R938WF2OC-2GD/dp/B00ZGF3ULK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1455321832&sr=8-2&keywords=amd+radeon+r9+380, I have a motherboard in mind and a psu in mind aswell. Please leave your suggestions.

 

PU: AMD A10-7800 12 Computing Cores(8C + 4C) @ 3.5 GHZ

GPU: Radeon R7 + R7 240 DUAL Graphics DUO

RAM: 8G DDR3 @ ~1100 MHZ

OS: Windows 10 64 BIT

MOTHERBOARD: HP 2B35

ALL AIR COOLED

[Coaxialgamer]

Just now, Liam Wilson said:

Hello, I currently have a HP Pavillion 530, and was wondering what cpu and gpu upgrades I could get. Do I really need a new CPU? As a GPU I was thinking of a http://www.amazon.ca/Gigabyte-GDDR5-Overclocked-Graphics-GV-R938WF2OC-2GD/dp/B00ZGF3ULK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1455321832&sr=8-2&keywords=amd+radeon+r9+380, I have a motherboard in mind and a psu in mind aswell. Please leave your suggestions.

 

PU: AMD A10-7800 12 Computing Cores(8C + 4C) @ 3.5 GHZ

GPU: Radeon R7 + R7 240 DUAL Graphics DUO

RAM: 8G DDR3 @ ~1100 MHZ

OS: Windows 10 64 BIT

MOTHERBOARD: HP 2B35

ALL AIR COOLED

what budget ?

What are you going to do with the PC ?

What region?

[Mazeman03]

can you upgrade that laptop? most laptops you cant

[Liam Wilson]

1 minute ago, Coaxialgamer said:

what budget ?

What are you going to do with the PC ?

What region?

say 400$? Game. Canada

[Liam Wilson]

1 minute ago, Mazeman03 said:

can you upgrade that laptop? most laptops you cant

It's a Desktop

[Mazeman03]

Just now, Liam Wilson said:

It's a Desktop

oh i googled it and only laptops showed up

[Mazeman03]

but yes you'd need a new CPU if you get that GPU otherwise it will be a bad bottleneck 

[Unhelpful]

Just now, Liam Wilson said:

It's a Desktop

HP Pavilion 530? That's a laptop. Is yours an a530n?

 

Their naming scheme is fucking atrocious @Mazeman03

[Coaxialgamer]

1 minute ago, Liam Wilson said:

say 400$? Game. Canada

you could easily keep the cpu no problem. I would advise getting a new gpu and possibly and ssd. What power supply do you have and what wattage?

[Liam Wilson]

1 minute ago, Mazeman03 said:

but yes you'd need a new CPU if you get that GPU otherwise it will be a bad bottleneck 

For that GPU what CPU should I get?, and if I don't upgrade my CPU what GPU should I get to have games like Arma 3 run well(30-40fps on low)

[Mazeman03]

Just now, Liam Wilson said:

For that GPU what CPU should I get?, and if I don't upgrade my CPU what GPU should I get to have games like Arma 3 run well(30-40fps on low)

umm you can maybe get by with a gtx 950 or 960 and for AMD idk a 270x

 

i heard ther A10 is like a 860k and if it is thoes GPU's should work

[Liam Wilson]

1 minute ago, Coaxialgamer said:

you could easily keep the cpu no problem. I would advise getting a new gpu and possibly and ssd. What power supply do you have and what wattage?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K85X23O/?tag=pcpapi-20, I don't understand the whole point of an ssd, ya I mean it's faster but I really don't care about them XD, what gpu do you suggest?

[Liam Wilson]

4 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

HP Pavilion 530? That's a laptop. Is yours an a530n?

 

Their naming scheme is fucking atrocious @Mazeman03

It's a Desktop but an older model, I just checked on bestbuy and they now have a upgraded model.

[Mazeman03]

with a APU the more ram the better the APU functions so maybe upgrade ram but you have 8 gigs already 

[Liam Wilson]

9 minutes ago, Mazeman03 said:

umm you can maybe get by with a gtx 950 or 960 and for AMD idk a 270x

 

i heard ther A10 is like a 860k and if it is thoes GPU's should work

Which would be better?

[Liam Wilson]

1 minute ago, Mazeman03 said:

with a APU the more ram the better the APU functions so maybe upgrade ram but you have 8 gigs already 

what do you suggest I do? Is an APU better than a CPU?

[Mazeman03]

Just now, Liam Wilson said:

Which would be better?

id go with a 950 to be safe

[Mazeman03]

1 minute ago, Liam Wilson said:

what do you suggest I do? Is an APU better than a CPU?

i mean its better then some CPU's (old ones) but its not ideal, and is the pc for gaming?

[Liam Wilson]

1 minute ago, Mazeman03 said:

i mean its better then some CPU's (old ones) but its not ideal, and is the pc for gaming?

preferably Arma 3 and csgo

[Liam Wilson]

1 minute ago, Mazeman03 said:

i mean its better then some CPU's (old ones) but its not ideal, and is the pc for gaming?

would the motherboard only support APU's?

[Coaxialgamer]

11 minutes ago, Liam Wilson said:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K85X23O/?tag=pcpapi-20, I don't understand the whole point of an ssd, ya I mean it's faster but I really don't care about them XD, what gpu do you suggest?

This

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx960dc2oc4gd5

 

The a 10 you have is basically an atlon x4 860, which is fine for mid range pc gaming,  and should be fine with the 960.

I usually recommend the 380 over the 960, but using an amd cpu with an amd gpu isn't a great idea,  thanks to the cpu overhead. 

[Mazeman03]

Just now, Liam Wilson said:

would the motherboard only support APU's?

it all depends on the socket. since your cpu (apu) is a A10 and an A10 is a FM2+ socket that means your motherboard is a FM2+ socket/ so the best you can get is a 860K and thats pretty much the same just your apu has onboard graphics and the 860k does not.

[Liam Wilson]

4 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

This

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx960dc2oc4gd5

 

The a 10 you have is basically an atlon x4 860, which is fine for mid range pc gaming,  and should be fine with the 960.

I usually recommend the 380 over the 960, but using an amd cpu with an amd gpu isn't a great idea,  thanks to the cpu overhead. 

Thinking ahead of time, should I just buy a different CPU and motherboard and have the other components installed onto it?

[Liam Wilson]

3 minutes ago, Mazeman03 said:

it all depends on the socket. since your cpu (apu) is a A10 and an A10 is a FM2+ socket that means your motherboard is a FM2+ socket/ so the best you can get is a 860K and thats pretty much the same just your apu has onboard graphics and the 860k does not.

Is it really worth it?

[Mazeman03]

Just now, Liam Wilson said:

Is it really worth it?

no that was pretty much saying its not worth it