Thinking of upgrading from an AMD A6-3620 65w to an AMD A8-3850 100w.is this a compatible switch?Will I have to re-install programs?
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Both AMD A6-3620 and AMD A8-3850 are chips suited to motherboards/sockets of FM1 type, so you have not to change mob. If you have already a reasonable power supply (>400 W) and don't have a power-hungry graphics card, you can keep the power supply. Eventually more or better fans in the box to suck the heat... I operate one A8-3850 in a very small box with a very low power supply (150 W I think), no graphics card, and never had power problems since 2 and a half yrs.
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No, you do not have to re-install anything. Does not effect any software you have installed at all.
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See if you motherboard is compatible.. And!...you must change your power supply for this Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX500) for example.....The programs no problem with that... OS neither
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No, this mainboard only accepts AMD socket C32 CPU's. The C32 processors actually use an entirely different pin configuration than most other AMD processors use. It uses LGA instead of the typical PGA socket.
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I used this card with an Asus m5a99x Evo r2 (990fx chipset) using a FX8350 cpu and worked just fine, keep in mind AMD processors take up more watts than intel so be ready to use a minimum of 850w 80 plus gold PSU. Look at Corsair, XFX and EVGA PSUs, specially a 80 plus gold single rail and you will be ok. I use a XFX pro 850w 80 plus gold with this card and never goes beyond 800w (15w0 idle, 750w running crysis 3 maxed out at 1080)
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The recommended minimum is 450w. However, my machine only uses a 192w when I'm using my my GPU at 100% on a i5 3570K. I think it will work fine on a 400w, but continuous use at 100% GPU may lead to a short life of your power supply.
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Sorry can't answer about that motherboard, but I'm running it on a Gigabyte M61PME-S2 motherboard which supports AMD Socket AM2+ CPU's (Athlon X2 6000 processor) and a thermaltake 800W power supply which I upgraded from a 400W power supply
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Hi,Will be sufficient for A8-3800 and A8-5500For A8-3850 A8-3870K2 A8-5600K2 cooling is not sufficientBest regards,Valeriy
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It's said to be an AM3+ socket with chipset AMD 970 / SB950 (my Gigabyte GA-970A has the same config), so the answer is definitely yes.Nice processor by the way: powerful, inexpensive, you simply forget it. Be sure to suit it with a big radiator (coolmaster V8 for example).Take care!
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No, not even a little bit. This is for AMD processors, and ONLY AMD Processors using the AM3+ chipset. Please read through the specs....
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Hello Larry. If you can use it with AMD A-6 and also can with an A-4, A-6, A-8 and A-10. Motherboard I bought this in December 2013 and am using a 5600K A-8 And 8GB memory and so far is going great. I recommend it 100%. Greetings from Dominican Republic.
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Hey Ken, The 860w will work great. You can get away with a 650w or better if you choose. (running one card)
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If you have the original motherboard that came with the computer, this processor is not compatible. You will need to find a processor that fits an FM1 socket. This particular one is for an FM2 socket. The original motherboard should support AMD A8-3xxx, AMD A6-3xxx, and AMD A4-3xxx.
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Your motherboard is limited to a 95 Watt CPU so you would require this CPU Phenom II 945 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002XNBQJQ .. I remember this from a family members motherboard I upgraded a while ago . ASUS makes it hard to find the support page for this motherboard ,I found it once . The M2N68-AM SE is the 95 watt version of the M2N68-AM. I found the support page on my computer http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/list.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&s=24&m=M2N68-AM%20SE2&os=25&hashedid=rzWjxRHTivB96wPd .. You may have to update the BIOS to a newer version to run any CPU upgrade
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It is a AMD Socket AM3, HyperTransport with 2 GHz. Your upgrade option will be limited to Socket AM3 compatible processorsSuch as: Phenom II, Athlon II, Sempron, Opteron 138x
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I would avoid this MB. It has serious video chip failures.If you are intent on replacing the AMD cpu, I have one.
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Well, from a total power consumed standpoint, it should be more than adequate. Your CPU, if overclocked would consume about 160W and your GPU maybe 150W, that leaves you a margin of 340W for the rest of your system. I would be surprised if you consume even half of that amount. So, from a sheer capacity standpoint, you should be more than fine. Now, if you are asking if an ATX/EPS power supply will support your AMD processor, I can't see why not. If you look at some of the other answers, this power supply supports AMD processors and even dual Video cards. The answer to the question shown below says it much better than I can. (Kudos to RubyMak for a great answer) will this power supply work with the gigabyte LGA 1150 intel GA-Z87-HD3 with an i5 and gigabyte GTX760 ? asked by Emmanuel on January 6, 2014
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Janice, I have never heard of amd wind but if you go to tigerdirect.com or any other seller of that type (sellers on ebay are usually ok but don't always know what they are talking about) and get a transfer cable that is plug and play (doesn't need software installed) it should work as long as the plug ends are compatable with the two machines. As William said, there may be a problem going from 64 to 32 bit. Belkin does work but others are easier but more costly.Good luch
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I really do not know if it would work. Sorry I can not help. I can tell you what I use and it works. I have an AMD A10-5800K APU 3.8Ghz Processor AD580KWOHJBOX. Hope you are able to get your answer.