With the demise of Win10 looming, I'm being nudged towards Win11. The upgrade healthcheck tells me that my processor (AMD Ryzen 5 2400G) is not up to the job. Is there a pin for pin plug in and go replacement that you could recommend or is my PC on a slow march to the junkyard. See attached file for current spec of processor, board and memory.
Processor upgrade for Windows 11 advice
- Thread starter Allan
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Hi Martin.
My 6 yr old order as follows.....
Case
PCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Quad Core CPU with Vega Graphics (3.6GHz-3.9GHz/6MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A320M-K: Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
My 6 yr old order as follows.....
Case
PCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Quad Core CPU with Vega Graphics (3.6GHz-3.9GHz/6MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A320M-K: Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
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TonyCarter
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That motherboard (with the latest BIOS) supposedly supports up to Zen3/AM4 (i.e. 5xxx) CPUs. I'm assuming you're not after blazing video rendering performance, so a 5950X is not on your radar...something more like the 5600G (assuming you haven't added a discrete GPU in your build).
If you go to your order page, click on the order, you should see an 'upgrade this order' button near the bottom of the page. This will show the possibly upgrades for your build.
Don't forget to enable fTPM in the BIOS to get past the TPM requirement also.
But there may be more you want/need to upgrade to make W11 run at its best...
You may also want to upgrade to 16GB of RAM (an additional 8GB stick).
The other watch-out will be the wifi card, as it's very old and the W11 drivers are flaky/non-existent...so you may want to budget for a new Intel AX210 wifi card.
I know it sounds like I'm just trying to spend your money, but if you haven't already put an m2. SSD into that build as a boot/apps drive, then you may find it will make it feel like a new machine.
If you go to your order page, click on the order, you should see an 'upgrade this order' button near the bottom of the page. This will show the possibly upgrades for your build.
Don't forget to enable fTPM in the BIOS to get past the TPM requirement also.
But there may be more you want/need to upgrade to make W11 run at its best...
You may also want to upgrade to 16GB of RAM (an additional 8GB stick).
The other watch-out will be the wifi card, as it's very old and the W11 drivers are flaky/non-existent...so you may want to budget for a new Intel AX210 wifi card.
I know it sounds like I'm just trying to spend your money, but if you haven't already put an m2. SSD into that build as a boot/apps drive, then you may find it will make it feel like a new machine.