Upgrading HP PC??

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I'm completely new to this. I would like to upgrade my HP envy h8-1414 to get the most out of it. I'm not sure of the compatibility of some components

First the CPU is from the zambezi generation. Can I upgrade to a "AMD vishera-8350" I think the socket is the same?

Second I would like to use a 4gb graphics card "MSI R9 380 GAMING 4G" would this be compatible

What would be recommended for a psu I know with the angelica2 motherboard it should be under 600w any suggestions?

Thanks!
 
Yes, that pc supports the 8350.

FX-4100 (Zambezi)
95W
FX-6100 (Zambezi)
95W
FX-6120 (Zambezi)
95W
FX-6200 (Zambezi)
125W
FX-8100 (Zambezi)
95W
FX-8120 (Zambezi)
95W or 125W
FX-8150 (Zambezi)
125W
FX-8350 (Zambezi)
125W

If you are getting the 380 video card, check to make sure you have enough room for it. It's a decent sized card, I have it. You can get the corsair cx600 psu if it the video card will fit.
 
The 8350 is known as a Vishera Series CPU not Zambezi.

Zambezi CPU's will be either 41xx, 61xx, or 81xx series while Vishera CPU's are 43xx, 63xx, or 83xx series.
 
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ok. here is what I was looking at. AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
 
thanks. Also the computer came with windows 8 and I just did a clean install of windows 10. Will I have do disable the secure boot to install the graphics card?
 
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