Help please! Will this work?

[Gelly54]

Hi all I'm looking to upgrade my system and have been doing my research for a few weeks now and think I have come to a decision.

Before I order I wanted to check with some more knowledgeable people that it will all work with my current mother board.

Im currently running the following:
Motherboard --- Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2 (AM3+) MicroATX
CPU ---- AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 455 3.30GHz (Socket AM3)
GPU -----OcUK HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
PSU ----- Cooler Master GX 450W '80 Plus Bronze'


I want to upgrade the graphics card and the processor to the following:

Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+)

Im presuming that I will need to upgrade the PSU?
Would I be able to slot these items straight into my rig no problems?
Would I need to update the bios?

Sorry for all the questions, just really want to be sure before I make the order.

Many Thanks

 

[Incrauze]

Before I order I wanted to check with some more knowledgeable people that it will all work with my current mother board.

Your current motherboard is AM3 which only supports AMD Phenom and Athlon and it doesn't have a BIOS update to use AM3+ CPUs so you will need a new motherboard but I suggest you go down the Intel route

Im presuming that I will need to upgrade the PSU?

450W will be enough but how long have you had the PSU for?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
Total : £434.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 

[Gelly54]

Thanks for the reply.
The PSU is 13 months old.
As for the socket, the research I had done did suggest it was AM3 only but the description on my invoice did say AM3+!
So Intel something I hadnt thought of, so would your suggestion be better for games such as Arma 3/Bio shock than upgrading to Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz?
Again Thankyou for your help and advice

 

[Bacon?]

Will need a new PSU if your running something like a 7950 because your current PSU doesnt have enough connectors.

CPU wise I'd either go i5 or 6300, with the i5 being the better performing chip.

i5 3570K + Z77 motherboard + 500-600W PSU + 7950 or 7850 would be a good performance boost.