upgrade path

[1suffer]

hello so i was wondering if i could upgrade my pcs cpu from a ryzen 3 5300g to a ryzen 5 5600 it said my motherboard supports ryzen 5 5600g but idk if that means that all the other cpus would be supported i want the ryzen 5 5600 not g and im wondering how i would do the bios updated because i heard i need to do that if i get the cpu upgrade also with my research it said i have a erica6 motherboard heres the link to my pc specs https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c08022272

[NonSequitur777]

@1suffer,

Welcome to our HP community forum!

Unfortunately, a Ryzen 5 5600 or the Ryzen 5 5600X for that matter, are not compatible with your desktop. Your Erica6 motherboard (SSID: 8906) is an HP custom-made motherboard, and no BIOS upgrade has been released (to the best of my knowledge) to make the aforementioned processors compatible.

You can verify that here, for example, where only the AMD "G" processors show up amongst HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop TG01-2xxx (Erica6) Users.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[1suffer]

are the cpus on userbenchmark the only cpus that u can upgrade to or can i use like a ryzen 5 3600  sorry im kinda slow

[NonSequitur777]

@1suffer,

No worries, there are no dumb questions: only questions which aren't asked.

The only processors compatible with an HP Erica6 motherboard are:

The best compatible CPU being the Ryzen 7 5700G, which you can buy online for around $140~$150, such as this purchase option, for example, via this trusted eBay Seller: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 4.6GHz CPU Processor | eBay.

Please note, ONLY the "G" version processors are compatible with your motherboard.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[1suffer]

and would i have to update my bios or would it just be fine to put the cpu in since u said i have a custom made motherboard and would i need thermal paste i want a ryzen 5 5600g not a 7th gen so for example this https://www.ebay.com/itm/276534653607?epid=26046146904&itmmeta=01J1W9E4CX4P8CRCK9BGK7WDDP&hash=item4... idk how u made your ebay link look so nice LMFAO

[NonSequitur777]

@1suffer,

You don't necessarily need to update your BIOS before you install the Ryzen 5 5600G, but it would never be a bad idea to update it to the most recent version [F.32 Rev.A]: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC TG01-2000a Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Support:

For thermal paste, you can't go wrong with Arctic MX-4 or MX-6.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[1suffer]

hi one last time i just wanna be sure cuz im ready to get the thermal paste and cpu so im gonna get the ryzen 7 5700g so i dont have to update my bios right to install it like u normally would when updating cpu

 

[NonSequitur777]

@1suffer,

Yes, you should be good to go.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[1suffer]

thank you sm

[NonSequitur777]

@1suffer,

You're welcome!

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777