upgrading my Ryzen 5 3500 to 7 5700

[dragonking4669]

Hi so I have a Pavilion Gaming Desktop but I have upgraded the RAM from 8gb to 16gb and I upgraded my NVME from a 256gb to a 1TB and I upgraded my 1650 super to 3060 12gb and I upgraded the power supply from the 400w to a 500w power supply so now I want to know if i can upgrade from my Ryzen 5 3500 to a Ryzen 7 5700 and if I can will i need to update the bios too

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Below is the link to the product specs page for your PC:

HP Pavilion Gaming - TG01-0023w Product Specifications | HP® Support

Click on the motherboard specs link for the list of supported processors.

The Ryzen 7 5700 processor would not be supported in your PC with or without a BIOS update.

[dragonking4669]

Oh I see so what would be the best CPU upgrade that I can do and will it need a BIOS update?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

The best processor you can upgrade to according to the information I posted the other day would be this one:

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

The PC shouldn't need a BIOS update to support the processor.

[dragonking4669]

Ok thanks for answering my question will i be able to use the cooler it comes with too or will i need to get another one or can i use the one that it has installed in it now?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome. 

You should be able to use the same heatsink since the processor is supported, and there's only one heat sink offered in the model series and all the processors are 65W.

The parts list for your PC indicates the heat sink is rated for up to 95W.

HP PartSurfer

Heatsink - 95W, Kidd