Processor question

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Ok here is my conundrum. I have an older computer that my son uses. I was cleaning it today and while I had the processor apart my dog knocked down some of the components and I didn’t realize it at the time, but he ben some of the pins on the processor.

Don’t laugh. It’s an AMD FX 8 core 8350. I tried to delicately bend them back, but a few broke off so not it’s junk. Anyway, I have saved from another computer; yes I’m a computer part hoarder, an AMD FX 6 core 6300 processor. I realize this is a down grade.

Can I use the six core in place of the eight core? I don’t want to spend money for new components on this old computer, but I want to have something for him to use until he gets older. The pins look similar.

Will it work? I searched online and I’m not sure. Let me know if you need more info.

Thanks in advance

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It should assuming the 6300 is functional.

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Thank you so much for your reply. I wasn’t sure how it would go, but it worked fine. He doesn’t notice a difference in the way the computer works so that makes me happy and keeps him happy.

Thank you again!

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Reported for child abuse.

Jk

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You remove your CPU from the motherboard when you clean your computer? That is a bit “odd”, to say the least. Do you also remove the engine from your car when you clean your windshield?

WoW rarely uses more than 4 cores, so downgrading from 8 cores to 6 cores would not be a big deal. The bigger issue is that both the 8350 and the 6300 are 10 years old and very slow. Their 1-4 core performance is somewhere between that of a Core2Quad and a first-generation i3/i5/i7.