MSI 970A-G46 + Linux help
I have
PROCESSOR - AMD FX 8320 OC 4.7GHz
RAM - 20GB DDR3 1600MHz
MOTHERBOARD - MSI 970A-G46
GRAPHICS CARD - MSI Twin Frozr GTX 750Ti OC 2GB

Can I install all my drivers and software and will it run on this? If anyone can help I'm new to linux really.
最後修改者:⎠⎝Zushikatetomoto⎠⎝ UFO; 2015 年 12 月 5 日 下午 7:09
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_I_ 2015 年 12 月 5 日 下午 6:30 
turn off the overclock before the mobo stats on fire

970A-G46 ... MSI has confirmed that 8-cores exceed the safe limits of this board.

it has poor mosfets and vrm cooling
http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

a good read here
http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors
最後修改者:_I_; 2015 年 12 月 5 日 下午 6:31
引用自 _I_
turn off the overclock before the mobo stats on fire

970A-G46 ... MSI has confirmed that 8-cores exceed the safe limits of this board.

it has poor mosfets and vrm cooling
http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

a good read here
http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors
PS you may want to look at first link. Please tell me why it says it supports 140watt? It's not vaild.
引用自 _I_
turn off the overclock before the mobo stats on fire

970A-G46 ... MSI has confirmed that 8-cores exceed the safe limits of this board.

it has poor mosfets and vrm cooling
http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

a good read here
http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors
For overclocking I got it at 4.7ghz low 38c abd high 50c max. Please don't tell me this mobo sucks for overclocking.
引用自 _I_
turn off the overclock before the mobo stats on fire

970A-G46 ... MSI has confirmed that 8-cores exceed the safe limits of this board.

it has poor mosfets and vrm cooling
http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

a good read here
http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors
Your thinking of the MSI 970A-G43 Mobo I know they go on fire.
averyvh 2015 年 12 月 5 日 下午 7:56 
You might find more help on the steam linux forum.
Hardware should be fine out of the box with Linux, but you will want to install the newest Nvidia drivers for your graphics card. Easiest way is through the driver update utility on most Linux distros. That is the only driver you will probably need to worry about though.

What software were you planning on running though? Linux does not run all Windows software.

Did you have a particular Linux distro in mind? If you are new to Linux the best way to start might be dual boot. You can keep Windows around just in case while you see how Linux runs.
_I_ 2015 年 12 月 5 日 下午 8:08 
引用自 _I_
turn off the overclock before the mobo stats on fire

970A-G46 ... MSI has confirmed that 8-cores exceed the safe limits of this board.

it has poor mosfets and vrm cooling
http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

a good read here
http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors
PS you may want to look at first link. Please tell me why it says it supports 140watt? It's not vaild.
140w is what msi rated it at, the pii x4 965c2 is rated at 140w by amd, but actaully uses less power than fx83xx
anyhoo its not strong enough for fx8 at stock speeds or overclocking pii

http://www.overclock.net/a/database-of-motherboard-vrm-failure-incidents
several 970-g46 boards listed
引用自 _I_
PS you may want to look at first link. Please tell me why it says it supports 140watt? It's not vaild.
140w is what msi rated it at, the pii x4 965c2 is rated at 140w by amd, but actaully uses less power than fx83xx
anyhoo its not strong enough for fx8 at stock speeds or overclocking pii

http://www.overclock.net/a/database-of-motherboard-vrm-failure-incidents
several 970-g46 boards listed
No dude. MSI rated it for 125 watts look. http://ca.msi.com/product/motherboard/support/970A-G46.html#support-cpu Whats the highest watts is. By this it's 125watt. No wounder why the mobo cought on fire.
引用自 averyvh
You might find more help on the steam linux forum.
Hardware should be fine out of the box with Linux, but you will want to install the newest Nvidia drivers for your graphics card. Easiest way is through the driver update utility on most Linux distros. That is the only driver you will probably need to worry about though.

What software were you planning on running though? Linux does not run all Windows software.

Did you have a particular Linux distro in mind? If you are new to Linux the best way to start might be dual boot. You can keep Windows around just in case while you see how Linux runs.
Thanks. But one thing what is better Windows 7 Pro 64Bit or Linux and What one is the best version do you recommend?
Meurock460 2015 年 12 月 6 日 上午 6:53 
引用自 *^Zushikatetomoto^*UFO ☢ ☠ ☢"
I have
PROCESSOR - AMD FX 8320 OC 4.7GHz
RAM - 20GB DDR3 1600MHz
MOTHERBOARD - MSI 970A-G46
GRAPHICS CARD - MSI Twin Frozr GTX 750Ti OC 2GB

Can I install all my drivers and software and will it run on this? If anyone can help I'm new to linux really.
There are a huge variety of Linus Distros available, each differ in their own way. It may be a good idea to try out a few and see which suits you best. I recommed starting with Ubuntu and going from there.

Don't expect all your software to work with Linux, but sometimes there is alternative software that is Linux compatible. If I recall some distros had an app place of some sort where you could download stuff. Keep Windows as well though as there are still a lot of games that won't run on Linux (even when using WINE).

When trying out various Linux distros, use a seperate hard drive so you don't lose Windows. I can't help with drivers, but looking on the Ubuntu forums, there are people with the same motherboard as you.

Also _I_ does make a good point about the motherboard (G43 and G46 use the same VRM setup, only difference being G46 having a heatsink), but if its working I wouldn't worry too much. Just make sure that VRM stays cool.
最後修改者:Meurock460; 2015 年 12 月 6 日 上午 6:58
averyvh 2015 年 12 月 6 日 上午 10:19 
Thanks. But one thing what is better Windows 7 Pro 64Bit or Linux and What one is the best version do you recommend?
Which is better depends on who you ask. Windows has more games available for it, but Linux has security, privacy, its not as bloated as Windows, and more.

I would recommend Linux Mint with Cinnamon. Mint is easy to use, stable and you can easily install .deb software, which most Linux software tends to be. Cinnamon is a good looking interface and is similar to Windows 7 so it shouldn't be painful to use.

Ubuntu is the other popular version of Linux for beginners, but people tend to hate the Unity desktop and there are a few big privacy concerns as they sell user data to Amazon.
Meurock460 2015 年 12 月 6 日 上午 11:42 
引用自 averyvh
Thanks. But one thing what is better Windows 7 Pro 64Bit or Linux and What one is the best version do you recommend?
Which is better depends on who you ask. Windows has more games available for it, but Linux has security, privacy, its not as bloated as Windows, and more.

I would recommend Linux Mint with Cinnamon. Mint is easy to use, stable and you can easily install .deb software, which most Linux software tends to be. Cinnamon is a good looking interface and is similar to Windows 7 so it shouldn't be painful to use.

Ubuntu is the other popular version of Linux for beginners, but people tend to hate the Unity desktop and there are a few big privacy concerns as they sell user data to Amazon.
Wasn't aware about the privacy concerns, will keep that in mind as I occasionally experiment with Linux distros myself.

Still, Ubuntu would be a good start for the OP, but there are definately other distros that one may have a better overall experience with. Mint is good like you say.

Another one to try is Zorin OS. I can't speak for it myself, but have heard a few good things from others. Its user interface is very similar to that of Windows 7 so that may also be a good choice for those who are used to Windows.
最後修改者:Meurock460; 2015 年 12 月 6 日 上午 11:42
Thank you guys. I hope this gets pinned for other to see if they are new to linux. What about the Steam OS?
Meurock460 2015 年 12 月 7 日 上午 2:09 
Thank you guys. I hope this gets pinned for other to see if they are new to linux. What about the Steam OS?
I believe Steam OS is based on Debian. It wouldn't hurt to give Steam OS a try, as there are quite a few games now that will work on it (they might run on other Linux distros as well). Most likely there are still a lot of games in your library though that are Windows only so its best to keep that too and just dual boot Steam OS alongside Windows.
引用自 Meurock372
Thank you guys. I hope this gets pinned for other to see if they are new to linux. What about the Steam OS?
I believe Steam OS is based on Debian. It wouldn't hurt to give Steam OS a try, as there are quite a few games now that will work on it (they might run on other Linux distros as well). Most likely there are still a lot of games in your library though that are Windows only so its best to keep that too and just dual boot Steam OS alongside Windows.
Thank you one more thing for dual boot should I use 2 ssd. I only have one SSD and SSHD.
Meurock460 2015 年 12 月 7 日 上午 4:03 
引用自 Meurock372
I believe Steam OS is based on Debian. It wouldn't hurt to give Steam OS a try, as there are quite a few games now that will work on it (they might run on other Linux distros as well). Most likely there are still a lot of games in your library though that are Windows only so its best to keep that too and just dual boot Steam OS alongside Windows.
Thank you one more thing for dual boot should I use 2 ssd. I only have one SSD and SSHD.
You could partition one of the drives. Another option and probably the easier option is to grab a cheap HDD (or grab one out of an old or decomissioned PC) and put SteamOS on there.
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