Motherboard Compatibility With Certain CPU - Help

[Jeremy]

Will my ASROCK 970 Extreme3 be able to support the new FX-8350? People have been giving me yes and no answers and I'd like to know before I make a serious purchase.

[Air]

As far as I can tell, there shouldn't be any problems. They both have the same socket type and the 8-pin power connecter should give the CPU enough power.

[Jeremy]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Air:

As far as I can tell, there shouldn't be any problems. They both have the same socket type and the 8-pin power connecter should give the CPU enough power.

Thank you. I've been stressing about this because I'm tight on money but I want to upgrade. I haven't updated my BIOS, would I need to do that before installing the new processor?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

It's AM3+ motherboard with 970 chipset, should be no problems running FX-8350.
But yes you might want to update the BIOS before installing new CPU.

[PowerHaus930]

I'm not sure if you are the one who posted before but that board doesn't support the FX8350 or FX8320. It will support all FX81xx and the FX8300 but according to the ASRock website CPU support list for that board the FX8320 and FX8350 are not supported. Unless it is the Revision 2.0 version. I'm not sure what the difference is because the board can support up to a 140w CPU and it supports the newer Piledriver CPU's so it doesn't make sense why it wouldn't support the 8320 and 8350. Regardless I wouldn't recommend overclocking it.

You can see the CPU support list for the 970 Extreme 3 here -
http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme3/?cat=CPU

Here is the support list for the 970 Extreme 3 R2.0 -
http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme3%20R2.0/?cat=CPU

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Opprinnelig skrevet av PowerHaus930:

I'm not sure if you are the one who posted before but that board doesn't support the FX8350 or FX8320. It will support all FX81xx and the FX8300 but according to the ASRock website CPU support list for that board the FX8320 and FX8350 are not supported. Unless it is the Revision 2.0 version. I'm not sure what the difference is because the board can support up to a 140w CPU and it supports the newer Piledriver CPU's so it doesn't make sense why it wouldn't support the 8320 and 8350.

You can see the CPU support list for the 970 Extreme 3 here -
http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme3/?cat=CPU

Here is the support list for the 970 Extreme 3 R2.0 -
http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme3%20R2.0/?cat=CPU

Really odd, maybe to be on the safe side he could get FX-8150 instead then since it appears to be supported no matter what.
This may be hard to get though, doesnt seem to be on stock anywhere except on Amazon with insane price.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

You know what, it seems to be pretty rubbish motherboard anyway and to be on the safe side you should get some decent quality 970 or 990 motherboard that would be sure to work with FX-8350, like this one for instance:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/leAk

Or this:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lBXR

[PowerHaus930]

If he is going to buy a new motherboard and have to spend that much I think going with an intel setup would be better. Are you near a Microcenter? They have some of the best deals on MB+CPU combos but they only offer those deals for in store pick up. I just recently found out that there is a Microcenter within 20 miles of where I live and I could have gotten a much better deal when I built my PC and also when I upgraded it a while ago. I will definitely be going with Intel for my next upgrade. http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx

[Jeremy]

Opprinnelig skrevet av PowerHaus930:

If he is going to buy a new motherboard and have to spend that much I think going with an intel setup would be better. Are you near a Microcenter? They have some of the best deals on MB+CPU combos but they only offer those deals for in store pick up. I just recently found out that there is a Microcenter within 20 miles of where I live and I could have gotten a much better deal when I built my PC and also when I upgraded it a while ago. I will definitely be going with Intel for my next upgrade. http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx

Yes, there is a microcenter about 30-40 minutes away from my house.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Opprinnelig skrevet av JeremyyD1:

Yes, there is a microcenter about 30-40 minutes away from my house.

Their i5-4670K and MSI Z87-G41 Pc Mate combo then:

http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx

Or FX-8350 and Asus M5A97 R 2.0 combo.

http://www.microcenter.com/site/products/amd_bundles.aspx