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    AM3 Mb replacement

    Any idea's why the fan connected to SYSFAN2 is not running, it didi not run with the other MB ? Fan runs if i connect it directly to the power supply unit using a adapter)
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    AM3 Mb replacement

    Hello All Thank you all so much for all your help, I NEEDED IT :) I bought a GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P (rev. 2.0) , installed using my same HD , and all is good, It booted up fine and then i put in the CD and downloaded all drivers from the CD ( I am pleased it was the MB and not the CPU, )...
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    Using old HDD with new mobo and cpu?

    Amazing answers , :) thank you ! :D
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    AM3 Mb replacement

    Thanks again for your help ,all,. WHEN I GET ANOTHER MOTHERBOARD , Is my system going to fire up with no issues from my Hard Drive with windows 10 on it? Would REPAIR option for windows 10 help?
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    AM3 Mb replacement

    Head spinning, My RAM is 1333HZ , can i persume that a MB that is more than that will work ? ( I do not see the AZrock one :( for that price) if i understand right, ... I need AM3+ FX support at least 1333 MHz DDR3 ram ( not sure where 8320 comes in ) and i'd like to pay no more that...
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    AM3 Mb replacement

    Thanks for all your advice, Last question, Do you think this one will work, it's on sale now, :) I have DDR3 RAM 1333MHz 4 sticks 16Gb ttl https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145049&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=am3%2b_motherboard-_-13-145-049-_-Product
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    AM3 Mb replacement

    Thank you all, really appreciate all the advice
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    AM3 Mb replacement

    Will these work? I know you get what you pay for, but i do not need a powerful one but just a middle of the road one, very confused, lol thanks guys,gals...
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    AM3 Mb replacement

    I updated my post again, with relevant info, :)
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    AM3 Mb replacement

    Thank you for your quick response, I have updated the post, Many thanks EVGA GeForce GTX 960 02G-P4-2966-KR 2GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+ , Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card MB- 990FXA-UD3 Gigabyte AMD FX 8-core 8320 3.5GHz
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    AM3 Mb replacement

    My Gigabyte Motherboard failed on me , I am trying to find a replacement but they are hard to find, I have .990FXA-UD3 Gigabyte . EVGA GeForce GTX 960 02G-P4-2966-KR 2GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+ , Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card AMD FX 8-core 8320 3.5 Ghz 16MB cache Win 10 64home...
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    old PC update

    Thank you so much for all your help, i decided on a 600W and a cheap Corsair case, All is good so far, :) Now i am deciding whether i want to install a SSD , do i really want that headache of re-installing stuff, .lol
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    Welcome to Tom's Hardware!

    Thanks for the add,
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    old PC update

    Hello, I am going to try to use these parts in my ten year old Tower,( if possible ) ( These parts i have were from another PC that was updated and are now mine to use :) ) What power supply would operate these? EVGA GeForce GTX 960 02G-P4-2966-KR 2GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+ , Whisper Silent...