AMD FX-8350 compatible with 780G chipset?

[majiinakuma]

I want to save money, yet get a decent processor for gaming, and 3D modelling. I have a budget, so i5 and i7 is out of the picture and I need this processor soon for work.

Will my 780G Chipset run the AMD FX-8350? Or is the better recommended CPU for my board that anyone knows of?

 

[TNT27]

8320 can save you some money, and easily overclocks to performance of a 8350

 

[boosted1g]

some 780 boards have bios updates to support it, but they lack the extra 4 pin power to handle overclocking it, some boards wont be able to handle it very well at full load.

I would highly recommend a 970 chipset board for any 125w CPU.

For a 780g board without knowing which board I would suggest an 8320E

 

[majiinakuma]

Thanks for the quickly reply! And it does save me a cool 30 bucks on newegg. I have no need for overclocking as of yet for my games, but that could always change in the future.

 

[majiinakuma]

Hey boosted. Thanks for the suggestion. Here is the full model of my motherboard.

GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 which is a 780G Chipset.

 

[boosted1g]

Your board actually has an 8 pin connector.

In that case I would do the 8320 and get a better cpu cooler like the cooler master hyper 212 evo.
The stock one is not very good and loud as hell.

 

[majiinakuma]

You've been a great help, boosted! I'll stick with that processor and buy the cooler master if the noise really is too bothersome, or I experience heating issues.

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

To be clear, the 780G is compatible with the 8320/8350. However, the 780G is an entry-level chipset, so it is mostly found in entry-level boards, which do not have the power delivery system to handle one of AMD's octa-cores, overclocked or not.

It is usually a good idea to try to get a higher end motherboard for the 8320/8350. This will prevent your motherboard being damaged by an overload in the power delivery system. If you already have the motherboard, I would stick to the 8320 or 8320E, as recommended, since I would not want to overload it. If you can get another board, though, try to go for a higher end one, and then you can get a 8350 or overclock the 8320 to an 8350 (the difference between the two is literally only clock rates). The price for CPU and mobo should still be well under the price of an eight-threaded i7 and motherboard, so it shouldn't be too bad.

 

[majiinakuma]

Since you're saying that power overload can be a concern, I'll stick to the 8320E since it's 95W instead of 125. But, if it's in my budget I can get the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX motherboard.

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

Since you're saying that power overload can be a concern, I'll stick to the 8320E since it's 95W instead of 125. But, if it's in my budget I can get the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX motherboard.

The Sabertooth definitely a much more powerful system, but I'd say it might be somewhat overkill, specially if you don't plan to overclock 😛

Motherboards like this and this should be able to handle any octa-core if you won't overclock, and they have very good reviews. The Asus one in particular expressly says it is designed to handle 8 core CPU's in the Asus product page (I couldn't find the same mention on the Gigabyte one, but it should also support them). These are good options that will let you get up to an 8370 if you wanted, specially since you won't overclock.

 

[majiinakuma]

Haha yeah I won't overclock even when playing the latest games on Steam. The Asus one does sound nice. Thanks for the links.

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

Haha yeah I won't overclock even when playing the latest games on Steam. The Asus one does sound nice. Thanks for the links.

No problem! Glad to help.