Asrock n68 s3 fx + amd fx 6300, Maybe a bad combination?

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Tsuyoshi

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Hello to all of you.

i am new here, this is my first thread.

Well, i have a question, some time ago, about 3 weeks, my mother gave me a pc with a asrock motherboard, i changed then the old processor, a sempron and put a new one, a fx 6300.

After little research, i found that maybe this was a mistake.
I regret that decision.
People told me that that motherboard is old, weak, not apropriate to a fx processor, despite motherboard specifications.

Well, i think you understand my situation.

To add more to this, i have constant bsod, cpu performance seems poor, fan rotation sound is loud sometimes, very annoying.

So, what should i do?

Thank you in advance.



 
Solution
Where did you read that crap... if the CPU Support List includes the FX-6300, it should run well... you may have to update the BIOS though..
1. if your BIOS is not P1.20 or more recent, you need to update it.
2. It may also need better cooling... a loud fan with poor performance and bsods, can be indication of poor cooling.
3. If that doesn't do it, you may need to check everything from; BIOS settings particularly on CPU temp and fan speed, to; hardware power and data connections.
4. to Windows Power Options Settings, and general Windows health and performance.
5. You also have to check Hard Drive health... use Hard Disk Sentinel, performance should be high close to 100% and health should be as...
Well the Asrock site had the FX6300 listed for the N68C-GS4 FX but I don't find it there now so they may have had a problem. I updated the bios however the computer would just shut down randomly. I know that I could upgrade the heat sink and Fan but this board has no USB3 and only 3 gig sata transfer.
So I decided to upgrade the mobo to a Gigabyte 970A-DS3P The computer hasn't shut down one time , the new board is rock soldid. I might add I'm not a hard core gamer.