GA-880GM-USB3 Best processor

[Dave_11]

I currently have a 3.60 gigahertz AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core on a GA-880GM-USB3 v.1 is there a better/faster CPU I can use or do I need the change my board

 

[DonkeyOatie]

The http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3412#ov lacks heatsinks on it's VRMs, so I would not want to run more than a FX4xxx on it. While the FX6xxx or FX8xxx may fit in the socket, I would expect to find thermal throttling during intense gaming.

If you want to stay with AMD, you will need to wait for over a year for Zen to come out.
If you want to upgrade sooner, I would strongly recommend an Intel solution.

 

[Calvin7]

The AMD FX-6300 3500MHz Vishera 95W (Since BIOS version FFe) may be a good choice.


Supported processors:
(letters on end indicate "since BIOS version")
W denotes watts and TDP (Thermal Design Power)

AMD Opteron 3280 2400MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 65W 5200 FFe
AMD FX-8120 3100MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FE
AMD FX-8100 2800MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD
AMD FX-6300 3500MHz 1MBx6 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 95W 5200 FFe
AMD FX-6200 3800MHz 1MBx6 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 125W 5200 FE
AMD FX-6120 3500MHz 1MBx6 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD
AMD FX-6100 3300MHz 1MBx6 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD
AMD FX-4170 4200MHz 1MBx4 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 125W 5200 FD
AMD FX-4150 3900MHz 1MBx4 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD
AMD FX-4100 3600MHz 1MBx4 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD

 

[DonkeyOatie]

The AMD FX-6300 3500MHz Vishera 95W (Since BIOS version FFe) may be a good choice.


Supported processors:
(letters on end indicate "since BIOS version")
W denotes watts and TDP (Thermal Design Power)

AMD Opteron 3280 2400MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 65W 5200 FFe
AMD FX-8120 3100MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FE
AMD FX-8100 2800MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD
AMD FX-6300 3500MHz 1MBx6 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 95W 5200 FFe
AMD FX-6200 3800MHz 1MBx6 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 125W 5200 FE
AMD FX-6120 3500MHz 1MBx6 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD
AMD FX-6100 3300MHz 1MBx6 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD
AMD FX-4170 4200MHz 1MBx4 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 125W 5200 FD
AMD FX-4150 3900MHz 1MBx4 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD
AMD FX-4100 3600MHz 1MBx4 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 FD

I stand by my advice. It may fit (not might) but the VRMs and lack of heatsinks are very liable to cause thermal throttling and the OP will be out money and with very little performance improvement, so I cannot recommend the FX6300 for that motherboard.

And I really can't recommend getting a FX8320 and a new motherboard either at the current state of the market.

 

[Dave_11]

Guys, thanks for the advice especially the thermal performance

 

[DonkeyOatie]

If you Google around or search through this board, you will find a lot of people with thermal throttling of FX6xxx and FX8xxx chips on 'light' motherboards.

 

[Nanakji]

I was also asking for the same Fx6300 vs Fx8350 in this forum. I have received positive advice about the Fx6300 but not for the FX8350 (because of the 125w makes difficult to handle for this MOBO). The FX6300 is listed on Gigabyte web site as compatible with this MOBO. The FX835 is not. But the doubt remains: could we use ether with a nice heatsink?

I have a nice CM V8 heatskink. Do you think the thermal issues will remain with such a heat dissipation system? thanks