Is my Motherboard Compatible?

[snowieflake18]

Will an A10 6800K with Radeon fit in my Acer aahd3-vc Motherboard?

 

[Obakasama]

A couple of sources suggests the motherboard has an FM2+ socket which would physically accept an A10-6800k. But whether it works is the key question and this would depend on the BIOS for the motherboard. Some vendors limit upgrades.

It would be best to stick to Acer's original configurations to ensure compatibility unless it can be verified other processors work with it.

 

[terry4536]

A couple of sources suggests the motherboard has an FM2+ socket which would physically accept an A10-6800k. But whether it works is the key question and this would depend on the BIOS for the motherboard. Some vendors limit upgrades.

It would be best to stick to Acer's original configurations to ensure compatibility unless it can be verified other processors work with it.

I had answered this post. The Richland processor is FM2, but supposedly it is compatible with a FM2+ motherboard. As I did a little research, I began seeing some conflicting statements. It left me with the conclusion that it probably will work (but maybe not). The AMD site doesn't say anything about compatibility, and neither did what little I could find on the Acer motherboard. So, I deleted my post

https://products.amd.com/en-us/search/APU/AMD-A-Series-Processors/AMD-A10-Series-APU-for-Desktops/A10-6800K-with-Radeon%E2%84%A2-HD-8670D/7

I am a little uncomfortable with a rule-of-thumb answer when the specifications don't match up. And by the way FM2+ processors do not work on FM2 motherboards for added confusion.

 

[Obakasama]

I have a Richland processor (Athlon x4 760k) with an FM2+ motherboard (Asus A88x-Pro). As you'd know, FM2+ sockets can accept FM2 processors. FM2+ sockets allow for extra pins which FM2 processors don't have. Physically it is backwards compatible as it were. I don't see the physical compatibility as an issue from experience. But this does not imply that FM2 sockets can accept FM2+ processors as you stated (but that claim was not made).

What is the potential issue is still the BIOS of the motherboard. System integrators often have different configurations for a PC model, often with different CPUs. It is conjecture to assume these variant models have the same BIOS for the motherboard (though I believe they would for cost effectiveness) and would thus allow that particular upgrade. Whereas a CPU which wasn't an option from the SI carries some risk as the BIOS may be locked to prevent such a hardware change; it is why I stated it would need verification. As such I don't believe what I wrote to be misleading.

 

[terry4536]

I have a Richland processor (Athlon x4 760k) with an FM2+ motherboard (Asus A88x-Pro). As you'd know, FM2+ sockets can accept FM2 processors. FM2+ sockets allow for extra pins which FM2 processors don't have. Physically it is backwards compatible as it were. I don't see the physical compatibility as an issue from experience. But this does not imply that FM2 sockets can accept FM2+ processors as you stated (but that claim was not made).

What is the potential issue is still the BIOS of the motherboard. System integrators often have different configurations for a PC model, often with different CPUs. It is conjecture to assume these variant models have the same BIOS for the motherboard (though I believe they would for cost effectiveness) and would thus allow that particular upgrade. Whereas a CPU which wasn't an option from the SI carries some risk as the BIOS may be locked to prevent such a hardware change; it is why I stated it would need verification. As such I don't believe what I wrote to be misleading.

No, I wasn't implying that. I was uncomfortable saying that it would be compatible, that is why I went back and deleted my answer. But since I had answered it, I was still tracking the thread.