Is the AMD FX 8350 compatible with the Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

[NicBak26]

I have the Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P it is rev 1.0 and has the bios version F2i, will this be compatible with the AMD FX 8350 black edition?

 

[Ryan_78]

It is compatible oboe, but that board does not have good thermal and power design to for that CPU. Get a board that is equal or better then mine gigabyte 970a ud3p, in other words with 8+2 power phase

 

[junkeymonkey]

AMD FX-8350 4000MHz 1MBx8 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 125W 5200 F1 so yes it is under bios F1 or higher

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4591

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4591#ov


any board from any brand has a cpu compatibility list al you have to do is pull it up from the support pages and look things over in that respect

by the way the F2J bios your running is listed as a beta - not that theres anything wrong with using it its just that is undergoing testing and has not yet been officially released.

as long as it seems to be working fine its good if your finding a few issues with stability or something you may try to go back to F1 [just don't fix if it don't seem broken ]

 

[Ryan_78]

Yes it is compatible, but on stock clock the 8350 has been tested to draw ~140w. That's about the amount for the board, I mean, any board with a 4+1 power phase is enough but not ideal for a 8350. Even if it supports it it will be not good for it. Get a board with 8+2 power phase.

 

[junkeymonkey]

ya , just me I would keep a 4+1 to a 95w chip like a 8320e

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD832EWMHKBOX-FX-8320E-FX-Series-Edition/dp/B00MUTWEM6

it should do all you want and need and at 95w not be as stressful on the vrm's

AMD FX-8320E 3200MHz 1MBx8 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 95W 5200 F2j

and looks like the bios your on now supports it as well [ F2J ]

 

[NicBak26]

Thanks for all the replies guys

 

[NicBak26]

Another question, my motherboard has the bios version F2i not F2j, will this still be compatible with the AMD FX 8320e?