Is the FX-6300 compatible with FM2+ Socket Motherboards?

[Chester Buttbeard]

I bought a FM2+ motherboard for the upcoming A10-7850k APU. However, I decided against getting the APU because I didn't think it would hold up well in 1-2 years for gaming, so I decided against buying it. I now what to get a FX 6300 and a graphics card. However, I don't have the receipt from Newegg for my motherboard, so I was wondering if the FX-6300 will be compatible with FM2+ socket motherboards? (Specifically, I have the MSI A88XM-E45 motherboard.)

 

[Kraszmyl]

It will not. The FX cpus are AM3+ so you would need a new motherboard.

 

[Chester Buttbeard]

It will not. The FX cpus are AM3+ so you would need a new motherboard.

Thanks. I think I might just use Athlon instead of returning the board,

 

[Chester Buttbeard]

It will not. The FX cpus are AM3+ so you would need a new motherboard.

Thanks. I think I might just use Athlon instead of returning the board,

 

[oxiide]

However, I don't have the receipt from Newegg for my motherboard,

My understanding is that your "receipt" on Newegg is your invoice, which you can always access at any time in your Account History. That shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Kraszmyl]

Honestly no reason to not go ahead and get the a10 over the Athlon unless you are trying to save some cash.

Having the apu is a nice backup incase your gpu dies and unless you are attempting to run high resolutions and multiple gpus chances are you wont see much of an impact of the 2 module vs 3 module cpus.

Also the a10 7 series run the new core design vs the Athlons and FX running pile driver. While not to much better than pile driver the new design is still better.

 

[Chester Buttbeard]

However, I don't have the receipt from Newegg for my motherboard,

My understanding is that your "receipt" on Newegg is your invoice, which you can always access at any time in your Account History. That shouldn't be a problem.

I don't think I'd be able to return it because I gave away the Battlefield 4 voucher that came with the motherboard. Regardless I may go and try to request the return. Thanks!

 

[Chester Buttbeard]

Honestly no reason to not go ahead and get the a10 over the Athlon unless you are trying to save some cash.

Having the apu is a nice backup incase your gpu dies and unless you are attempting to run high resolutions and multiple gpus chances are you wont see much of an impact of the 2 module vs 3 module cpus.

Also the a10 7 series run the new core design vs the Athlons and FX running pile driver. While not to much better than pile driver the new design is still better.

I play at a 1680x1050 resolution so Kaveri would perform smoothly. But I think in the long run a 750k would be waste and so will the 7850k, it makes more sense to me to get the FX6300 ($89) and R9 270 ($120) instead. but for a backup? Hell yeah I'll probably buy 7850k for a backup.