need help with motherboard

[jon1941]

hi fellow builders. i have an issue i have never encountered before. I would like to change out my motherboard from fm2+ to am3+ to get a more powerful cpu and overclocker. So my few questions are, should i just stay with the fm2+ in hopes they come out with a fx 8350 equivalent cpu or just switch to am3+? ok final question, will i have to re-install my windows 8.1 erasing all my data and games or since its still amd product will it just accept it? oh and it is oem version of windows. thanks for any help guys.

 

[amd4lif3]

what is your budget

 

[amd4lif3]

if its a decent budget go with an i5

 

[jon1941]

what is your budget

 

[jon1941]

i know i didnt mention it but please guys no intel push im sticking with amd thats how i am. sorry for any confusion i just need my 2 questions answered and there is no budget really maybe 250 to 300$

 

[PIEapple]

I would prefer go FX-8350 with MSI 970 gaming .

Motherboard tier list: 970 chipset

Tier One-Class A: Very High quality. Great boards for OCing, have optional SLI capability but more importantly can OC FX 8 well, if you have to get a 970 chipset board, these will be your top choice. High quality, and no overheating issues.

970 GAMING is a much better option in this regard.

You must reinstall OS(windows 8.1) ,because you msut clean the old driver.
You can't not use your old oem version of windows because OEM copies cannot be transferred from one PC to another,your must buy a new one ,you can read this http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/22055-63-what-difference-version-retail

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($168.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $268.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 20:40 EST-0500

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

ASRock 990FX Extreme6

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($168.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme6 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($146.87 @ Newegg)
Total: $315.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 20:49 EST-0500

Supports Socket AM3+ / AM3 processors
Supports 8-Core CPUs
Supports 220W AMD FX-9590 & FX-9370 CPUs
Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps, Digi Power, 8 + 2 Power Phase Design
Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2450(OC)
3 PCIe 2.0 x16, 2 PCIe 2.0 x1
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™, NVIDIA® Quad SLI
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), Supports Purity Sound™ 2 & DTS Connect
Qualcomm® Atheros® Gigabit LAN
5 SATA3 . 1 M.2 (PCIe Gen2 x2 & SATA3) . 1 eSATA3
7 USB 3.0 (2 Front, 4 Rear, 1 Vertical Type A) . 10 USB 2.0 (4 Front, 6 Rear)
Supports ASRock Cloud, Full Spike Protection, X-Boost

ADD some Ripjaws memory modules:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/amd/990fx%20extreme6/
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