Upgrade motherboard to GA-F2A68HM-HD2

[PaulDesmond]

Hi I bought an Asus M5A78L-M/USB3. To my horror I found out that it was not Windows 10 compatible. The HDMI output did not work with my tV. Again I was told that this would not work but I never got any information on this.

I am looking at GA-F2A68HM-HD2 with the intention of using my existing 16G DDRE and my processor which is AMD FX 6300 6 core. Will this work and can someone give me some simple explanation as to why the HDMI did not work with the TV. Will the GA-F2A68HM-HD2 work?

THANKS

Desmond.

 

[DSzymborski]

People have reported poor support for the ancient HD 3000 graphics that are integrated on this motherboard. Most AM3+ motherboards stopped using these integrated graphics from 2009. The motherboard itself works with Windows 10.

An FX-6300 will never work on an FM2+ motherboard; we're talking completely different sockets.

Unless something else is broken as well, what you need is a dedicated GPU, not a new motherboard. What you should buy depends on your needs, your budget, and your power supply.

 

[PaulDesmond]

"The motherboard itself works with Windows 10."
I tried installing windows 10 on this after failing to install it took 4 hours to reverse this. Asus did email me saying that it was not windows 10 compatible.

All I want is a a mother board that supports
Windows 10
AM3+
DDR3
HDMI out to a TV if wanted
On board graphics.

I have spent over an hour looking at
GA-78LMT-USB3
GA-970A-DS3P
Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0
None of these come up to scratch.

 

[DSzymborski]

The problem is what you're asking for. The chipsets that include integrated graphics on the motherboard are ancient even by AM3/AM3+ standards and AMD stopped actively supporting them in 2013. You can't expect new operating systems to continue supporting ancient, undeperforming, rarely-used chipsets.

Again, the motherboard itself works with Windows 10. What's not working is the rarely-used integrated graphics, that have had poor support with Windows 10. The CPU itself has no integrated graphics. Almost everybody with an FX CPU uses a discrete GPU for this reason.

Your good option is as I said above: buying a GPU. A basic GPU so that you can surf the web and do office work wouldn't cost any more than a new motherboard anyway and would perform better than the very rudimentary Radeon HD integrated on motherboards with these chipsets.

 

[PaulDesmond]

Ah I think I understand. Getting a suped up graphics card would solve the problem. But the chinese company said no to the motherboard. If all it takes is a good motherboard then I could be in business. Thanks.

 

[DSzymborski]

Ah I think I understand. Getting a suped up graphics card would solve the problem. But the chinese company said no to the motherboard. If all it takes is a good motherboard then I could be in business. Thanks.

Just don't go above a 1050ti as you start to see diminishing returns fairly quickly on old AM3+ CPUs.

 

[PaulDesmond]

I'm not a gaming person so just need a decent card that allows me windows 10.

Just looked at these
MSI GeForce GT 710 Passive Silent 2 GB Graphics Card - Black

Gigabyte GV-N710D3-1GL NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 PCI Express 2.0 1 GB Graphics Card - Multi-Colour

Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 GeForce GT 730 1GB GDDR5 - graphics cards (NVIDIA, GeForce GT 730, 4096 x 2160 pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels, 4096 x 2160 pixels, GDDR5)

Are these ok for windows 10 on my M5A78L-M-USB3 motherboard and sort my Windows 10 problem out?????

 

[Calvin7]

Those are all entry-level video cards that have a Minimum Recommended System Power of 300 Watts. The onboard video was the only thing not compatible with Windows 10.

If you need AMD Chipset Drivers, they are included in this package:
https://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy4&os=Windows%2010%20-%2064

 

[PaulDesmond]

Okay I get where you are coming from

"entry-level video cards"

I only need to use a graphics card for microsoft word, excel, occasionally photoshop or streaming {very rarely] a last episode of emmerdale or a pop video of tina turner. Nothing intensive. So if these cards will get me out of the windows 10 problem then that is fine by me.

Why can't microsoft create a compatibility software. they did it for windows 7?

 

[Calvin7]

System requirements | Photoshop
512 MB or more of dedicated VRAM; 2 GB is recommended
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html

 

[DSzymborski]

Okay I get where you are coming from

"entry-level video cards"

I only need to use a graphics card for microsoft word, excel, occasionally photoshop or streaming {very rarely] a last episode of emmerdale or a pop video of tina turner. Nothing intensive. So if these cards will get me out of the windows 10 problem then that is fine by me.

Why can't microsoft create a compatibility software. they did it for windows 7?

A GT 710 is fine for this purpose, though if you think you may ever play a game, it would make sense to get a GT 730 with DDR5 RAM.

Microsoft just doesn't have interest in coding drivers for someone else's product that next-to-nobody ever uses. These integrated-GPU motherboards were of limited interest even when AM3+ motherboards were new and mildly popular.

 

[PaulDesmond]

Ok thanks I can go for a GT 710. Suddenly dawned on me I have a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Fx 55.1. Seems Creative labs have stopped making new cards. Would this work or do I have to get a new sound card as well?

 

[DSzymborski]

Inexpensive sound cards aren't typically any better than the motherboard sound these days. Unless you want to spend $150 on a sound card, there aren't a lot of reasons to have one.