Hey guys, I was thinking about upgrading my CPU without upgrading my motherboard. I currently have the AMD FX-4300 and wanted to upgrade to the AMD FX-8100 because I want to be able to run a GTX 1060 6 GB without it being bottlenecked. Problem is, I don't know if my motherboard could run it.
Some of My PC Specs:
CPU: AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor, 3800 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
Grapics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Motherboard: GA-78LMT-S2 (rev 1.2)
Power Supply: EVGA 450 BV, 80+ Bronze 450W
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
(Some Info On The Motherboard)
Supports AMD AM3+ FX / AM3 Phenom™ II, Athlon™ II series Processors
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 4 Classic Technology
Integrated ATI Radeon HD 3000 graphics (DirectX10)
PCI-E 2.0 x16 interface for ultimate graphics support
Hybrid EFI technology with DualBIOS for 3TB HDD support
GIGABYTE On/Off Charge™ for USB devices
If the FX-8100 is compatible, but there are better compatible CPUs out there for it, could you let me know?
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Been hearing from other places that upgrading to an entirely new motherboard for a ryzen CPU would probably be a better option. If this is the case, what good motherboards would you guys recommend?
Some of My PC Specs:
CPU: AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor, 3800 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
Grapics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Motherboard: GA-78LMT-S2 (rev 1.2)
Power Supply: EVGA 450 BV, 80+ Bronze 450W
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
(Some Info On The Motherboard)
Supports AMD AM3+ FX / AM3 Phenom™ II, Athlon™ II series Processors
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 4 Classic Technology
Integrated ATI Radeon HD 3000 graphics (DirectX10)
PCI-E 2.0 x16 interface for ultimate graphics support
Hybrid EFI technology with DualBIOS for 3TB HDD support
GIGABYTE On/Off Charge™ for USB devices
If the FX-8100 is compatible, but there are better compatible CPUs out there for it, could you let me know?
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Been hearing from other places that upgrading to an entirely new motherboard for a ryzen CPU would probably be a better option. If this is the case, what good motherboards would you guys recommend?