Will my Asrock Extreme3 990fx support the new AMD FX 9000 Series?

LouisIsMyDOG

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I want to upgrade my cpu to something more powerful cause I am power hungry for performance and I do a lot of photo editing. Do you think my mobo can handle something like a AMD FX-9590 and also what is xmp memory?


My Current Rig Is:

1 x AMD FX-6350 Vishera 3.9GHz Socket AM3+ 125W 6-Core Desktop Processor FD6350FRHKBOX

1 x ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

1 x EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-3662-KR GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

1 x Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (Yellow Heat Spreader) Model

1 x HyperX Fury Black Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model HX316C10FB/4

1 x Thermaltake W0131RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

1 x Antec GX500 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

1 x Cooler Master Seidon 120V - Water/Liquid CPU Cooling System with 120 mm Radiator and One Fan

Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit