will my mobo work with fx 8350

[leecmoss]

hey guys just looking a motherboards i came across gigabyte ga-970a-ud3p which is am3+ slot just wondering if i will be able to use this processor i read on gigabyte's website that you had to update the bios with the latest drivers if i do have to update the drivers how will i do it if the fx 8350 dont work?? i cant afford to buy another processor just to update the mobo any help will be great thanks!

 

[Wolfshadw]

The CPU Support List for that motherboard shows the FX-8350 is supported since BIOS version F1, the earliest version of BIOS. Where are you seeing that you need to update the BIOS for that processor?

-Wolf sends

 

[leecmoss]

when i search it in google here is the link http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4717#ov

it says just after the discription that it requres the latest bios update i mite be looking at an old revition but im new to this so not 100% yet =)

 

[leecmoss]

i also looked at this Asus M5A97 R2.0 its about the same price dunno if its any better it has basicly the same specs tho

 

[Wolfshadw]

Ok. I see what you're saying, but even when I go to download the latest BIOS, the only version available is the F1 version and that should be what's already installed. Also, looking at the ASUS board, it requires at least BIOS version 1006, which is almost certainly going to require a BIOS update to support that CPU.

-Wolf sends

 

[leecmoss]

ok so probibly best to get the gigabyte board there is a asrock 990fx extreem3 which i think is goiung to be more up to date thanks for the help so far

 

[logainofhades]

The gigabyte ga-970a-ud3p is the best 970 board you can buy, period. 990fx extreme doesn't support FX 8350. I also would save yourself some money and get an FX 8320 instead.

 

[zachparr2442]

the FX 8320 is the same as the 8350 the 8350 is just overclocked to 4ghz now you can easily overclock a 8320 to 4ghz just by using the multiplier and they are the same plus the 8320 is 50$ cheaper

 

[leecmoss]

ok cool i dunno how to oc but i guss its easy enuff i actualy was wondering if the asrock 970 extreem3 would support the 8320 or should i spring for the gigabyte 1?? thanks

 

[leecmoss]

ohh yeh ive had a bit of a dent in my buget so im now looking at an ga-970a-ud3p with the fx 8320 oced to 4.0ghz yeh? will this motherboard support the processer out of the box?? i dont have another to do a bios update with.

question 2 =) will a zalman cnps7500 cpu cooler be enuff to cool the procceser

question 3 will a 600-650w power supply be enuff to power the above components plus 1 msi r9 290 gaming 4GB??

thanks guys

 

[zachparr2442]

dont do the zaleman get a hyper 212 evo and you can get maybe 4.5ghz if you really watch your temp and their 30$ so same price. you said plus like crossfire, what is going to be your full setup

 

[leecmoss]

ok do you think the 2x 4GB ram kit would be better then 2x 8GB ram kit and this is the build so far ive changed the zalman for the evo cooler

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz (hoping to overclock to 4GHz. dont kno how to overclock tho)

Crucial 16GB kit (8GBx2) DDR3 1600MHz

MSI R9 290 GAMING 4GB

Corsair 600W CX Builder Series ive been told to get a better 1

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

gunna put it in a Sharkoon BullDozer midi case (its got good reviews)

any good?

 

[zachparr2442]

if overclocking that 8320 to 4.5 that cooler might just be enough that i a rough estimate, i have the same processor but i just got the NH-14D, 8gb of ram is enough there are test that some that fps sometimes drops with more than that, with the PSU i just got a CX750M for 70$ cause you have take in he fact that fans, hdd,sdd, dvd, all that draws power also
PSU is the heart of the system the CPU is the brains, MOBO is the body, GPU is the Eyes