Will the ASUS M5A97 Plus Motherboard work with the AMD FX-9590 CPU

[T0AD]

Was wondering if my motherboard (ASUS M5A97 Plus) is compatible with the AMD FX-9590 CPU. The motherboard is the same socket (AM3+) but I just wasn't sure if it would be able to handle a 220W CPU. I also wanted to know if my 750W psu would be able to handle a 220W CPU

 

[sizzling]

No, the ASUS website rates that board up to 140w and it's not on the supported cpu list. The 9590 is generally considered awful, it needs a high end motherboard and cooling solution and AMD recommend a 850-1000w psu although that a little over the top. It is then beaten in most tasks by a stock i5 or even i3, very few scenarios does it show any real benefit from it's extra cores

 

[CTurbo]

Please do yourself a favor and do NOT get the FX9590. It will cause you nothing but problems and perform somewhere in the ballpark of a 4 year old i5.

 

[helpstar]

Wait for amd Zen or look for skylake i5 ddr4 or haswell refresh i5 ddr3