So, doing a system build today and I put an AMD FX CPU into a motherboard that was not compatible with it.... have I killed the CPU, motherboard or both?
If it was a AM3 motherboard they should be no damage to either.So, doing a system build today and I put an AMD FX CPU into a motherboard that was not compatible with it.... have I killed the CPU, motherboard or both?
The FX 8120 works with all BIOS versions on that motherboard.It was an Asrock 970 Extreme3...and the wrong fx8120 i put into it, didn't realise there were two versions of them...BIOS is only compatible with one of them :-( Now I wasn't sure on the motherboard anyway...but has correct cpu in now and won't fire up :-( It came to me faulty anyway.....there is a known issue with the BIOS on these motherboards, so I replaced that and it should have fixed it.....but now I just don't know, if motherboard was completely dead to begin with, the new BIOS is faulty or I have now killed it..... :-(
you didn't read what i said....turns out there are TWO versions of that chip, i used the wrong one....that board is only compatible with one of them....The FX 8120 works with all BIOS versions on that motherboard.
https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970 Extreme3/#CPU
Still the same socket and pins one is a 95 watt and one is a 125 watt nothing should of been damaged.you didn't read what i said....turns out there are TWO versions of that chip, i used the wrong one....that board is only compatible with one of them....
And - how exactly are those 2 cpu versions different?you didn't read what i said....turns out there are TWO versions of that chip, i used the wrong one....that board is only compatible with one of them....
do hope you're right! guess just faulty motherboard or possibly just faulty bios then!Still the same socket and pins one is a 95 watt and one is a 125 watt nothing should of been damaged.
What board revision 2 supports both with all versionsdo hope you're right! guess just faulty motherboard or possibly just faulty bios then!
Different boost speeds one is 95 watt one is 125 watt.And - how exactly are those 2 cpu versions different?
One - tray version. The other - box version?
Yeah ... they're the same (just different packaging and cpu part number different because of this).
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thanks for looking that up forme....save me thr trouble after already doing several times today :-(Different boost speeds one is 95 watt one is 125 watt.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_FX_microprocessors
EDIT the revision 2 of the motherboard supports both with all BIOS versions.
um, that is interesting......it shouldn't have been a problem then.......guessing the guy who sold me the motherboard was lying about it's fault.....or i just have a dodgy bios chip! trouble is i bought the bios chip over a year ago and it's been sitting on the shelf......it was supposed to be the newest BIOS so i'm in a bit of a quandry best thing to do now, not got much money to play with......Different boost speeds one is 95 watt one is 125 watt.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_FX_microprocessors
EDIT the revision 2 of the motherboard supports both with all BIOS versions.
You are using a video card Right? with the monitor plugged into the card?um, that is interesting......it shouldn't have been a problem then.......guessing the guy who sold me the motherboard was lying about it's fault.....or i just have a dodgy bios chip! trouble is i bought the bios chip over a year ago and it's been sitting on the shelf......it was supposed to be the newest BIOS so i'm in a bit of a quandry best thing to do now, not got much money to play with......
of course! tried two different graphics cards as well.....one i know for sure does work. Seller on the board claimed intermittent start problems, i.e. it only booted around 20% of the time...constant turn it of and on again to get it to boot.....and i know from experience sure sign of BIOS chip gone bad, known fault with the boards....that's why i had the spare bios chip anyway as building PCs is how i make my money, mostly....so i look for the parts with profit potential. But i'm wondering, i could have dud bios chip...tried putting old one back in as well and still can't get any output, although it does fire up.You are using a video card Right? with the monitor plugged into the card?
EDIT and what fault did he say the board had?
of course! tried two different graphics cards as well.....one i know for sure does work. Seller on the board claimed intermittent start problems, i.e. it only booted around 20% of the time...constant turn it of and on again to get it to boot.....and i know from experience sure sign of BIOS chip gone bad, known fault with the boards....that's why i had the spare bios chip anyway as building PCs is how i make my money, mostly....so i look for the parts with profit potential. But i'm wondering, i could have dud bios chip...tried putting old one back in as well and still can't get any output, although it does fire up.