New motherboard

[DJL99]

Hello
I have this motherboard: MSI FM2 A75MA-E35.
I want to get this motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65.
Would it work straight away seeing as they are the same brand? Would the drivers/bios be the same?
Thanks
DJL99

 

[mickyflinn]

No it wont work your old motherboard is FM2 and the one you quoted is AM3+

 

[DJL99]

What would I have to do to make it work ok?

 

[Grimley]

You'd need a matching CPU, take your pick from any of these.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1967&sortby=manual_sort&subid=1825

 

[DJL99]

Should I get the FX 6350 or 8350?
And what do I do once the motherboard and cpu are installed? Do I need to reinstall windows or anything like that?

 

[pastymuncher]

What cpu do you currently have and why do you want to change?

 

[DJL99]

I currently have an AMD A10 6800K. I want to switch because it's bottlenecking my graphics card really bad.

 

[pastymuncher]

Have you tried overclocking it?

 

[DJL99]

I don't know how to OC. If I did, then what should I clock it to?

 

[DJL99]

I don't know how to OC. If I did, then what should I clock it to?

I don't really want to either, due to heat and power consumption.

 

[DJL99]

I'm probably going to get the FX 8350. Once I install the new motherboard, what do I need to do? That's what I want to know.

 

[cheesyboy]

I don't really want to either, due to heat and power consumption.

I'm probably going to get the FX 8350. Once I install the new motherboard, what do I need to do? That's what I want to know.

You'll be getting a lot of heat and power consumption from an 8350. It's kind of a feature.

What GPU do you have, and what's your upgrade budget?

 

[ShivP]

If you are going down the upgrade route for the FX, get the 8320. It's lots cheaper, offers the same specs apart from a slightly lower clock speed and that's it - you can easily OC it to the 8350 stock speeds anyhow.

 

[DJL99]

I have an MSI Radeon R9 290. My budget is about £150.

 

[DJL99]

If you are going down the upgrade route for the FX, get the 8320. It's lots cheaper, offers the same specs apart from a slightly lower clock speed and that's it - you can easily OC it to the 8350 stock speeds anyhow.

I am trying to avoid overclocking as much as possible, so I wouldn't OC it. Does the clock speed really matter in terms of gaming?

 

[DJL99]

I have an MSI Radeon R9 290. My budget is about £150.

Can someone please reply? I need to know which cpu to get to go with this graphics card.