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Msi 970a-g43 plus

4 minutes ago, AMDxGAMING said:

Can i run a fx9370 on a msi 970a-g43+ motherboard ?

Most Likely not, you will need a 990fx chipset minimum, check manufacturer's page to be sure, and you will also need watercooling.

 

really if you are upgrading to a 9370, go for a 8320, and oc it it won't need watercooling, will use less power, and an oced 8320 will perform the same.

 

EDIT: 8350 is not supported as well, the 8320 is the max chip.

 

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1 minute ago, AMDxGAMING said:

Thanks for your answer!!

https://us.msi.com/file/test_report/TR19_2743.pdf

 

Here is a list of supported cpus, it looks like there is a 125W tdp, so the 8xxx"e" chips and 6xxx series are supported.

 

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That motherboard will "support" an FX8 series but I've had first hand experience with an 8320 on an 970A-G43 and it wasn't very good. Shit VRM setup on that board can't handle any overclock and barely runs at stock and only then with really good airflow. Thermal throttling was a constant issue.

 

It's possible, sure but personally I'll never try that again.

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  • 2 weeks later...
On 24/10/2016 at 0:19 AM, ApolloX75 said:

That motherboard will "support" an FX8 series but I've had first hand experience with an 8320 on an 970A-G43 and it wasn't very good. Shit VRM setup on that board can't handle any overclock and barely runs at stock and only then with really good airflow. Thermal throttling was a constant issue.

 

It's possible, sure but personally I'll never try that again.

If i put some heatsink on the vrm and downclock my fx9370 at 4ghz or 3, 3.6, 3.4...its ok ?

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2 minutes ago, AMDxGAMING said:

If i put some heatsink on the vrm and downclock my fx9370 at 4ghz or 3, 3.6, 3.4...its ok ?

It's not really just a matter of the VRM overheating, it's more a problem of the terrible 4+1 setup being weak as hell under load. It's a terrible motherboard in general for a power hungry beast like the FX series.

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