Think my mobo can handle an FX-9590?

[TheFriendlyHacker]

This is totally a "you can just google it" question. But. I have googled it, and I believe I have my answer. But. I wanted to see if anybody here has some first-hand experience with it:

 

Can a Sabertooth 990FX R2 motherboard handle an FX-9590 CPU? Assuming that I'm going to overclock it a little bit. 

From what I've read, yes it can, even if overclocked. The CPU will be liquid cooled, but I'm still paranoid about frying my motherboard with a CPU that essentially runs like a nuclear reactor. 

 

Does anybody here have any experience with this combination of hardware?

Edited March 2, 2019 by TheFriendlyHacker

[LukeLinusFanFic]

I think the better question is "why would you want an ancient CPU?"

[FloRolf]

I'd seriously throw it all in the trash and move away from am3

[TheFriendlyHacker]

4 minutes ago, SwagMaestro said:

I think the better question is "why would you want an ancient CPU?"

That is indeed a better question lol. And the answer: because I already have it. Yes, I acknowledge (and agree) that I'd be better off just upgrading to Ryzen. But, I can't afford such an upgrade right now (considering I'd need a new mobo, RAM and CPU). But I can afford to upgrade from my 8350 to a 9590 (judge me as you will).

 

Given some time (when I get a better-paying job), I will eagerly upgrade to Ryzen. But for now, I'm going to have to stay on AM3. 

 

[Wolly9102]

If you already have that mobo and it isn't a rev 2.0 it won't work anyway

[TheFriendlyHacker]

2 minutes ago, Wolly9102 said:

If you already have that mobo and it isn't a rev 2.0 it won't work anyway

I do have an R2 Sabertooth. Probably should have mentioned that originally. Think it'll handle it?

[FloRolf]

3 minutes ago, TheFriendlyHacker said:

That is indeed a better question lol. And the answer: because I already have it. Yes, I acknowledge (and agree) that I'd be better off just upgrading to Ryzen. But, I can't afford such an upgrade right now (considering I'd need a new mobo, RAM and CPU). But I can afford to upgrade from my 8350 to a 9590 (judge me as you will).

 

Given some time (when I get a better-paying job), I will eagerly upgrade to Ryzen. But for now, I'm going to have to stay on AM3. 

 

AFAIK it's literally the same cpu tho. The 9590 Is just OC'ed a bunch. 

I'd try to sell the whole thing and get a 1600X or something used. 

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, TheFriendlyHacker said:

I do have an R2 Sabertooth. Probably should have mentioned that originally. Think it'll handle it?

Yea it'll work

[Wolly9102]

5 minutes ago, TheFriendlyHacker said:

I do have an R2 Sabertooth. Probably should have mentioned that originally. Think it'll handle it?

Yes it will work. But you will have to ask yourself the question. Do I really want to invest in an basically dead and underperforming platform? Most likely you will switch anyway in the not distant future. You better off with sticking with your 8350 and like others suggested sell the thing or wait until you can buy a new ryzen system

[Fasauceome]

The sabertooth is hardcore, it would work.

However, like others have said, maybe not a worth investment

[TheFriendlyHacker]

Just now, Wolly9102 said:

Yes it will work. But you will have to ask yourself the question. Do I really want to invest in an basically dead and underperforming platform? You better off with sticking with your 8350 and like others suggested sell the thing or wait until you can buy a new ryzen system

Honestly, I think you're right. And I am strongly considering doing this. 

The main reason I posted this was for the scenario where I still couldn't afford the Ryzen upgrade even after selling the hardware I currently have. In that case, I probably would just throw in a 9590 and wait until I am making enough money for the full upgrade. 

[BetterThanLife]

I think even a Ryzen 1400 is an upgrade from a 9590.

[slashqpbyte]

I upgraded from an amd a4-4000, stay the course, old parts are still parts.

[Wolly9102]

7 minutes ago, TheFriendlyHacker said:

Honestly, I think you're right. And I am strongly considering doing this. 

The main reason I posted this was for the scenario where I still couldn't afford the Ryzen upgrade even after selling the hardware I currently have. In that case, I probably would just throw in a 9590 and wait until I am making enough money for the full upgrade. 

Well nothing is wrong with asking :). But the money you use to buy a 9590 you can save to buy ryzen in the future. If you buy a 9590 now its wasted money

[onlybuilt4cubanxlinx]

The 990 series is the highest ranking in the FX mobos. It's completely fine to OC on it.

[Princess Luna]

32 minutes ago, TheFriendlyHacker said:

I do have an R2 Sabertooth. Probably should have mentioned that originally. Think it'll handle it?

Sure... don't cheap up on VRM cooling though or this will happen:

 

 

If all boots up okay though then using it until Ryzen 2 releases and replace it all is still a good alternative.

[Soerya]

Yeah it will work,but for 220 W tdp chip i wouldn't use it,just use your 8350 and oc it to 4,7 ghz

[-rascal-]

Yes, the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 was on ASUS' official FX-9590 compatibility list.

https://rog.asus.com/articles/news/asus-announces-full-support-for-amd-fx9590-and-fx9370-processors-with-existing-990fx-based-motherboards/

 

Basically any of the higher-end 6+2 VRM motherboards from ASUS / Gigaybte / MSi / AsRock would be okay, though 8+2 would be preferred IMO.

I was able to push ~5.0 GHz across all cores on my FX-8350 with an ASUS Crosshair V Formula (non-Z).

[TheFriendlyHacker]

On 3/2/2019 at 5:19 PM, Wolly9102 said:

Well nothing is wrong with asking :). But the money you use to buy a 9590 you can save to buy ryzen in the future. If you buy a 9590 now its wasted money

I finally did it. I've upgraded to Ryzen  

 

Like I said, I've been considering doing it for awhile, but this post was kind of the "final straw" if you will. And after selling my AM3+ hardware, I only netted a loss of ~$160. Needless to say, the new R5 2600x handles games (and everything else) much better than yee old FX-8350. 

[TheFriendlyHacker]

Just to do my due diligence and mark this thread as "solved":

 

Yes, the Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2 can most certainly handle an FX-9590 chip with no problems whatsoever. 

 

However, upgrading from an FX-8350 to a 9590 is not recommended IMO, since an overclocked 8350 can match or surpass the 9590. 

Ultimately, my solution was to upgrade to Ryzen. And ever since then, I haven't had any unexpected troubles with FPS. 

 

Although, I think I should answer the question I originally asked, in case anybody else encounters the same problem. 

Based on what I have read (and experienced, I suppose), modern games often don't take full advantage of FX chips. So even though there is quite a bit of CPU power available, the games just won't use it for whatever reason, leading to significant bottlenecks. 

Now mind you, the FX-8350 (with my experience) is absolutely capable of running most games fairly well...depending on your standards and budget. I'd still recommend it for those who need a budget PC that doesn't completely suck at gaming. But for those who are wondering why their FX chip isn't performing as well as expected, that's why. 

[DevShadow]

i don't understand you guys, because i use AMD 6300 FX with SB990FX R2, and yes i was thinking about upgrade, but where is the reason, if i do not play i use my PC to work on server files + C++, C# then tell me do i really need upgrade my PC. Any way i see lots of video on YT with this CPU and FX 8350 compare to some other CPU from AMD and be honest with you guys all depends what GPU you have it. 
Example:

AMD FX 6300 + RX 480 4GB + 16GB DDR3 Witcher 3 in 1080P on full settings works OK
AMD FX 6300 + RX 590 8GB + 16GB DD33 Witcher 3 in 2K on full settings works OK.
 

[Nena Trinity]

If the board is the brown board then its a yeah, its a good board if you find one in good condition! If paired with a RAdeon GPU it does many games fine in DX12 despite its age not a bad value if its for cheap but its you pay lots of it then forget...

[Beerzerker]

8 hours ago, Nena Trinity said:

If the board is the brown board then its a yeah, its a good board if you find one in good condition! If paired with a RAdeon GPU it does many games fine in DX12 despite its age not a bad value if its for cheap but its you pay lots of it then forget...

More to it than just it being brown.

The version is what to look for, a Sabertooth 1.0 or 2.0 is good, esp the 2.0's but there is another "Brown" version thats a 3.0, stay away from it.
That version fortunately is rare, more of a collector's item with it's rarity but it's also not very good, had alot of problems that were never solved when it came out.

There is also a newer 3.0 version that's darker in color and it's actually good, the way to recognize it is if it has an m.2 slot and RGB under the PCI-E latches. If it does it's the good 3.0 and it's a mostly black and grey looking board.
Another thing is only the 1.0 can unlock hidden cores, from 2.0 and onward they can't do it since that function was removed from the lineup, per request from AMD at the time.

BTW this is a necro'ed thread and probrably needs to be locked but giving this info anyway while I'm in here.
 

[igormp]

On 3/31/2021 at 6:43 AM, DevShadow said:

i don't understand you guys, because i use AMD 6300 FX with SB990FX R2, and yes i was thinking about upgrade, but where is the reason, if i do not play i use my PC to work on server files + C++, C# then tell me do i really need upgrade my PC. Any way i see lots of video on YT with this CPU and FX 8350 compare to some other CPU from AMD and be honest with you guys all depends what GPU you have it. 
Example:

AMD FX 6300 + RX 480 4GB + 16GB DDR3 Witcher 3 in 1080P on full settings works OK
AMD FX 6300 + RX 590 8GB + 16GB DD33 Witcher 3 in 2K on full settings works OK.
 

You don't need to. I went from a fx6300 to a ryzen 3700x and felt almost no differences when it comes to daily usage. The only difference I can notice is compile times of large projects.

Just as a side note, I rarely ever play games, and the ones I do play ran just fine on my old FX.