Motherboard Question

[Sona]

So im trying to figure out motherboards right now lol. So is there motherboards that support intel and then ones that only support amd ?

[Speedyv]

Yes.

 

And there are also different sockets within both Intel and AMD that only support the same socket CPU's.

 

So an LGA 1150 is a Intel socket and supports LGA 1150 CPU's.

But an 1155 is also an Intel socket but cannot support 1150 CPU's.

[Enderman]

Yes a motherboard will only support intel or AMD, not both.

They also have multiple different types of sockets. Even if its and intel CPU and intel motherboard there is no guarantee that they are the same socket. They need to be the same socket to work.

[MattWakey]

Yes.

 

And there are also different sockets within each Intel and AMD that only support the same socket CPU's.

 

So an LGA 1150 is a Intel socket and supports LGA 1150 CPU's.

But an 1155 is also an Intel socket but cannot support 1150 CPU's.

What he said ^

 

When your looking at  CPU to buy it will say which chipset it is for example AM3+ or LGA1150

so you need to find a mobo with the correct socket for your cpu

[Sona]

What he said ^

 

When your looking at  CPU to buy it will say which chipset it its for example AM3+ or LGA1150

so you need to find a mobo with the correct socket for your cpu for

Well i have a AMD FX-6300 laying around right now that i just got off a sale and i was going to get the R9 270 or 280 for Christmas. What motherboard would you recommend to support these parts. Im on a budget aswell 50-60 dollars USD for the motherboard

[arnavvr]

I would say $75 bare minimum for a AM3+ board

[MattWakey]

Well i have a AMD FX-6300 laying around right now that i just got off a sale and i was going to get the R9 270 or 280 for Christmas. What motherboard would you recommend to support these parts. Im on a budget aswell 50-60 dollars USD for the motherboard

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

 

definitely this

[MattWakey]

I would say $75 bare minimum for a AM3+ board

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

 

on sale at new egg

[NicekillBG]

So intel is more about digits and amd about names and digits

[Sona]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

 

on sale at new egg

I see that is has crossfire. What is that exactly ? And is this is good as it gets for a budget builder ?

[MattWakey]

I see that is has crossfire. What is that exactly ? And is this is good as it gets for a budget builder ?

Crossfire is AMD's technology for running 2 or more GPU's, like NVidia and SLI.

 

6300 + 270/280 is a great first build imo

[arnavvr]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

 

on sale at new egg

 

except when on sale

[Sona]

Crossfire is AMD's technology for running 2 or more GPU's, like NVidia and SLI.

 

6300 + 270/280 is a great first build imo

So AMD uses crossfire while Nvidia uses SLI but there the same thing just different names ?

[aidenrelkoff]

Well i have a AMD FX-6300 laying around right now that i just got off a sale and i was going to get the R9 270 or 280 for Christmas. What motherboard would you recommend to support these parts. Im on a budget aswell 50-60 dollars USD for the motherboard

any mother board that has a socket of AM3+

 

amd uses AM3+, FM2, FM1, AM2, and so forth

[Sona]

any mother board that has a socket of AM3+

 

amd uses AM3+, FM2, FM1, AM2, and so forth

So whats the differance between those names. Like why wouldnt i be able to use the FM2 or the FM! since AMD uses those. 

[aidenrelkoff]

So whats the differance between those names. Like why wouldnt i be able to use the FM2 or the FM! since AMD uses those. 

AM3+ has 941 pins. FM2 has 904 pins. SO you cannot wedge a FM2 cpu into a AM3, it will not fit, the pins are slighting differently spaced. Here are what pins look like on AMD.

 

here is where the cpu goes into:

 

Intel is backwards (imo) they have the pins on the mobo and the cpu is flat instead.