AMD 6300 problem

[baracken]

Hi!

I have a problem with my computer. 

The problem is that when I turn it on it loops 2-3 times before turning on and also when loading into specificaly WOW it sometimes freezes, could this be because of my motherboard not supplying enough power?

My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P.

I can't get any overclock either because then my computer will just shutdown.

I was thinking either buying a new motherboard like the new MSI 970 gaming, what I've read is that I should get a board with 6 powerphases and the board I have only has 4. It looks like the MSI 970 gaming has 8. I've looked at the Gigabyte GA-990FX-gaming to but I would like to have the cheapest board I can get.

The thing I want is in the future get a Z170 board with a 6700k so if the board is not a solution I can save up a little and get a Z170 and a 6100 with 8gb DDR4 in the meantime and save up for a 6700K later.

What do you think I should do? Or is the problem something else? It just feels like a power delivery problem.

[BurstSMG]

Get Skylake budget CPU now and wait until Kabylake comes out, then you're all set and done.

[Bittenfleax]

It could be your power supply. Do you know what model it is?

[baracken]

 

it's a CX600M power supply.

Is'nt Kabylake coming this year?

[Cryosec]

PSU shouldn't be the problem, I have a CX600 powering the FX-6300 on the MSI 970. If you aim at gaming, Intel is what you need. About your problem, I'm not sure, but it might be your mobo

[baracken]

Yeah I looked at a lot of reviews and they said that the 6300 was a perfect budget gaming CPU, then I watch a comparison between 6300 and the intel 6100 and the AMD got recked...

[Bittenfleax]

It take it you have not got any other PSU's to double check it is not your CX600M?

[baracken]

No I'm afraid not, I through my old PSU out. All problems get worse if I overclock if that'a any help.

[Guest]

I've had this same thing happen to me (same game, same symptom) - it was indeed the PSU. 

 

 

[Bittenfleax]

5 minutes ago, baracken said:

No I'm afraid not, I through my old PSU out. All problems get worse if I overclock if that'a any help.

Yeah OCing would just make it worse if it is a power delivery problem. You could RMA your PSU back to Corsair. It just means you will be out of using your PC for a few weeks.

[baracken]

problem is if it's not the PSU I will have to pay 50$ and it would not be worth it

[Bittenfleax]

11 minutes ago, baracken said:

problem is if it's not the PSU I will have to pay 50$ and it would not be worth it

You can just RMA it? I thought Corsair had warranty.

[baracken]

Here the store takes care of it in they're own shop and can only get money from Corsair if there was a problem with the PSU otherwise they take put a fee for the work.

[baracken]

one more thing I can say is that the motherboard only has an 4-pin connector for the CPU.

My feeling says it's the motherboard.

 

Let's say it's the motherboard, would it be more worth it to spend 350$ on a Z170, I3 6100 and 8gb DDR4 or 100$ on a new AM3+ motherboard with better powerdelivery? 

I will not be able to upgrade the I3 to an I7 this year. If I go with a new motherboard I can upgrade my 750ti to something like an 960 or wait to get an 970.

[sapphirethunder]

I remember reading about that specific motherboard and how it does poorly with FX6 and up cpus. So it isn't farfetched to say that it might be motherboard.

 

it might be worth it to get a Z170 board + i3 6100 now. Then next year upgrade to 1070 or R9 480/480X

Also, are you going to OC in the future for sure? Maybe you could instead take B150 motherboard and i5 6400/6500.

[baracken]

My goal is to get the 6700k for some futureproof. I'm not sure yet, the B150 is just 50$ less than the Z170 I'm looking at.

I would like to OC in the future.

[sapphirethunder]

34 minutes ago, baracken said:

My goal is to get the 6700k for some futureproof. I'm not sure yet, the B150 is just 50$ less than the Z170 I'm looking at.

I would like to OC in the future.

In that case, go for the Z170 + i3.

+ if you have the right BIOS on the motherboard, it means you can OC the i3.

[baracken]

Thanks for the help, I'm pretty sure it's the MB.

Then I will try and get the money for that combo.

Then I will not buy any new motherboard for this system if I don't find one dirt cheap. It will be a month or 2 before I can buy the Z170+6100 combo.

This works for the time being, this thread was more if it was worth paying 100$ for a new mobo and a GPU or buy a new intel system.

 

I'm very thankful for the help. If I find a mobo cheap and get rid of the problems I will write it here so we have an defenite answer.