CPU, motherboard compatibility

[MrHappyTroll]

if I get this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130801

 

Can I use a "AMD Athlon X4 860K Quad Core Processor" ?

[Guest]

No. Why did you want that motherboard and why did you want that CPU?

[DrM]

umm, the product page says "Intel Z97 | Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150)", so no an amd cpu wont fit into an intel socket.

[HKZeroFive]

No, you cannot. The Z97 uses an Intel chipset, not an AMD one.

 

You're looking at the FM2+ chipset for the 860K.

[Darel321]

you need fm2+ socket for that athlon

[MrHappyTroll]

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I didnt think it would work and I plan to get an intel i5, is there a better motherboard for less than that one I should get ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

No, you cannot. The Z97 uses an Intel chipset, not an AMD one.

 

You're looking at the FM2+ chipset for the 860K.

FM2+ isn't a chipset. It's a socket. The chipset would be, for example, A88X which is a chipset that uses an FM2+ socket (Although it is NOT the only one). And Z97 IS a chipset.

So this would make more sense:

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

No, you cannot. The Z97 is an Intel chipset, not an AMD one.

 

You're looking at the FM2+ socket for the 860K.

 

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, MrHappyTroll said:

 

I can't read what you just said. Please reformat the post.

[HKZeroFive]

3 minutes ago, ChickenNugget said:

FM2+ isn't a chipset. It's a socket. The chipset would be, for example, A88X which is a chipset that uses an FM2+ socket (Although it is NOT the only one). And Z97 IS a chipset.

So this would make more sense:

 

*socket

 

My bad, I'm just throwing words together.

[MrHappyTroll]

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

*socket

 

My bad, I'm just throwing words together.

Is there a better motherboard that I could get for around the same price?

[MrHappyTroll]

4 minutes ago, MrHappyTroll said:

Is there a better motherboard that I could get for around the same price?

I dont really care about overclocking so should I get something else?

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, MrHappyTroll said:

Is there a better motherboard that I could get for around the same price?

OK can you please tell me why you decided you wanted that CPU and that motherboard in the first place? Are you building an entirely new rig? If so, tell us your budget and what you want to use it for and we can come up with a compatible list of parts for you. Are you upgrading something older? Please, just some context to make this easier for us.

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, MrHappyTroll said:

Is there a better motherboard that I could get for around the same price?

For your 860K?

 

Pick and choose which suits yours best - http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#f=2

 

However, if you're dropping $120 for a motherboard, you're better off getting an i3 with a mATX mobo.

[MrHappyTroll]

13 minutes ago, ChickenNugget said:

OK can you please tell me why you decided you wanted that CPU and that motherboard in the first place? Are you building an entirely new rig? If so, tell us your budget and what you want to use it for and we can come up with a compatible list of parts for you. Are you upgrading something older? Please, just some context to make this easier for us.

I have this computer:

Case: Minion Stealth Case Black   (green lighting)

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz (Quad Core)

Motherboard: http://www.asrock.com/mb/amd/fm2a58m-vg3+%20r2.0/

RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz

2 1TB HDD 7200rpm

GPU: EVGA GTX 960 ACX 2.0 2GB

PSU: EVGA 500 Watt

And windows 10 64 bit

 

I want to add/replace with this stuff: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D3vHsY 

(Including this Samsung 850 evo SSD 250gb and eventually a GTX 970 or 980 GPU)