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A few days ago my power supply (cx 600) broke and with it it broke my asrock 970 extreme3 r2.0. I tested my gpu in another computer and that works but for now I'm left useless. I need to buy a motherboard, but I need to know if I should buy a combo with a cpu because I don't know how to tell if it works. My cpu is an AMD fx 8350

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The CPU platform (AM3) is starting to show its age...Maybe time for an upgrade if possible? 

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Anything is possible but it i would highly doubt that your cpu is damaged. I would just purchase a new am3+ motherboard unless you have the extra funds and are planning on upgrading. Dont buy a combo with another 8350 at this point. Some Newegg combos will save you a few dollars but i haven't ever been super impressed with the combo deals. 

 

You could also potentially purchase a used am3+ motherboard to save some cash for later upgrades.

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If you really want to go for Intel, sell your CPU. AM3+ is a 'dead' socket, go for like a i3-6100? (1151) that socket isn't dead, there are plenty of upgrades from there? 

I'm not saying you have to, I'm just giving you the better option here. Thank you :D 

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