Amd fx 8370 and Zen mobo

[sloviper]

Hi guys im about to start a build and would like to get a motherboard that will support the new Zen chips when they come out. For now i will be installing a fx8370. 

Which motherboard would be the best since i wont be doing any overcklocking but it need to be ASUS and it needs to support the new Zen processors.

thanks in advance

[Cereal5]

None, since none of them will support Zen. Wait for Zen to actually come out before you buy. whatever you do, don't buy anything from AMD that's previous generation

[Enderman]

Zen motherboards don't exist yet.

And they won't be the same as the ones for the 8370.

[Megah3rtz]

a fx8370 won't fit in a zen motherboard, and a zen processor won't fit in an AM3+ motherboard. 

[Soundsystem90]

ZEN is completely new and completely different, that old shit called Bulldozer & Vishera will never match up to it and are not worthy of the AM4 platform.

 

Just wait and get better performance when it comes out.

[mariushm]

All Zen processors will be on socket AM4

There are some socket AM4 boards but right now, all of them are on OEM builds (HP, Dell etc)  and they use processors which combine non-zen cores with graphics on socket AM4.

Retail motherboards will show up later and Zen processors will show up in December/January.

 

FX8370 is on socket AM3 so obviously it won't be compatible with future Zen based processors.

 

Some of those OEM motherboards may support full Zen processors with bios updates but it would depend on companies like HP to do it, and also if the VRM on those motherboards is powerful enough (ex some zen processors will be 65w tdp, more powerful ones will be rated for 95w while the APU style processors in OEM systems these days are either 35w tdp or 65w tdp)

[rn8686]

Zen uses a new socket and will not be compatible with AM3+. Dont buy it, its outdated and a dead platform. 

[sloviper]

Thanks guys for your replies, i gues i will wait for Zen to come out.