am i screwed ?

[acepro71]

ok i bought ga 970a ds3 rev 1.1 its an am3+  but bios does not support my cpu

 

but every thing runs fine so should i buy a new motherboard ? 

 

does it decrease the performance of the cpu ? 

 

Thanks in advance

[JAKEBAB]

lol if it runs fine i don't see why u need a new one and no it shouldn't decrease performance and what do u mean bios doesnt support its an am3+ mobo and an am3+ cpu...

[Guest]

Depends check out some review on the mobo and gather some more information. I remember the days when mobo say hey only supported 2 or 4gb of ram but in reality it was somewhere around 8 as large enough ram stick were not produced yet. 

[Guest GRRigger]

if you upgrade bios, it runs. what cpu?

[WoodenMarker]

lol if it runs fine i don't see why u need a new one and no it shouldn't decrease performance.

^

Update the bios if anything.

[needmorewood]

if it doesnt support it how does it work?
WHAT?

if things work then it should be fine
plus all 900 chipsets supoprt am3+ CPU's out of the box so im not sure why u think your bios doesnt support it

[acepro71]

^

Update the bios if anything.

already on the latest beta bios 

[acepro71]

if it doesnt support it how does it work?

WHAT?

if things work then it should be fine

plus all 900 chipsets supoprt am3+ CPU's out of the box so im not sure why u think your bios doesnt support it

cause they say it does not lol 

 

FX-8300 is supported but 8350 is not lol 

[Liam-McShane]

cause they say it does not lol 

 

FX-8300 is supported but 8350 is not lol 

That's because the board isn't rated for such a high TDP, it probably won't last too long especially if you're overclocking.

[acepro71]

That's because the board isn't rated for such a high TDP, it probably won't last too long especially if you're overclocking.

nope running on stock

[Guest GRRigger]

already on the latest beta bios 

 

 

nope running on stock

 

then you are up to date. downvolt and done.

[needmorewood]

cause they say it does not lol 

 

FX-8300 is supported but 8350 is not lol 

that means 8300 series... which the 8350 is a part of. if it works then it doesnt matter if it supports it or not....

u have no problem, this thread is kinda pointless

dont do anything that people say to do in this thread. there is no problem

[deathjester]

That's because the board isn't rated for such a high TDP, it probably won't last too long especially if you're overclocking.

 

^ This. I have no idea WHY these damn retailers sell combos of the 8350 with non 990fx boards and lower power phases. Now there ARE some non 990fx boards that are ok for stock. It all has to do with power phases on AMD. I would not OC it at all. Your board has 4+1 power phases. People usually like 6+2 with that chip to run at stock.

 

Will it last a long time? Who knows. At stock maybe. If you can take it back I would. If you can't? Just don't oc it. Not really your fault. These retailers are idiots and Tek Syndicate's Logan fails to mention that he is using a 170 dollar 990fx Asus board to OC his 8350. 

[TopNotchPCLol]

Some motherboards couldn't support Vishera out of the box without a BIOS update.

[TopNotchPCLol]

^ This. I have no idea WHY these damn retailers sell combos of the 8350 with non 990fx boards and lower power phases. Now there ARE some non 990fx boards that are ok for stock. It all has to do with power phases on AMD. I would not OC it at all. Your board has 4+1 power phases. People usually like 6+2 with that chip to run at stock.

 

Will it last a long time? Who knows. At stock maybe. If you can take it back I would. If you can't? Just don't oc it. Not really your fault. These retailers are idiots and Tek Syndicate's Logan fails to mention that he is using a 170 dollar 990fx Asus board to OC his 8350. 

As JJ(From ASUS) says it does not matter how many power phases they are, just how much the "phases" can handle. I OC'd a Phenom II X4 960t from 3Ghz, to 4Ghz on air cooling(it was 40 Celcius) and on a OEM board. I ran the OC for a few months until the board gave in, and wouldn't let me OC anymore. This board, AKA a non OEM board can handle it a bit better. But it won't be night and day.

[deathjester]

As JJ(From ASUS) says it does not matter how many power phases they are, just how much the "phases" can handle. I OC'd a Phenom II X4 960t from 3Ghz, to 4Ghz on air cooling(it was 40 Celcius) and on a OEM board. I ran the OC for a few months until the board gave in, and wouldn't let me OC anymore. This board, AKA a non OEM board can handle it a bit better. But it won't be night and day.

 

. Most friends I have with the 8320/8350 have upgraded to an Asus 990fx or a Gigabye 990fx. They have had good experiences with them. It kind of kills the savings people expect with AMD though. Those boards usually aren't cheap. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851

 

They have a rebate on the Asus right now. Not bad at 129 bucks. Don't think I would go cheaper then that if I was running a 8350 though. 

[-rascal-]

that means 8300 series... which the 8350 is a part of. if it works then it doesnt matter if it supports it or not....

u have no problem, this thread is kinda pointless

dont do anything that people say to do in this thread. there is no problem

 

There is an OEM part (not available to us consumers) named FX-8300.

It has a lower TDP rating and it clocked lower than both the FX-8350 and FX-8320.

 

 

OP, since you have the CPU now, try running the chip at stock and see how it works. Be sure to keep a close eye on the temperatures (VRM's, Chipsets, etc)..

Once you see any abnormal signs, prepare to take action.

[TopNotchPCLol]

. Most friends I have with the 8320/8350 have upgraded to an Asus 990fx or a Gigabye 990fx. They have had good experiences with them. It kind of kills the savings people expect with AMD though. Those boards usually aren't cheap. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851

 

They have a rebate on the Asus right now. Not bad at 129 bucks. Don't think I would go cheaper then that if I was running a 8350 though. 

I am doing the same, I am fed up with my MSI 970A-G46.

[jdrage97]

Same thing happened with me and my game would lag every two 2 seconds so i got a new one that was compatible and its fine now