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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: ultracmd on April 25, 2014, 05:26:29 pm

Title: Help with UPGRADINGS to a GRADE higher than my CURRENT GRADINGS
Post by: ultracmd on April 25, 2014, 05:26:29 pm

Greetings all :D

My Gigabyte motherboard has served me well over these past few years but I have finally decided that it is the time for the all timely upgrade. I thought I'd go with a processor first and there's one I've got my eye on at the moment, however, that's where I need help.

My motherboard is the Gigabyte GA-790XT-USB3 rev1 and my current CPU is the AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965.
I'm looking to upgrade to the AMD FX 8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor 4.00GHz Piledriver Socket AM3+.

Does this look at all like a possibility?  ???

Thanks BTW!

Title: Re: Help with UPGRADINGS to a GRADE higher than my CURRENT GRADINGS
Post by: absic on April 25, 2014, 07:04:10 pm

Hi there,

sadly not on your current motherboard. If you go for the FX 8350 CPU you will also need to get a new motherboard.

Title: Re: Help with UPGRADINGS to a GRADE higher than my CURRENT GRADINGS
Post by: Tiger on April 26, 2014, 03:44:53 am

GA-990FXA-UD3
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-990fxa-ud3-amd-990fx-s-am3plus-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-sata-pcie-20-(x16)-atx#BVRRWidgetID

GA-970A-UD3P
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-970a-ud3p-amd-970-s-am3-am3plus-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-20-(x16)-atx

Both these boards have •8+2 phase CPU VRM power design, which is very good. The 970 model doesn't have as many options when it comes to using multiple video cards. Both support the FX-8350.

Title: Re: Help with UPGRADINGS to a GRADE higher than my CURRENT GRADINGS
Post by: dmdilks on April 26, 2014, 04:01:09 am

I would go with this board and if you can find a Rev 3.0 that one will take all the CPU's out there like this one.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-990fxa-ud5-amd-990fx-s-am3plus-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-sata-pcie-20-(x16)-atx

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-fx-9370-black-edition-vishera-8-core-s-am3plus-clock-44ghz-turbo-47ghz-4mb-x2-l2-cache-8mb-l3-ca

Title: Re: Help with UPGRADINGS to a GRADE higher than my CURRENT GRADINGS
Post by: ultracmd on April 27, 2014, 06:23:14 pm

Greetings everyone!

Thank you all for the helpful replies!

Sadly, my budget doesn't cover a new mobo at this point in time. Thanks non the less!