Will FX 8350 work on my m/b MSI 970A-G46?
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Betailas
July 28, 2013 12:23:12 PM
Dunno, it's not on the supported CPU list.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/970A-G46.html#/?div=CPUSu...
Might want to ask MSI if it's supported. Weird that the 8320 is though.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/970A-G46.html#/?div=CPUSu...
Might want to ask MSI if it's supported. Weird that the 8320 is though.
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Betailas
July 28, 2013 1:15:26 PM
Betailas
July 28, 2013 1:17:00 PM
Betailas said:
cmi86 said:
It'll work just don't plan on overclocking do you know anyone with such a configuration? BTW, overclocking is not planned, just stock frequencies.
The fact the 8320 is listed leads me to believe that the motherboard is capable of supplying sufficient voltage as the 8320 and 8350 have the same power requirements @ 125W Those boards just have horrible VRM's that is why I say don't OC.
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It uses a simple 5-phase VRM to power the AM3+ socket. The board uses an all solid-state capacitor loadout, by saving on MOSFETs. The CPU VRM uses inexpensive On-Semi DPAK fare.http://www.techpowerup.com/179310/msi-unveils-970a-g43-...
Very bad VRMs. I wouldn't even overclock an FX-6300 in that board. For an FX-6300 at 4.5GHz with a vCore of 1.44v you're looking at 150W. This board just doesn't seem to be capable of handling that.
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It uses a simple 5-phase VRM to power the AM3+ socket. The board uses an all solid-state capacitor loadout, by saving on MOSFETs. The CPU VRM uses inexpensive On-Semi DPAK fare.http://www.techpowerup.com/179310/msi-unveils-970a-g43-...
Very bad VRMs. I wouldn't even overclock an FX-6300 in that board. For an FX-6300 at 4.5GHz with a vCore of 1.44v you're looking at 150W. This board just doesn't seem to be capable of handling that.
I know that for a fact. The 970A-G46 was one of the 3 4+1 970 boards I went through trying to get a good OC on my 6300. All would cap out in the 4.2 range with way too much vcore and heat. The VRM's were so bad on the MSI that when under load they would bleed so much heat they would cause the CPU to thermal throttle as it absorbed the heat from the near by VRM's !! I went and got my 8+2 Asus and within 5 minutes I Had 4.5Ghz on stock voltage(1.38) Just goes to show the difference between a good board and a junk board.
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cmi86 said:
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It uses a simple 5-phase VRM to power the AM3+ socket. The board uses an all solid-state capacitor loadout, by saving on MOSFETs. The CPU VRM uses inexpensive On-Semi DPAK fare.http://www.techpowerup.com/179310/msi-unveils-970a-g43-...
Very bad VRMs. I wouldn't even overclock an FX-6300 in that board. For an FX-6300 at 4.5GHz with a vCore of 1.44v you're looking at 150W. This board just doesn't seem to be capable of handling that.
I know that for a fact. The 970A-G46 was one of the 3 4+1 970 boards I went through trying to get a good OC on my 6300. All would cap out in the 4.2 range with way too much vcore and heat. The VRM's were so bad on the MSI that when under load they would bleed so much heat they would cause the CPU to thermal throttle as it absorbed the heat from the near by VRM's !! I went and got my 8+2 Asus and within 5 minutes I Had 4.5Ghz on stock voltage(1.38) Just goes to show the difference between a good board and a junk board.
Sounds about right. And say the OP didn't want to overclock, VRMs still weaken over time. So it is always best to spend a tad more on the motherboard and power supply when building a system imo. Longevity & System Stability are somewhat key imo.
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ElMoIsEviL said:
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It uses a simple 5-phase VRM to power the AM3+ socket. The board uses an all solid-state capacitor loadout, by saving on MOSFETs. The CPU VRM uses inexpensive On-Semi DPAK fare.http://www.techpowerup.com/179310/msi-unveils-970a-g43-...
Very bad VRMs. I wouldn't even overclock an FX-6300 in that board. For an FX-6300 at 4.5GHz with a vCore of 1.44v you're looking at 150W. This board just doesn't seem to be capable of handling that.
I know that for a fact. The 970A-G46 was one of the 3 4+1 970 boards I went through trying to get a good OC on my 6300. All would cap out in the 4.2 range with way too much vcore and heat. The VRM's were so bad on the MSI that when under load they would bleed so much heat they would cause the CPU to thermal throttle as it absorbed the heat from the near by VRM's !! I went and got my 8+2 Asus and within 5 minutes I Had 4.5Ghz on stock voltage(1.38) Just goes to show the difference between a good board and a junk board.
Sounds about right. And say the OP didn't want to overclock, VRMs still weaken over time. So it is always best to spend a tad more on the motherboard and power supply when building a system imo. Longevity & System Stability are somewhat key imo.
I couldn't agree more. Thing is I believe he already has the G46 so he's gotta make do for now.
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Betailas
July 28, 2013 11:00:33 PM
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The thing is that I have now overclocked Phenom II X4 965 to 3.9Ghz for about a little bit more than a year and it works pretty good and it also has 125W power package. I don't have enough money to change my m/b. So, what will be the answer? Is it worth to buy 8350/8320 on this m/b or not?An FX-8320 will work but not sure how long those VRMs will last.
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Betailas
July 29, 2013 3:34:31 AM
Betailas
July 29, 2013 10:28:00 AM
That could help yes. Cooling the VRMs will prevent them from hard stopping due to overheating (when you've got 4+1 Phases you don't want any hard stopping because that's an instant crash with an FX83xx). It is a thing called Ohm's Law. Whereas the electrical resistance of a material changes based on the operating temperature of a material. Heat causes resistance which lowers the overall output of a VRM. Cooling VRMs helps and also tends to cool down the CPU.
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Betailas
July 29, 2013 11:32:27 AM
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July 29, 2013 11:53:10 AM
Betailas
July 29, 2013 12:10:54 PM
zalman and a 140mm fan that is quiet and cn shift a ton of air say this one>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CO-9050009-WW-Series-Ed...
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Betailas
July 29, 2013 12:26:34 PM
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zalman and a 140mm fan that is quiet and cn shift a ton of air say this one>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CO-9050009-WW-Series-Ed...and where? to the front panel or to the upper? I've touched VRM radiator under this 80mm fan and it was slightly warm, maybe about 40C.
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ffejster25
April 10, 2014 9:24:33 AM
ElMoIsEviL said:
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It uses a simple 5-phase VRM to power the AM3+ socket. The board uses an all solid-state capacitor loadout, by saving on MOSFETs. The CPU VRM uses inexpensive On-Semi DPAK fare.http://www.techpowerup.com/179310/msi-unveils-970a-g43-...
Very bad VRMs. I wouldn't even overclock an FX-6300 in that board. For an FX-6300 at 4.5GHz with a vCore of 1.44v you're looking at 150W. This board just doesn't seem to be capable of handling that.
you can overclock a fx 6300 to 4.5 with a msi 970a-g46. I have and its stable and cool. never seen temps go passed 62c and that's with prime95 games never hit 60c. these cpu's can handle up to 75c or more no problem. for some reason these boards have a limited voltage selection for cpu. it goes from 1.429 to 1.44 nothing inbetween. LAME. hard to overclock passed 4.3ghz. also these fx cpu's usually can handle 400-500mhz more with stock voltages. so far I am at 4.3ghz at 1.429v 4.1ghz stock voltage is 1.425. I tried 4.5ghz @ 1.44v it ran just fine with no prime95 errors however I can't have the side on my case without it shooting up in temps. not scary temps but I don't like them to be any higher than 65c even tho they can handle it. I want my cpu to last as long as possible
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July 2, 2014 11:09:28 AM
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