will the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 am3 + REV 3.0 with a fx 8350 work

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i have a qustion i just bought a GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ rev 3.0 with a fx 8350 and wanted to know if they would work together becuase iv heard of many saying that the mother board doesnt support the fx 8350 and others say it will work fine?
another question i have is will i be able to overclock the fx 8350 with this motherboard rev 3.0 i have a 750 watt psu?
another question this is my first pc build, many say that the mother board rev 3.0 doesnt work corrctly with the fx 8350 is it true or will i have to update my bios?
and my final question is if my mother board doesnt work with the fx 8350 will i have to uptade the bios or buy a diffrent one if i do have to update the bios how would i be able to do it since i havent built it yet
 
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I have revision 1.2 (so you might dislike my answer) and 8350 overclocked to 4.3 since november of 2012. Board itself worked with phenom x6 before since march of 2012, fx-8350 works perfectly, phenom was not that stable.
My PSU is 850W i have a 7970 graphics, so 750W psu i more than enough.
You could ask some service center to flash it, though revision 3 should support fx8350 from the beginning. At least i bet you'd be able to flash it if neccessary even if it doesnt properly detect it. Judging by gigabyte site it supports 8350 in stock, so no worries.
Um. and for overheating issues - you ought to buy aftermarket cooler, stock one is just dangerous to use in my opinion. i was an idiot to use stock cooler for phenom for a while and...
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ive heard of voltage issues and over heating issues would the update fix it
 
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I have revision 1.2 (so you might dislike my answer) and 8350 overclocked to 4.3 since november of 2012. Board itself worked with phenom x6 before since march of 2012, fx-8350 works perfectly, phenom was not that stable.
My PSU is 850W i have a 7970 graphics, so 750W psu i more than enough.
You could ask some service center to flash it, though revision 3 should support fx8350 from the beginning. At least i bet you'd be able to flash it if neccessary even if it doesnt properly detect it. Judging by gigabyte site it supports 8350 in stock, so no worries.
Um. and for overheating issues - you ought to buy aftermarket cooler, stock one is just dangerous to use in my opinion. i was an idiot to use stock cooler for phenom for a while and well, maybe its the cause why its not stable i dont know, it definitely overheated above allowed temp range reaching temperature up to 90 degrees, while its maximum was about 70 as i remember.
 
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On the Overheating Problem: it's a design flaw in Rev 3 that was partially corrected by the heat-pipe-equipped Rev 4 PWM/NB heatsink.
I say "partially" since another aspect is not addressed: Your HSF or other fans must blow (much) air on the PWM heatsink. Tall HSF towers might make the PWM heat problem worse by blowing *over* rather than *onto* the PWM HS.
Some UD3 owners discovered the Rev 3 PWM HS was separating from the PWM MOSFETchips; whether the board warped down or the PWM HS warped up is irrelevant. Insulated steel backplates under the MoBo bolted to the PWM HS forced contact by forcibly un-warping the MoBo and the PWM HS brought their temps down to reasonable.
I own a UD3 Rev 3, and am typing this on this UD3 system. UD3 Rev 1.1, 1.2, and 2 apparently didn't have this problem (from what I'm reading all over the net).
When my house stayed at 80F due to summer heat, the PWM ran 60c idle and 100 loaded, with stock HSF. The CPU was not over-heated, so the stock HSF was adequate for CPU heat. The CPU was not overclocked, so my information does not apply to overclockers. For stock systems, the PWM temps can kill the board prematurely. Somebody with knowledge can say whether the high CPU PWM temps can cause misfunction in other parts of the UD3.
My cure for my UD3 Rev 3 board is to RMA/Refund it and buy a board suitable for water cooling (happens that means an ASUS board).
 
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