We'll i have a AMD phenom II 830 processor and ATI Radeon Hd 4200 GPU with a AMD 785G motherboard and i want to upgrade my Desktop for gaming so im going to switch out my CPU and GPU with a AMD FX-8350 and a Radeon HD 7790 but should i replace motherboard as i'm new to this. and if so what would you recommend thanks.
Should i upgrade my motherboard
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aznricepuff
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The phenom II 830 is a socket AM3 chip, so your motherboard is either an AM3 or AM3+ board; if it is the former you will need to upgrade to an AM3+ board since the 8350 requires AM3+.
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