Title kinda says it all. I would like to know if Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 supports also amd FX-9370 or 9590 processors? EVO R2.0 is not on Asus list of mobos that support 9000 cpus, but M5A99X PRO R2.0 is and I can't see any difference between EVO and PRO in that sense... This is in case I would for some reason feel the need to upgrade FX-8350 to 9000 series cpu.
Does Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 support AMD FX-9000 cpus?
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Thanks for the answer. Where did you get that information? Seems that ASUS is saying that they have other models too that support these CPUs or have I misunderstood something? http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asus-amd-fx-9000-990fx-cpu,24159.html
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Old thread, but it should be clear that "9-series chipset" refers to the motherboard's chipset (970, 980G, 990X, 990FX) and NOT the cpu version. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_900_chipset_series
ASUS announced only that the 990FX motherboards will support the top FX chips. The 990X is a different version of the 9-series chipset than the 990FX. This is an AMD distinction not ASUS.
The ASUS website does NOT seem to say anywhere that the M5A99X EVO R2.0 supports the FX-9000 series.
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Your choices for the 9590:
ASRock 990FX Extreme9
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
MSI 990FXA-GD80V2
AMD.COM
Warning: This power draw of this CPU is almost twice that of the average CPU. Due to this, AMD recommends using at minimum a 1000W power supply. For cooling, AMD recommends using either either closed loop liquid cooling or full system liquid cooling.
ASRock 990FX Extreme9
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
MSI 990FXA-GD80V2
AMD.COM
Warning: This power draw of this CPU is almost twice that of the average CPU. Due to this, AMD recommends using at minimum a 1000W power supply. For cooling, AMD recommends using either either closed loop liquid cooling or full system liquid cooling.
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