Can my motherboard work with these CPU and GPU?

Aceishigh

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My motherboard is "Powerspec B409" and I want to get a CPU called "AMD FX-6300 Vishera" which is a six core processor. Also I want a GPU called "Asus Radeon R9 270x 2gb"
I want to know if my motherboard will run this six core processor and the video card. I don't how to check so please help me out.
 
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Yes, the MB should work.

Supahos

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That FX-6300 CPU won't work. The MB is an old intel based 775 socket. AMD CPU's will not work. The radion 270x might work because there is one PCIe x 16 slot. You probably should upgrade your MB too, to an AMD FX board as well as memory from DDR2 to DDR3.
 

Aceishigh

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Would this motherboard work?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CM_Ll7G1q7sCFYlAMgod_18AfQ&Item=N82E16813157323&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-AMD+Motherboards-_-N82E16813157323&ef_id=UpvpqAAABb46AQwB:20131212192730:s
 




Yes, the MB should work.
 
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