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tiny voices · Dec 20, 2013

No, the motherboard IS NOT compatible. You NEED a am3+ motherboard.

Deleted member 1355262 · Dec 20, 2013

tiny voices :

Just updated it. Thanks for your advice.

Changed it to a ASUS M5A78L-M LX V2 (AM3+)

tiny voices · Dec 20, 2013

That board is VERY low end and is not a good option. It is an OLD board with a new socket tacked on. It was NEVER made for FX CPUs. You really want a 970 chipset board minimum.

Deleted member 1355262 · Dec 20, 2013

tiny voices :

What about this?

ASRock 990FX Extreme4
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18082&cPath=803

tiny voices · Dec 20, 2013

That is a VERY good board. A bit overkill, but a great board.

Kampinkarl1 · Dec 20, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286 $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125476 $210
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=22-236-625&Tpk=Western%20Digital%20Black%201TB%20WD1003FZE $89

I only chose those parts to give you an idea of how much you'd save by going to a different store.

As far as the board goes, ASRock made mine, the 990fx Extreme9, and I think it's top notch.

Use the money you save on that stuff to get a pair of 8GB Ram sticks - look for low latency and high frequency - and get yourself some dual channel going.

Deleted member 1355262 · Dec 20, 2013

Kampinkarl1 :

I live in Australia so I can't really buy parts off NewEgg..

littleleo · Dec 20, 2013

You could try this motherboard it isn't to expensive.

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/970A-G43.html

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