I'm new to computer building (actually this is my first) and I was wondering the compatibility between this CPU and this motherboard.
This is the motherboard (2 links) -
http://www.microcenter.com/product/398235/M5A97_R20_Socket_AM3_ATX_AMD_Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B008V9959O/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_img_y
Now as far as I can tell these two are the same boards, and Microcenter just has a better price. I can't tell if the socket type of AM3+ is the only thing that makes it compatible. The chipsets it says it's compatible with Athlon II and Phenom II and Sempro 1600 Series, but I don't understand what that truly means.
This are the CPUs I was looking at.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CLBZAHY/ref=gno_cart_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-Processor-Edition/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_img_y
As I stated before, I'm completely new to this, so any help would be awesome. If the motherboard is not compatible, could you suggest any other options that I could use. Thanks in advance!
This is the motherboard (2 links) -
http://www.microcenter.com/product/398235/M5A97_R20_Socket_AM3_ATX_AMD_Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B008V9959O/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_img_y
Now as far as I can tell these two are the same boards, and Microcenter just has a better price. I can't tell if the socket type of AM3+ is the only thing that makes it compatible. The chipsets it says it's compatible with Athlon II and Phenom II and Sempro 1600 Series, but I don't understand what that truly means.
This are the CPUs I was looking at.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CLBZAHY/ref=gno_cart_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-Processor-Edition/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_img_y
As I stated before, I'm completely new to this, so any help would be awesome. If the motherboard is not compatible, could you suggest any other options that I could use. Thanks in advance!