970 Chipset for 8320 Vishera?

Assassin0706 · May 6, 2014

So I'm freaking out here and I might have made a $160 mistake. I ordered an AMD FX-8320, for my ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 motherboard. The only problem is that is uses the 970 chipset which I've heard does support Vishera. But I've also heard it doesn't. I've heard that I might need to flash my BIOS for it to work. Please tell me if I fucked up!!

rgd1101 · May 6, 2014

google the motherboard, go to the manufacturer website, check the cpu supported list.
If the bios version is newer that what you have, flash to the latest bios with your existing cpu.

Danbuscus25 · May 6, 2014

that mobo supports vishera chips with bios version 1006 or higher.

cin19 · May 6, 2014

They are compatible, but you may not oc the fx8320 because there is not heatsink on the VRMs section.
Check the links, one is the LE and other is ASUS M5A97 R2.0 you can see the different that is in the upper side ( north) cpu socket. But if you can return it get the ASUS M5A97 R2.0.
LE https://www.asus.com/media/global/products/j02VBoX5bQJxJu1B/uk5uOonv073sQVMN_500.jpg
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 http://www.asus.com/media/global/products/4bZFxu0IYyQ1DSfB/IiRK8LenGsnqrEZh_500.jpg

Here is from http://pcpartpicker.com, if they are not compatible they will tell you. http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/llFO
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/llFO/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/llFO/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $229.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 12:05 EDT-0400)

Here is the cpu support list https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97_LE_R20/HelpDesk_CPU/ , as long as the MB has the 1006 version ( came out 10/22/2012).

Dark Lord of Tech · May 6, 2014

It's supported , but it's not a great pairing with the 8320 or 8350 , due to it's poor power phase design.

This is a better pairing , the bord has a 8+2 power design.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $239.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 16:23 EDT-0400)

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