FX-8350 stability on a MSI 760GMA-P34 (FX)

PandaBear270

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Hello all.

I have plans to buy the MSI 760GMA-P34 (FX) to build a secondary job rig with an AMD FX-8350. It would be at stock speeds, stock cooler, not overclocking.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130722&cm_re=MSI_760GMA-P34_%28FX%29-_-13-130-722-_-Product

The question that molests me is: Would I get enough stability with that motherboard? The website says the CPU is compatible with the FX-8350 and 140W chips, but, I have doubts about the thermal capacity of these 760G motherboards. Because my FX-6300 seems to be running on the edge with a similar motherboard (other model, worse, less TDP limit). The cause of such borderline might be the lack of heatsink in the VRMs, that being heated up, might cause throttling on the processor.

If I go with this motherboard, I want to be sure I will have a stable and normal experience. I will not overclock or do anything expensive with that rig, only to use it for video encoding and other time-consuming tasks at the night. And unfortunately I am not able to spend more money that the cost of the said MSI motherboard.

As always, any tip or opinion will help me alot. Thanks.
 
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Hell no don't do it on that board, I also have that board and it can handle a FX 4300 with a mild Overclock but starts to struggle/run out of breath with even the 6300....low phase board man/no heatsinks, get a nicer 970/990 board is the way to go..

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Hell no don't do it on that board, I also have that board and it can handle a FX 4300 with a mild Overclock but starts to struggle/run out of breath with even the 6300....low phase board man/no heatsinks, get a nicer 970/990 board is the way to go..
 
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