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Will an Intel i7 be compatible with my current setup?

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October 15, 2014 2:32:34 PM

I recently received an Intel i7 CPU as a gift and I'm wondering if it will be compatible with my current setup. One of my concerns is whether my PSU can support the addition.

Current setup (switch out the current CPU for an Intel i7):
HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive

MOBO: Gigabyte AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 ATX DDR3 1800 AMD Motherboard GA-970A-UD3P

CPU: AMD (Piledriver) FX-6300 3.50GHz (4.10GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 6-Core Processor

MEMORY: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) CL9 @1.5V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00

GFX: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB GDDR5 DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/DP Dual-X with Boost and OC version PCI-Express Graphics Card 11217-04-20G

PSU: EVGA 500W 80PLUS Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR

(DVD: LG Internal UH12NS30 BD-ROM Blu-ray Optical Drive)

Thanks in advance:) 

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October 15, 2014 2:34:16 PM

The intel i7 will not work with an AMD motherboard.

However, if you replace both the CPU and motherboard, the rest of the specs should be fine.
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October 15, 2014 2:34:49 PM

No - Your mobo will only take AMD FX series CPUs

What particular i7 have you got?
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October 15, 2014 2:52:57 PM

cirdecus said:
The intel i7 will not work with an AMD motherboard.

However, if you replace both the CPU and motherboard, the rest of the specs should be fine.


thanks for the help:) 
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October 15, 2014 2:55:31 PM

It's a good one. Worth $350. You should get a motherboard to use with it eg Asus Z97-A.
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October 15, 2014 3:01:02 PM

i7Baby said:
It's a good one. Worth $350. You should get a motherboard to use with it eg Asus Z97-A.


I'll look into it. Thanks again for the help
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