Should I change my motherboard?

sabertooth123 · Nov 24, 2014

Hello, I'm looking to upgrade my CPU and my current motherboard(GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H) has an AM3/AM2+ socket which doesn't support the AM3+ CPU that I'm looking to buy.
The motherboard I'm interested in buying which suppots AM3+ is Asrock 960GC-GS FX which also is dual channel for whenever I need to upgrade my DDR2 ram to DDR3 ram but I've told that my current motherboard has better specs than the one I'm looking to buy and is more expensive too. Should I get the new one so I can fit in the CPU and of course DDR3 ram or should I keep the old one and find an AM3 CPU?

Please help me I'm desperate.

RookieOfTheYear · Nov 24, 2014

What exactly are your currents specs?

sabertooth123 · Nov 24, 2014

RookieOfTheYear :

Athlon II X2 250
GTX 750
2x2 DDR2 Ram
550W PSU
GA-MA785GM-US2H

And I'm looking to get FX-6300
and the ASRock motherboard stated above.

RookieOfTheYear · Nov 24, 2014

Alright. Now what is the amount you want to spend. The 6300 and stated ASRock board would come in around $150. I would think you should look for a better motherboard.

If you can swing it up to around $200, you will get more reliable products. Here is the 8320 with a very nice Asus motherboard for $237.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($122.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $237.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 18:06 EST-0500

It would help me to know what features would be important to you. Will you ever use multiple GPU's in Crossfire or SLI? Do you use USB 3.0? How many hard drives and disc drives do you use? And do you like to overclock your CPU's?

sabertooth123 · Nov 24, 2014

RookieOfTheYear :

Alright. Now what is the amount you want to spend. The 6300 and stated ASRock board would come in around $150. I would think you should look for a better motherboard.

If you can swing it up to around $200, you will get more reliable products. Here is the 8320 with a very nice Asus motherboard for $237.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($122.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $237.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 18:06 EST-0500

It would help me to know what features would be important to you. Will you ever use multiple GPU's in Crossfire or SLI? Do you use USB 3.0? How many hard drives and disc drives do you use? And do you like to overclock your CPU's?

Since I'm getting a decent CPU I'm not looking to overclock and I use 1 HDD.

RookieOfTheYear · Nov 24, 2014

Alright and what is your max budget?

sabertooth123 · Nov 24, 2014

RookieOfTheYear :

170.

RookieOfTheYear · Nov 24, 2014

Here you go. I would try to come up with the extra $13 so you can get the 8230 over the 6300. The two extra threads are worth the $13.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.99 @ Directron)
Total: $183.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 19:08 EST-0500

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