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I'm looking at upgrading my mother board and gpu, I've recently bought a corsair 850watt psu to power them. I was just wondering if the motherboard im after is compatible with the cpu I have now. ill post my pcs specs under this. The motherboard im after is the MSI Z170A gaming m7 with gpu msi gtx 980ti. Also would this set up be suitable to run sli in the future when I get around to affording it? Thankyou.

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
AMD FX-8350 54 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM
24.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M5A78L-M/USB3 (AM3R2) 50 °C
Graphics
BenQ RL2755 (1920x1080@60Hz)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (MSI) 32 °C
Storage
465GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (SSD) 30 °C
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-60ZF5A0 (SATA) 29 °C
Optical Drives
hp DVD RW AD-7251H5
Audio
XSplit Stream Audio Renderer
 
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Hey,

The 980 Ti will work with your current setup, but the Z170 motherboard will NOT. the motherboard you posted it for the LGA 1151 socket, for the new Intel 6th generation processors such as the I7 6700K and the I5 6600K.

But if you are getting a 980 Ti, I would upgrade the CPU also.
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You can't use a Intel motherboard with a AMD processor you must buy a socket AM3+ to use with your processor.
For a single 1080p monitor with a 60 refresh rate a 980ti is really not worth buying I would stop at a GTX 980 and running 2 cards is in no way needed.
 
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Hey,

The 980 Ti will work with your current setup, but the Z170 motherboard will NOT. the motherboard you posted it for the LGA 1151 socket, for the new Intel 6th generation processors such as the I7 6700K and the I5 6600K.

But if you are getting a 980 Ti, I would upgrade the CPU also.
 
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thankyou, I will be chaning my benq for a 4k monitor when i have it sorted. would you suggest changing the motherboard im getting rather than buying a new mother board and cpu? this may be a better option? Is the cpu i have now not very good?
 
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thanks got ya. Which asus boards are compatible with the 8350 and could be used for sli please? im looking to spend around the £150 - £200 mark I could always upgrade my cpu at a later point. Also would it be worth chaning the gpu im getting to an asus strix ti? would this be a better match?
 
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That CPU is better than the one you have , and the best that you can out in your socket. { AM3+ }
But if you are changing motherboard anyway, I would not buy it. I would either go for Intel Skylake { you will need new RAM } or Intel Haswell-Refresh.
An issue with the 9590 is it's Massive power requirement and Thermal output. For example, an I7 4790k - 88W, and AMD FX 9590 - 220W

That motherboard only supports Intel Skylake CPUs, such as the I7 6700k and I5 6600K etc, so it will NOT work with any AMD chips.

On a side note, the Amazon pricing can sometimes be a bit misleading... For example:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-I5-6500-FC-LGA14C-Processor-BX80662I56500/dp/B0136JON7M/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1457898426&sr=1-6&keywords=i7+6700k
Initial price listed as $477, but it was only $202 when it was launched!
http://ark.intel.com/products/88184/Intel-Core-i5-6500-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz
 
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thankyou for your help its appreciated. would you reccomend this? im looking at eventually running the 980ti's sli. Would this be up to the job? i really only play games like battlefield and cod but who knows with vr just around the corner. is the quad core proscessor not a step down from what i have now? also why would i need new ram?

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-fatal1ty-z170-gaming-k6-atx-motherboard-plus-intel-i7-6700-skylake-quad-core-processor-with-h?utm_source=google+shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CNzT29G5vssCFUmeGwodQMYHYg
 
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No matter what you buy DO NOT BUY THAT PROCESSOR. Your power supply will not run that processor and SLI 980ti's.
The massive power draw and cooling you need for it is crazy.
 
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Thanks mate looking at the power usage I dont think I will be. looks like trouble lol
 
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The I7 in that bundle is most definitely not a step down, it is a very large step up. I will have a look for cheaper combinations. One thing to consider with that type of CPU, is that you will require new RAM
 
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I would snatch out your SSD, reload windows on the regular hard drive and sell that PC as a working gaming PC. Then rebuild using your new power supply, and reusing the SSD.
 
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yeah looks like ill be selling all these parts here tbh! im just new into this but have just found out how addictive it is.
 
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Yes it does,
 
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thanks, appreciated! :)
 
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thanks for the help its openeed my eyes! think ill be going for one of the skylake deals :) is there a difference between the msi z170 and the msi z170a?
 
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