Is my motherboard too old for my AMD FX 9370?

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MOBO: MSI 970A-G43
GPU: MSI RX 480 8GB
CPU: AMD FX 9370
PSU: Corsair CX 750w
8GB RAM


So recently I got a new processor (AMD FX 9370) and Ive noticed no improvements at all in terms of performance. In fact, my experiences have been mainly lower and unstable FPS. Before I was using a AMD FX 6300, and it worked fine. Ive got an MSI 970A-G43, and my friends suggest that its my motherboard thats causing the problem ( apparently it cant send information fast enough or something) Is it true that this motherboard isnt good enough for this card, and that it could be worsening my experience?
 
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madmatt30
^ honestly surprised it even runs on it!!
The g43 is easily the worst quality amd 970 board ever made - these things have been known to catch fire with an 8320/8350 installed.
A 6 core 6300 is their limit IMO.

You're looking $130+ for a board that can safely run that CPU
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Its not that the motherboard cant keep up, it cant keep it powered.
The 9xxx series is not supported on that board: Warning: This MB doesn’t support 200W or above CPU.

I would recommend selling it and buying a proper processor (whether it be an 8xxx series and OC (not much of an upgrade) or move to intel)
 
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^ honestly surprised it even runs on it!!
The g43 is easily the worst quality amd 970 board ever made - these things have been known to catch fire with an 8320/8350 installed.
A 6 core 6300 is their limit IMO.

You're looking $130+ for a board that can safely run that CPU
 
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Are there currently any motherboards that support AM4 right now?

 
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Not that I know of but they are useless until the CPU's launch. I expect they will launch at the same time.
 
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