Will my motherboard support FX -8350

dazzler123 · May 17, 2017

Motherboard : Asus M5A78-M LX V2

GPU: GTX 1060 3GB

I'm thinking to buy fx 8350 as my old CPU ( Athlon II X2 260) bottlenecks my GPU.

Will my motherboard support fx 8350. Also,will there be any VRM throttling? , will it be able to draw enough power, will it handle my motherboard ?
And will fx 8350 bottleneck my 1060 ?

Thanks!

CountMike · May 17, 2017

It will: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A78LM_LX_V2/HelpDesk_CPU/ but I would advise against it on account of bad VRM on that MB. Coupled with 1060 it would be made to work hard.

LucoTF · May 17, 2017

I wouldn't put a 125w cpu in that motherboard, it would likely be throttling before you even got to the desktop

Get a 95w cpu or better yet, get a new motherboard / cpu / ram

dazzler123 · May 17, 2017

Can VRM throttling cause any damage . i.e if i use fx 8350 with 1060 3gb will it cause any damage (with current mother board) ??

madmatt30 · May 17, 2017

Damage ?? Not necessarily , the chances are it will throttle to 1400mhz constantly at the minimum though.

Stick a 6 core fx6300 in it , that's your best choice by a million miles.

dazzler123 · May 17, 2017

is fx 6300 good for today's gaming and is it future proof?

madmatt30 · May 17, 2017

Well considering its your only real choice it'll have to be good enough.
You're looking between 40-80fps on newer titles depending on the game.
It is what it is mate at the end of the day.

Certainly a monster upgrade over an athlon x2.

LucoTF · May 17, 2017

Well it's either spend $65 on an fx 6300 and spend 5 minutes fitting it once it arrives, or

spend $180 on a new cpu, motherboard and ram and spend ~1hr fitting plus a full windows reinstall (and possibly new windows license)

It's up to you and your budget, for what it's worth there isn't a big difference between the 6300 and 8350 in most games.

dazzler123 · May 17, 2017

im getting both the cpu's at same prices which one should i buy?

madmatt30 · May 17, 2017

Already been answered mate , the 6300 will work fine , the 8350 will throttle massively.
If you had a better board it would be the 8350, you dont though so its the 6300.

6 cores at 3500mhz is going to be a lot better than 8 cores running at 1400mhz.

How are they the same price ??
Most countries the 6300 is very cheap now , the 8350 hasn't dropped prices at all!

dazzler123 · May 17, 2017

madmatt30 :

i am buying it from a friend .

dazzler123 · May 17, 2017

Will FX 6300 bottleneck 1060 3GB? And is this pair good for the next 2-3 years?

madmatt30 · May 17, 2017

It probably will slightly because you'll be stuck at stock CPU clocks .

Good for 2-3 years ?? That's a big ask , at reduced settings down the line quite likely.

The fx 6300 is a 5 year old CPU now, bear that in mind.

jeffredo · May 17, 2017

Tinkerer that I am I'd probably buy a pack of $15 copper mosfet/vrm heatsinks regardless what CPU I had in it.

dazzler123 · May 18, 2017

can i overclock fx 6300 ?

madmatt30 · May 18, 2017

Some people have managed , its not really something I'd recommend though.

3.8ghz on all cores maybe with turbo disabled.
That's the most I'd do.
Its only a 3+1 phase power setup on that board which is why you need to stick below a 100w CPU tdp.

kgt1182 · May 18, 2017

At this timing(2017) its not worth to get an FX CPU.
It is better to switch platforms. Assuming you want to stick with AMD, wait for the A320 MB and Ryzen 3 1100 CPU. That would be a better investment then getting a FX 6300/FX 8320. You simply get more performance per dollar, and a lot more single thread performance.

According to sales models, a Ryzen 3 1100 would retail for US$110-130 and a A320 board for US$60-70. The US$200 spent here would do much better, and yet even stay under the price of a similiarly performing i5 6400. Do note you need new DDR4 RAM however.

For now, a B350 board, two sticks of DDR4 2666 and a Ryzen 5 1400 would be enough not to bottleneck your GTX 1060 (potentially a GTX 1080, as it performs like a Skylake i5 6500/OEM i7 6700T in single thread).

Getting an FX CPU will make you somewhat bottlenecked by its low single thread performance unless you go for high/insane clocks of >4.8GHz or even >5.0GHz in some cases.

dazzler123 · May 19, 2017

I will only use fx 6300 till 2018 cuz my current cpu is shit , otherwise i would have invested for a good cpu .
i can't afford any other at the moment , i used all my saving in 1060 .

LucoTF · May 19, 2017

I think you've heard everything you need to mate. Get the 6300, it's not a bad CPU and performance in most games would be similar to a G4560, even at stock clocks. Besides, it's not like you can afford any better right now

dazzler123 · May 20, 2017

Thank you everyone for your answers . i finally got the fx 6300 at half price (used) . It is much better than the athlon .

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