AMD FX-8370 with AMD Wraith cooler Vishera 8-Core on MSI 760 GM-P34 (FX)?

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Will AMD FX-8370 with AMD Wraith cooler Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.3 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W run on a MSI 760 GM-P34 (FX) motherboard?
 
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You can only put a Ryzen processor into the AM4 socket, no AM3(+) compatibility in there.

That PSU is pretty cheap looking, I'm not sure if I'd trust it with high end hardware.

If you are gaming I would swap out that GT 730

What is your budget? If you don't have a whole lot right now, I suggest saving up and doing the upgrade a year or so down the line.
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This is true. Even a Ryzen 5 1400 will be a bit better if you're buying new, while costing the same, commanding a cheaper motherboard (FX 8 cores SHOULD have the more enthusiast level boards, which can run you around $125 for a proper one) draws less power, doesn't need beefy cooling to run comfortably, and will probably have better game support as it's recent stuff, yo.
 
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Thank you! We are likely to go with the AMD RYZEN 5 1600X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W YD160XBCAEWOF Desktop Processor. We'll have to upgrade the motherboard at a later time. Do you think there would be anything else that would need to be upgraded immediately with this processor? It has the GT 730, with 8GB's of RAM and a 931GB Hard Drive and and an Allied Atx 350w PSU?


 
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You can only put a Ryzen processor into the AM4 socket, no AM3(+) compatibility in there.

That PSU is pretty cheap looking, I'm not sure if I'd trust it with high end hardware.

If you are gaming I would swap out that GT 730

What is your budget? If you don't have a whole lot right now, I suggest saving up and doing the upgrade a year or so down the line.
 
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And for AM4/Ryzen, you also need DDR4 memory.

Additionally, you will need to source your own heatsink for the 1600X as none is included with it. The 1600 (non-X) is the better value as it trivially overclocks just as good as the 1600X and can get most of the way there using the stock HSF.
 
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