Will I need to upgrade my motherboard?

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ericwarmerdam

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Hey, I'm currently running a rx460 and a Intel i3-6100 but I am looking to upgrade to the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.0 GHz Eight Core AM4 Processor, and the MSI RX 580 GAMING X 8G. I currently have a Asrock H110M, and a 500W power supply. Is the motherboard good enough to support these things and is the power supply enough to handle it? If not I might as well buy a whole new computer and just swap the ssd
 
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You can't use your current Asrock H110M motherboard as it is an Intel motherboard specifically for Intel 6th-gen CPUs (such as your i3-6100) and, with a BIOS update, Intel 7th-gen CPUs.

The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is an AMD CPU that requires an AMD motherboard with an AM4 socket. Choices of chipsets are three: A320-chipset mobos, B350-chipset mobos, and X370-chipset mobos. The A320 is non-OCable. The B350 and X370 are OCable.

Your current 500W PSU may be able to handle the Ryzen 7 1700 + RX 580, but quality (depending on the PSU model) may be in question, the number of PCIe supplemental power connectors, and ample wattage in the +12V rail especially if you intend to OC.
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You can't use your current Asrock H110M motherboard as it is an Intel motherboard specifically for Intel 6th-gen CPUs (such as your i3-6100) and, with a BIOS update, Intel 7th-gen CPUs.

The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is an AMD CPU that requires an AMD motherboard with an AM4 socket. Choices of chipsets are three: A320-chipset mobos, B350-chipset mobos, and X370-chipset mobos. The A320 is non-OCable. The B350 and X370 are OCable.

Your current 500W PSU may be able to handle the Ryzen 7 1700 + RX 580, but quality (depending on the PSU model) may be in question, the number of PCIe supplemental power connectors, and ample wattage in the +12V rail especially if you intend to OC.
 
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Hey Eric,
If you're getting an AMD CPU, since you're currently running an Intel CPU, YES, you will have to change your motherboard since the chips are not compatible (you cannot insert an AMP chip into the Intel chip slot...).

The rest should be compatible anyway, just the CPU that won't. :)

Cheers,
J
 
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