Looking to upgrade

joostin1

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Hi, im looking to upgrade my processor but i'm not sure if its compatible with my current motherboard. My current motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-970-DP3 (http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-970A-D3P-rev-10#ov)

and i was wondering if i could upgrade my current processor, which is an AMD FX-6300 (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286)

to an AMD Ryzen 7 1700x (http://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-1700x).
 
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No. Your FX 6300 is a socket AM3+ CPU and the Ryzen 7 1700x is socket AM4, and they're not interchangeable.

And if you want the Ryzen 7 you're going to have to replace your MB and RAM (288-pins DDR4 vs 240-pins DDR3) as well.

FD2Raptor

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No. Your FX 6300 is a socket AM3+ CPU and the Ryzen 7 1700x is socket AM4, and they're not interchangeable.

And if you want the Ryzen 7 you're going to have to replace your MB and RAM (288-pins DDR4 vs 240-pins DDR3) as well.
 
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