Older ASUS mobo with newer amd cpu

[Jessesullins36]

I have a M4AB9GTD PRO motherboard and was given an AMD FX 8350 processor which is a huge improvement over my old amd. My question is, will this motherboard bottle neck? Of even run this processor at all?

 

[Azrael47]

That CPU is not compatible with that motherboard. A motherboard doesn't necessarily bottleneck a CPU, it tends to be a GPU which will bottleneck or vice versa. However if it is an old motherboard you may have problems with overclocking due to older VRM design and cooling solution.

 

[Jessesullins36]

Thank you for the reply. I am
Not interested in overclocking, just to run games with some good graphics and stability. Even though its not compatible, it will work it it's full potential your saying?

 

[Azrael47]

What will work its full potential?

 

[jeffredo]

You're guess is as good as anyone's as to how it will function. Some 890GX AM3 motherboards will run an FX chip even though they officially require an AM3+ motherboard. Yours is a 140W motherboard, so its not going to hurt to drop it in and try.

http://www.techpowerup.com/142251/amd-fx-zambezi-processors-compatible-with-asus-am3-motherboards-using-bios-update.html

Supposedly yours can run Zambezi CPUs with a BIOS update, but I don't see it on ASUS's site.