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Can I swap motherboards and keep the same CPU?
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I am currently running the Fx 6300 but when I brought the motherboard it was at the low end so I want to upgrade my motherboard but keep the 6300 and maybe swap it out for a 9590 later.

Is this okay?

Will it effect the cpu in any way?


P.S im also getting a new case and water cooling so I can over clock.
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if it's compatible you can carry it right over, you can check on the motherboards support page for what CPUs it supports.
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it says on Amazon its for Am3+ so thats right?
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Send me a link to the motherboard and the CPU
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I wouldn't put that CPU on any old Motherboard.

If its cheap, it will do more damage than good.

What motherboard do you have?
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Im buying a new motherboard! the one I have at the moment its

GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3

and I want to upgrade to


Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Motherboard
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No point in that upgrade IMO.

Question time

What is all your current specs including make/model of PSU and the rest of the hardware
What do you use your PC for?
Whats your upgrade Budget & currency
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Yeah I'll let Xiggy carry on he knows his stuff, good luck in your purchas(es)
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specs

CPU: AMD 6300 [Six core]

RAM: 8GB HyperX High Performance RAM

Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 7770 1GB GDDR5

Power Supply: XFX 550w [80+ Bronze]

Hard drive: Western Digital 1TB 7200rpm [Blue]

Case: Ezcool: K9-720b



I have 350 GBP I want to upgrade my case the most my current one is terrible.
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