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Motherboard Dead

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/motherboard-dead.201827/

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faiz0210 Original post #1
Nov 3, 2017 at 7:44 PM
Hey guys, need some help from your side.
My motherboard M5A97 has died( 4 and a half year old) and my processor is FX8350.
I am not able to find any decent replacement for my Mobo.
Can you suggest a mobo?
or should I just upgrade my CPU & MOBO both ?
usage -- EA Games, virtualization( VMware, KVM, dual boot Linux and Win 10)
GFX - Zotac 960 4GB
PSU - Corsair TX650M
I might go to nehru place tomorrow, urgent reply would be helpful.
SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku #2
Nov 3, 2017 at 11:05 PM
Keep in mind if you upgrade CPU and mobo, you'd need to upgrade ram as well.
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faiz0210 #3
Nov 3, 2017 at 11:08 PM
I have 2 Corsair vengeance 1600 MHZ(4G+8G). It won't work?

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faiz0210 #4
Nov 3, 2017 at 11:15 PM
Anyway suggest the best way forward?
I may spend 30k to 40k to upgrade the rig.
It should include cabinet as well.

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SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku #5
Nov 3, 2017 at 11:18 PM
faiz0210 said:
I have 2 Corsair vengeance 1600 MHZ(4G+8G). It won't work?

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Current gen CPUs support DDR4 ram. Your's is DDR3. It simply is not compatible.
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faiz0210 #6
Nov 3, 2017 at 11:28 PM
Can i go with below MoBo for the time being?

*www.amazon.in/Gigabyte-GA-78LMT-US...09731860&sr=8-1&keywords=am3+plus+motherboard
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faiz0210 #7
Nov 4, 2017 at 2:59 PM
Can somebody reply?

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whitestar_999 #8
Nov 4, 2017 at 7:31 PM
78 LMT USB 3 can support 8350 but make sure you get a recently manufactured mobo & not some 2 years old manufacturing date stock clearing mobo.
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faiz0210 #9
Nov 4, 2017 at 8:08 PM
Thanks man. I was able to find one in Nehru place.
Month of import shows Aug'17 and got it for 4800.
I'll probably replace the whole rig in next 6 months.
Hopefully all the other parts can survive that long.*uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171104/f6cdcc6a058fbe3f314159815c7b0591.jpg

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whitestar_999 #10
Nov 4, 2017 at 8:26 PM
In next 6 months you will have lots of choices among Intel coffee lake & AMD Ryzen builds.