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squidgelee 
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 Topic: upgrading my motherboardPosted: 17 Jan 2016 at 1:44am |
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking at upgrading my motherboard (FM2A55M-VG3+) I'm looking at getting a motherboard that can use two or even three monitors. Don't want to spend too much money though. i have a budget of up to £200 Thankyou.
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Xaltar
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Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 2:48am |
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So you want to get just a new motherboard with your current CPU or does a CPU have to fall into that budget too?
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 12:53am |
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Looking at keeping that the same just the motherboard
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 6:37am |
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And just what CPU is it that you currently own?
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 7:06am |
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AMD Quad core from what I can remember
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 10:42am |
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That only narrows it down to a few dozen different CPUs, so it doesn't really say much. Any chance you could take a look at the CPU itself? The part number should be on written on the lid.
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Ryzen 5 1500X, ASRock AB350M Pro4, 2x8 GB G.Skill Trident Z 3466CL16, Sapphire Pulse RX Vega56 8G HBM2, Corsair RM550x, Samsung 960 EVO SSD (NVMe) 250GB, Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500 GB, Windows 10 64-bit
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 1:04pm |
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Will try to look after work. Will have to remove the water cooling cover for it
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 2:30pm |
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Any of boards listed here should work with your CPU if it works on the board you listed in your first post. Even the most expensive ones should come in well under £200. I would go for the Fatal1ty or one of the extreme series right at the top of the page given the better VRM/power solutions on them. A quick look on amazon and the Fatal1ty board should be around £100.
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 5:48pm |
No No NO Right click on Start in the lower left, and choose System. There it will state what Processor you have. |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 10:40pm |
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the processor is AMD Athlon(tm) X4 760K Quad Core 3.80GHz
hope this helps
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