Hi. I currently have a Sabretooth 990FX motherboard. Note, this isn't the R2.0, it's the first iteration. I don't know if that makes any difference.
It currently has an 1100T nestled in it. Although I'm not likely to get much raw power boost, I want to "upgrade" to an FX chip because they have hardware acceleration for AES and this will make a big difference with my encrypted disks.
I know the motherboard is AM3+ and the FX-chips are AM3+, but I've heard that because of the power draw of these chips not all motherboards actually can support them even if the socket fits.
Can someone who knows about this say if my motherboard will handle a 9370. Even possibly a 9590?
I'm going to jump ship to Intel later this year (shame - been a longtime AMD'er, but I need more power for my work), so I don't want to spend more money than I have to, but I have a work requirement for some of my stuff to be encrypted and software disk encryption will be horrendous for the amount of data I have.
Also, if I can piggy-back an extra question on here, will my current PSU need to be upgraded for the 9370/9590? It's 750W and currently supporting the current set-up (in sig) and five hard drives.
Thanks for any replies!
It currently has an 1100T nestled in it. Although I'm not likely to get much raw power boost, I want to "upgrade" to an FX chip because they have hardware acceleration for AES and this will make a big difference with my encrypted disks.
I know the motherboard is AM3+ and the FX-chips are AM3+, but I've heard that because of the power draw of these chips not all motherboards actually can support them even if the socket fits.
Can someone who knows about this say if my motherboard will handle a 9370. Even possibly a 9590?
I'm going to jump ship to Intel later this year (shame - been a longtime AMD'er, but I need more power for my work), so I don't want to spend more money than I have to, but I have a work requirement for some of my stuff to be encrypted and software disk encryption will be horrendous for the amount of data I have.
Also, if I can piggy-back an extra question on here, will my current PSU need to be upgraded for the 9370/9590? It's 750W and currently supporting the current set-up (in sig) and five hard drives.
Thanks for any replies!