Hardware Question

[BananaMann]

will any Fm2 motherboard work with amd A8 6600k as i have ati HD 6670 Gddr5 and i want to combine the both apu and GPU to increase performance ?

 

[TVeblen]

any amd A8 6600k will fit in any FM2 socket.
But to work the motherboards BIOS must support that processor. There is no substitute for checking to see.

 

[BananaMann]

Thanks

Could you please suggest a motherboard for me? I am on a budget from 50 - $60

 

[BananaMann]

For gaming I guess

 

[BananaMann]

Anyone?

 

[TVeblen]

Well I'm not an AMD guy, so I am not current on their offerings.

If you are shopping for a motherboard for that CPU then it is just a matter of reading the specifications until you see the words that tells you it is compatible with.
Then it is whittling down the choices by deselecting the boards that have additional options you don't want/need.

Newegg.com is a great place to look at current offerings because you can "drill down" by option selections until you get to a handful of candidates.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007625 600370105&IsNodeId=1&name=FM2

 

[BananaMann]

Is this what Im looking for?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131972R

 

[BananaMann]

I want to combine the APU and GPU to increase performance in games. But which board allows this?

 

[TVeblen]

Is this what Im looking for?

Newegg.com - Open Box: ASUS A85XM-A FM2 AMD A85X (Hudson D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

It is super easy to find out.
You go to the Asus website > enter the part number in the search box > go to the product page > click on "Support" > Then click the "CPU Support" Tab > and you can see that the A8 6600K is supported as long as the Bios version is 6002 or higher.
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/A85XMA/#support

And you can do this with any motherboard you are considering.

Don't forget to also check the compatible RAM list (QVL List) while you are there!

 

[TVeblen]

I want to combine the APU and GPU to increase performance in games. But which board allows this?

Not sure I understand the question.

The processor will work with the graphics card in any system. It is not a matter of "getting them to work together" or anything. If you are worried about the processor being a bottleneck (don't), then you simply need to be looking at more powerful processors. But I don't think the A8 is any slouch.

If you want to get good advice on building a gaming system that is a game-specific performer you might post a question in the Gaming forum or the PC Custom Builds forum. Those nuts will let you know all you need to know!

 

[madcratebuilder]

Is this what Im looking for?

Newegg.com - Open Box: ASUS A85XM-A FM2 AMD A85X (Hudson D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Your HD 6670 is fine with that mobo. You know that's a Micro ATX board, right?

If you want a atx board look at these.
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-G1.Sniper A88X FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-F2A88X-UP4 FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

 

[BananaMann]

Whats the difference between the one I suggested and those 2?

Cheers

 

[TVeblen]

Micro-ATX is a smaller motherboard made to fit in small PC cases. It will have fewer slots and connections available.

A full ATX board will fit in any standard computer case and will have all the slots and connections you would expect in a PC.

 

[BananaMann]

Thanks so much for the knowledge! I will be buying another cpu and mobo tomorrow. Any tips and tricks will be appreciated )

 

[TVeblen]

I'm a big fan of side-by-side comparisons. You know, actually listing out the specification and components that are on all motherboards, and then comparing the different product's specs against each other.

For instance, some motherboards have 2 network interface ports (NICs). Do I need 2? No. So I will eliminate all those boards from consideration.
Some boards have newer sound chips, some have more SATA connections, etc. You might give those boards extra 'stars' for greater consideration. That way you can see if you can get more bang for the buck.
Oh, yeah, and then there is the price........

 

[BananaMann]

just bought the rig set up and working but can't figure out the dual gpu is there any particulars driver for that. actually i can't find out dual GPU option or crossfire x i want to use apu+gpu simultaneously my mobo is digilite a55

 

[TVeblen]

Oh, no! So that is what you were thinking. That is not going to happen.

To do SLI or Crossfire you normally need 2 identical graphics cards. There is no way that I know of to run the CPU graphics and the graphics card at the same time.

 

[BananaMann]

I thought it was 2 cards based on the same architecture?

 

[linnemeyerhere]

With the APU Hudson it's my understand that the proper GPU will run side by side with the APU.

 

[BananaMann]

Specs now

my pc specs
250Gb hdd
amd A8 apu 6600k
Gpu hd6670 ddr5
psu asiasat 500 watt
ram ddr3 4Gb 1333 mhz
motherboard digilite a55
win7