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Ahpook

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6. VERY informative

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 10:10 PM

Dec 2020

Thank you.

Financially I can't keep up with PC technology. This MB is going to be pushed to its limit

The 3080 is probably going to be bottle necked a bit, but I'll have it when I upgrade the MB eventually.

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Motherboard question [View all] Ahpook Dec 2020 OP

NO. I learned the hard way that "socket" doesn't mean jack about whether your MB will support CPU. cos dem Dec 2020 #1

Ugh Ahpook Dec 2020 #2

No I-9s on the list. Here is the list of compatible CPUs. Sorry. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2020 #3

Oh wow Ahpook Dec 2020 #5

The socket is just what the CPU fits into. You need the same socket that your CPU is, but... PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #4

VERY informative Ahpook Dec 2020 #6