I’m upgrading my desktop box soon and was just curious about the compatibility of chipset and CPU socket type.

Are all MB with a certain socket type, eg: socket FM2/FM2+ compatibible with all cpu’s of this socket type, regardless of the chipset architecture?

For example, I’ve chosen the the ASRock MB, FM2A88M with AMD A88X chipset, socket FM2+

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=25459&cPath=1441

and the AMD A10 7700K 4-Core Processor

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=26526&cPath=345

My buy list so far:

• SOHO 6513D3 Micro ATX Mini Tower Case (top mnt USB ports)
• Aerocool VP650 650W Power Supply
• ASUS DRW-24D3ST 24x DVD Writer
• Western Digital WD Green 1TB WD10EZRX
• G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL (2×4GB) DDR3
• ASRock FM2A88M Extreme4+ Motherboard
• AMD A10 7700K 4-Core Processor

Are all MB with a certain socket type, eg: socket FM2/FM2+ compatibible with all cpu’s of this socket type, regardless of the chipset architecture?

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Yes

Thanks, Ian

You should add a SSD to that list if you want the best performance. Put the operating system on the SSD and use the terabyte drive for storage.

I should back up my laptop onto the removable storage box of tricks I’ve got, the god’s are fickle when it comes to computers

fsm said:

You should add a SSD to that list if you want the best performance. Put the operating system on the SSD and use the terabyte drive for storage.

Yeah, that seems to be the go these days.

Yep, I regularly backup my system/data.
I use Acronis True Image