Question 1

will this MoBo support a 64 bit Os?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this motherboard supports 64bit Os. I am running Windows 8.1 64 bit on it right now and it works great. Win 8 even picked up all of the drivers automatically.

Question 2

Is this motherboard compatibily with AMD A4-5300 Trinity 3.4GHz (3.6GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 65W Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 7480D AD5300OKHJBOX ?

Accepted Answer

It is intended  support all AMD FM2 Trinity and Richland parts, and all FM2+ Kaveri parts.  You should verify this on the MSI support website to ensure that there is no issue with low power / low performance parts.  Why the 65W Trinity?  There are better choices unless the part is almost free.

Question 3

will this Cpu work with this Mobo?
A8-5600K Quad-Core 3.6GHz FM2 Processor

Accepted Answer

Yes, If you go to MSI's web site and look for the CPU's supported,
You will see that the A8 5600K Trinity CPU is supported by this motherboard

Question 4

ok I am Just woundering if I need to have two sticks of ram or can i just use one stick of ram. Also, how many Fans can I have hooked up to it???Thank You for reading this and also thanks for taking your time to answer these Q.

Accepted Answer

You can use one, but you're better off with two from a performance perspective, especially if you're using the built in graphics. For fans, there's plugs for two more fans besides the CPU fan.
I bought this for my wife's PC and it's been dutifully playing the Sims for a few months now, no issues.
:)

Question 5

Do I need to buy a separate wireless adapter or does this have a built in one?

Accepted Answer

If you need wireless, then buy a wireless adapter since it doesn't have one built in. However, you can connect an Ethernet cable to it like most motherboards and it'll work fine with the right drivers.

Question 6

Does it have onboard wifi reciever?

Accepted Answer

No it does not. Although i bought a WiFi adapter for my build the pcie slot was covered up by my graphics card. Their for when building keep this in mind i would recommend buying a pci WiFi adapter. all and all i have been playing very nice games bf4 ac4 bo2 etc and it hasnt had a problem yet.

Question 7

If I purchased this motherboard would I also need to purchase a graphics card with it?

Accepted Answer

depends on your intent, as a short answer no, there is no graphics chip on the board itself, however, all FM2 and FM2+ cpu's have on die graphics (also called a gpu, graphics processing unit), essentially taking the chip design from third party software and placing it into the cpu makers control. Generally speaking, the more expensive the chip, the better the on die graphics. Additionally, the more power is required for the cpu itself, due to the increased workload placed upon the gpu. If you wish to do mainstream gaming, at high resolutions or high graphical settings, or if you plan to do lots of photo editing, your gpu's graphics will not be enough to match the demand within these applications, potentially forcing you into the purchase of a discrete graphics card. However, for streaming hd video, on die is more than sufficient.

Question 8

What speed memory should I use with this motherboard if I use the AMD A8-5600K  CPU?   DDR3 1600 or 1866?

Accepted Answer

I have used this board for two builds and have used DDR3 1600 for each. This is really not a high end board so I chose to go with more  gb of ram over a higher speed for the same approximate amount of money. I do however use 1866 on higher end builds. On some of those builds I have used both and on identical machines I have really not seen an extremely noticeable increase in benchmark speeds. So far these have been solid boards that have been reliable with no issues to date. The A8-5600k have also proved to be reliable as well but I have found that the APU series has not worked as well for power applications as I hoped. I am still building those machines with FX-6300 to 8350 CPUs.  I hope this helps.

Question 9

Does this have a wireless (wifi) card? Is it possible to add one?

Accepted Answer

No this motherboard does not have built-in WiFi. It is possible to add one, however if you have a graphics card that covers the 1x PCIxpress card slot (the small card slot next to the larger blue slot) you will have to get a WiFi card with a regular PCI interface. Or you could just get an external USB WiFi stick and plug it in the back so it's not seen. Hope this helps!

Question 10

Does this motherboard support CPU integrated graphics? I'm not a professional at this stuff, as this is my first look into building a machine.

Accepted Answer

Yes it does you will have to use a CPU Socket Type FM2+ / FM2 CPU Type Athlon/A- Series. This motherboard is nice. The only games I played on this. World of tanks 20 to 30 fps and minecraft. they both ran smoothly. This was with a A-8 APU and 4gigs of memory, and 1 tb hard drive.

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