Mobo for HP P6523w / AMD Phenom II X4 965

beengone · Apr 26, 2013

I made a rookie mistake. I believed HP might know what they were talking about and didn't read far enough. I bought an AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE. The specs on my HP:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02158336&lang=en&cc=us&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=4162263&prodTypeId=12454
and mobo
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02458055
say the mobo will support "AMD Phenom II X4 9xx/9xxe/8xx (Deneb core) (TDP: 95W)" Of course, I missed the fact that the 965 (and all the 9xx I think) is 125w. So, no-go. Now I'm at a crossroads. I was trying to get out cheap by upgrading my current system slightly instead of a new build. I just can't afford to do this all now. Well, now I realize I may have hosed myself.

So, can anyone tell me if a full-size ATX board will fit in this case? It's micro ATX now. If not, could someone recommend a decent / inexpensive micro ATX board to support

AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
4 RAM slots
has onboard video w/ dual display

And, to top this all off, I wonder now if my 250w stock PSU will handle this anyway. Sigh. This could get expensive or I may have a 965 sitting on the shelf a while.

beengone · Apr 27, 2013

Partially solved. I found the site I was looking for to help narrow the mobo: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#sort=a2&f=7&n=4&v=1
still need to know whether my PSU will cover this. And, if anyone has any way to know whether an ATX board would fit, that would be great. Sadly, I won't be near it again for a few days and I need to get it parts ordered now if possible.

songorocosongo · Apr 27, 2013

That mobo had integrated graphics, so if you bet a new one you'll have to get the graphics card too or make sure you pick a mobo with onboard video, like the asrock at the top of your link. If I were you and I had the money, I'd try to get a 400w PSU. But 300w will do I think. It really depends on what are your future plans with the computer because if you will upgrade it later you''l just waste your money now buying a cheap one.

Chicano · Apr 27, 2013

beengone :

The H-Alpinia-RS780L-uATX (Alpinia) motherboard seems to take-up all the space, so a ATX motherboard is out of the question. The motherboard is uATX not mATX... uATX has the bottom right screw slightly lower than the mATX form factor (mobo is inverted in your computer, so the screwhole should be top left). So you may upgrade to a mATX board if the case has the extra screwhole for mATX form factor and if it doesn't have it, one screw left out shouldn't cause a problem... you can always use a type of standoff that doesn't screw on the backplate, there are some that don't screw on the plate, they just stand on it. Also uATX motherboard are not to common but you can find them if you look around long enough: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131942

On the 250W PSU for 125W CPU, check this thread for ideas.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/311490-28-what-cpus-250w-htpc

beengone · Apr 30, 2013

I found a board that would work well, but may just sell this CPU and go with a new build and the i5 I really wanted anyway. Depends on if this next contract goes through....

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