Athlon 64 x2 CPU

No question is dumb (unless it comes from FUGGER or anybody who is related to him or friends with him) so ask away.

1) All RETAIL AMD and Intel CPU's come with Stock heatsinkfans, and the one that comes with AMD CPU's is damn good

2) You must get a Socket 939 (not 989, hehe that's a Game Developing Company; 989 Studios) that can support the CPU you want (Athlon 64, or Athlon X2, w/e it is)

3) Don't worry about other CPU coolers unless you plan to overclock

If you have any more questions, ask them, don't be afraid.

~~Mad Mod Mike, pimpin' the world 1 rig at a time

ok lemme just toss the link out there this is what i wanted to get.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] M-AX8-4200

was gonna get 2gb corsair pc3200 ( 1gb modules x 2) and plan to upgrade to 4 later id needed

i already have a 7800gtx 512mb pci-e

150gb raptor and 2 wd 500gb

all with my power supply and case which was a 550w.

let me know how thats looks.~ thanks for you help

i cant seem to find that, i found the cpu on there tho, but now ith the mobo combo for 440.

maybe im just getting old and illeterate lol thanks~

edit: i found a board but someone put in a review sayings its not for the dual core cpu, does there have to be a specification on the board to make it compatible beyond just being 939 pin?

All 939 sockets support all 939 CPU's... pretty simple...

we're not talking Intel here...

nods... older ones may need a current BIOS update to auto recognize CPU.

Just based on my personal experiences, I would NOT do business with Tiger Direct under any circumstances. My last experience with then was me placing an online order for a part that was clearly listed as being IN STOCK only to find out that it would be in stock in 2 weeks... nice try! I cancelled my order after a week of waiting and went with ZipZoomFly. I hate to sound like a commercial but for me www.zipzoomfly.com and www.newegg.com are about the best companies out there... you've been warned!!!

I've only ordered once from tigerdirect and it wasn't so bad but it wasn't as good as newegg. I've heard good things from zipzoomfly but I haven't ordered anything from them.

Yes, TigerDirect does make good catalogs... just be sure to use them as ideas for product searches on other sites!!!

One other thing- the bottom of the stock heatsink already has thermal grease on it too. So just put the CPU in the socket and clamp the heatsink on it, plug in the fan, and you're good to go.