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xinsomniacboix   11-08-2008 at 11:20:29 AM

I was just wondering since its been a while and drivers have had a chance to catch up, and it's now possible to run a phenom on my am2 board, would it be worth it? I know it wouldn't be taking full advantage of the phenom, but I'm looking for a boost over my 3.1gHz 64X2 5000+ BE. has anyone here done this? I guess my other option is to save up for a core 2 quad processor and board when core i7 comes out and hopefully prices on the core2quad drop a lot, but that's still probably going to run me more money than I would like.

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Bronze Motherboards badge o1die   11-08-2008 at 12:48:30 PM
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Depends on your board. Check the manufacturer's website and see if a bios update will let you run some phenoms. I would use only the 95 watt versions, which should work with your current heatsink. I'm watching Fry's ad for black friday to see what they offer.

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xinsomniacboix   11-08-2008 at 10:06:50 PM
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the asus site has listed most of the phenoms as compatible, i'm just asking if it would be worth it or not

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