Does BIOSTAR NF4UL-A9 CPU support AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+?

Thank you for your time,
I currently have a BIOSTAR NF4UL-A9 motherboard that supports AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+,

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I currently have an AMD Athlon 64 3000+, it's doesn't have the dual core. My wife likes using Pinnacle Studio 12 (very slow, CPU usage at 100% all the time), and that from everything I've read Pinnacle Studio utilizes the dual core instruction set.

I would like to purchase the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, but I'm not sure if this motherboard will support the higher processor speeds. I would hate to buy a CPU just to test it out and see if it works.

If anyone could help fill in the blanks for me, suggest a better processor, or even confirm or validate my thinking it would be much appreciated.

I've searched the Internet and found very little to confirm whether the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ will work for me, I'm hoping it's just common knowledge that it will work.

Thanks again,
Andy

Yea sticking $100 or more into a dead end board like that is just a waste when for a bit more you can get a more up to date and more easily upgraded system. I would go with the 7750. Faster chip for sure. Also you can get the same board I have for $75 shipped via open box on newegg right now. That is how I got mine. Been doing great for me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 813138130R

There is nothing wrong with open box. You still get manufacturer warranty and you get the item for much less. I will not argue though that if you can find a sweet combo deal go for that. For how I purchased my CPU/Motherboard, open box was a better deal for me. I got a too good to pass up deal on the CPU from someone I know so the open box board was a great deal for me.

The price of a socket 939 X2 4800+ would be equal to or higher than just doing the upgrade megaman suggested even with a 7750BE. That way you have a bit up future upgrade room. S939 is a long dead socket and cost of upgrading is high. Though not the best components here is a pretty good deal as well. Especially when you factor in the MIR's

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.194774

I knew this was going to happen
I might as well just buy the system I want!

Motherboard $75
BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX 128M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138130R
Open box is still a question mark!

Processor $110
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Calisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor Model HDZ550WFGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680
I might as well buy what the motherboard can handle. Do I really need a quad core?

Memory $45
Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PVS24G8500ELKN - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220334
I'm not sure if 1066 will eliminate any bottlenecks?

Video cards, I hate fans on them, it's always the first thing to go out Maybe a bad decision because swapping out video cards sometimes means reinstalling the OS.
I don't follow the spec's on them, so I may just stick with the onboard video of ATI Radeon HD 3300

Hard Drive $90
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148373

Any thoughts on how this stuff would work together?

OR the combo deal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.194774


Minus the hard drive, for the combo deal offered at around $150 vs. this upgrade to $230, is it worth it short-term and long-term?


Is it me, or does newegg always compete on pricing!

Thanks again for support,

Andy