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1st duke of marlborough   10-16-2009 at 06:32:27 AM


I am currently giving a lot of consideration to upgrading my CPU, as I feel it is sorely lacking compared to the rest of my system. Concerns:

1)It says, both in the manual and on Newegg, that this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157139 is "AM3 Ready!". Can this board actually support an AM3 processor?

2) I was looking at newegg's selection of Phenom II X4 processors and came across these 2:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103675

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103471

Is there any real difference between these two besides the first being AM2+ and the second being AM3?

3) At the moment, is there any reason I should consider an X3 CPU over an X4?
Provided, of course, that my MOBO can handle AM3 tech, this CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103649 seems pretty damn good for the money.

Thought?

Regards,

1st Duke.


Build, for reference:

CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9750@2.4Ghz

GPU: Asus Radeon 4870 1Gb

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157139

RAM: 8Gb DDR2@800Mhz


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Bronze Motherboards badge o1die   10-16-2009 at 12:27:30 PM

1. Yes with the right bios version.
2. One is .65 nm; am3 is .45 nm. Select according to price and budget. Overclocking is still not a guarantee.
3. No. Select according to your primary usage. For example, I passed on the 710 which was only $49.99 last week at Fry's; it's too much cpu for surfing the net, and I was too busy to get to the store.


Message edited by o1die on 10-16-2009 at 12:30:09 PM
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zipzoomflyhigh   10-16-2009 at 01:07:58 PM

Yes the am2+ cpu can only use DDR2 on a AM2+ mobo.

The am3 can use DDR2 or DDR3 on a AM2+ or AM3 mobo and has a better upgrade path.

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