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sahil   05-04-2009 at 10:44:42 PM

I currently have:
MSI K9n Platinum
8800GTS
4GB DDR2 Memory
AMD Athlon X2 AM2 1.9ghz (dual core)

What's the best processor I can get without taking out my motherboard?

i was looking at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103300

Is there anything better I can get? My motherboard does not support Phenom.



also I have a 550w Antec smartpower PSU. Do you think this is enough to put in a HD 4890?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121308

i want to overclock it a bit is this a good choice for a cpu cooler? I need something quiet
Cooler Master V8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ASTER%20V8


Message edited by sahil on 05-04-2009 at 11:10:52 PM
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nerrawg   05-05-2009 at 12:47:33 AM
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That Kuma is a good upgrade - don't go for the 7850 if you are gonna OC - stick with the 7750 cause its just as good. Don't think that MOBO supports it after I just checked the microstar website:
http://us.msi.com/product/p_spec.a [...] N_Platinum
From that it looks like the best you can go is a 5200+
Lots of current GPU's you can get that will give you better performance. I would check out the 4850/4870 or the GTS 250 if I were you. I can't get newegg to work anymore - server is down - so that's as much as I can do for now
also Xigmatek makes excellent coolers - cheaper than the CM V8
and the ASUS silent knight might be worth a check.


Message edited by nerrawg on 05-05-2009 at 12:49:24 AM
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Huttfuzz   05-05-2009 at 05:22:32 AM
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The AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 is basically a first generation Phenom with 2 cores disabled. so basically if your MB doesn't support Phenom, it won't support that CPU.

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sahil   05-05-2009 at 08:23:22 AM
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I contacted MSI and they confirmed that the best processor I can get with my current motherboard (MSI K9N Platinum) is:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103228

My question is will this CPU bottleneck the 4890? and is this a worthy upgrade? i wont be playing games such as crysis or any quad-core games..


Message edited by sahil on 05-06-2009 at 10:54:26 PM
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sahil   05-06-2009 at 10:53:42 PM
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bump, i need advice!!

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