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I currently have AMD 64x2 5200+ and I was wandering what I could upgrade that with? I was looking at a AMD Phenom II X4 965 but didn't know if it would work.

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What motherboard are you running?

------------------------------ Core I7 920 D0 @ 4.2Ghz
MSI X58 Pro-E
32GB SSD, WD Blacks In R0
Sapphire HD 5870's In XFire
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Ok now I feel stupid, How can I tell the type of motherboard I am using?

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Download cpuz and click on the motherboard tab

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Sapphire HD 5870's In XFire
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ok best I can make out is is manufacture- ECS Model- Nettle2 with Nvidia chipset MCP61. Hope that helps

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Take a look at this
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc [...] 7&lang=en#
Check "CPU/Processor" section.

Message edited by phelixnyc on 09-04-2009 at 04:39:56 AM

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So I wouldn't be able to use an am3 CPU then.. dang it

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This
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813135241
This
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820220333
and this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103649

Would make for a great upgrade

------------------------------ Core I7 920 D0 @ 4.2Ghz
MSI X58 Pro-E
32GB SSD, WD Blacks In R0
Sapphire HD 5870's In XFire
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I like all that but I might go with this cpu.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103674

If I go with all this I might as well get a new graphics card any suggestions?

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smartjack wrote :

I like all that but I might go with this cpu.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103674

If I go with all this I might as well get a new graphics card any suggestions?

This one. Best budget card on the market today

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102835

Probably going to need to pickup a nice 500W Psu while you're at it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817152028

I've had great success with raidmax and it's a modular

Message edited by PsychoSaysDie on 09-04-2009 at 05:39:14 AM

------------------------------ Core I7 920 D0 @ 4.2Ghz
MSI X58 Pro-E
32GB SSD, WD Blacks In R0
Sapphire HD 5870's In XFire
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