THE BEST compatible cpu with asus m2ne

[varun5050]

i have a asus m2ne with amd athlon 64 x2 4000+. i want to upgrade to the best fastest and best compatible cpu. please advice me the best options.
thanks

 

[geekapproved]

Looks like your limted to a quad core. The 970BE would be the fastest, but you can just buy a 955 and clock it to 3.5 and you have a 970.

 

[varun5050]

hi thaks for replying.

hey my specs are
asus m2ne board
amd athlon 64 x2 4000+
corsair 3 gb xms2 800mhz
sapphire ati 5770 gfx
true 500 watts power supply

 

[varun5050]

hi thaks for replying.

hey my specs are
asus m2ne board
amd athlon 64 x2 4000+
corsair 3 gb xms2 800mhz
sapphire ati 5770 gfx
true 500 watts power supply

 

[Arzhur]

The specs for the board do not seem to mention any phenom ii x4. Maybe it is me but I think that it is only compatible with athlon and sempron CPUs. I did not find the board on the Asus site but that is maybe because it could have been discontinued.

 

[varun5050]

actually i was out of country for work.
so couldnt get online....

 

[varun5050]

and where you been for two months..?

my mobo supports the latest cpus
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=NFlvt10av3F7ayQ9
this is the link to my motherboard, as we look at the cpu support list after having a bios update i can use any of the cpu's listed.

please suggest me the best compatible cpu with my mobo.

 

[saaiello]

If this is your board.
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=NFlvt10av3F7ayQ9

Then it will work with a Phenom II x4 955, 965, 970 with no problems all you have to do is update the bios and you will be good to go.

EDIT

you beat me lol

I would go with the Phenom II 955 BE its the best bang for the buck.

 

[varun5050]

If this is your board.
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=NFlvt10av3F7ayQ9

Then it will work with a Phenom II x4 955, 965, 970 with no problems all you have to do is update the bios and you will be good to go.

EDIT

you beat me lol

I would go with the Phenom II 955 BE its the best bang for the buck.

thank man....
and do i need to make any changes in bios or anywhere elso to completely juice out the cpu.
or just install the new processor and done.

 

[saaiello]

Install and go basically as long as you update the bios before you install it you should be good to go.

Now if you want to overclock its really easy with the 955 all you have to do is increase the multiplier and maybe increase the voltage a tad, but that's it.

 

[saaiello]

when looking up your motherboard cpu upgrade path, what exactly does this mean:
" Due to Bios ROM size limitation remove LAN PXE ROM and change Crashfree3 to Crashfree "
someone explain to me, thanks.

The ROM that the bios is on is really small maybe only a couple hundred KBs upto like 16MB all depends on the board manufactures specifactions and I assume when they added all of the AM3 CPUs to the cpuid support a few things had to be cut because of the size limitation of the ROM chip. So they cut PXE support which is for computers that boot off of a network which is rarely used on home desktop systems and then crashfree bios which is a secondary bios on the ROM that it will resort to if the main bios crashes.

 

[varun5050]

Hey guys suggest me that
Should I overclock this processor or buy a new one
If a new one then I think I will go with AMD phenom ii x2 555 BE

 

[varun5050]

I am on a budget of 110 dollars right now...
So I think phenom ii x2 555 is good option ..
As it is 3.2 ghz and in future if I upgrade my mobo ill be able to unlock 2 more cores

 

[varun5050]

Guys ill make it more particular so that its easy to decide .
I'll be using my computer to play heavy games, video encoding, movies HD ...

 

[varun5050]

dear malmental,
if i upgrade to phenom ii x2 555 BE, please tell me that would the mobo completely juice out the cpu and would it be completely compatible with it.....
and should i make any changes in bios settings...
thanks.

 

[saaiello]

dear malmental,
if i upgrade to phenom ii x2 555 BE, please tell me that would the mobo completely juice out the cpu and would it be completely compatible with it.....
and should i make any changes in bios settings...
thanks.

You will need an updated Bios Like I stated above for any of the AM3 CPUs you might as well just update to Beta Bios 5001 so you can use any of the AM3 chips except the x6 models.

It will be compatible, but what do you mean by juice it? Are you asking will it overclock it good? If that is what you are asking I doubt that board will be the best for overclocking newer AM3 chips, but it is compatible and will run it no problem.

I do not recommend you getting a dual core you should only be considering upgrading to a tri or quad core with most games being able to use more then 2 cores these days I would rather have more cores then just two slightly faster cores.

Here in the states we can get the Athlon II 640 x4 @ 3.0GHz for just $10 more then the Phenom II x2 555. I think that is the better choice but that is just my opinion.

 

[varun5050]

You will need an updated Bios Like I stated above for any of the AM3 CPUs you might as well just update to Beta Bios 5001 so you can use any of the AM3 chips except the x6 models.

It will be compatible, but what do you mean by juice it? Are you asking will it overclock it good? If that is what you are asking I doubt that board will be the best for overclocking newer AM3 chips, but it is compatible and will run it no problem.

I do not recommend you getting a dual core you should only be considering upgrading to a tri or quad core with most games being able to use more then 2 cores these days I would rather have more cores then just two slightly faster cores.

Here in the states we can get the Athlon II 640 x4 @ 3.0GHz for just $10 more then the Phenom II x2 555. I think that is the better choice but that is just my opinion.

thanks man.
ill surely consider your opinion before buying.
and by juicing i meant overclock but if it is not possible atlest my mobo should be able to use the max out of my cpu, and my mobo has many overclocking options, maybe ill try a few of them.

 

[Abomonous]

If I understand you correctly, your saying asus already did this in the bios 5001 update and all i have to do is flash it in on my M2n-e mobo, install the phenom 2 x4 970 cpu and away ill go, correct? I hope thats correct because i cant find the procedure to perform this anywhere...lol

The ROM that the bios is on is really small maybe only a couple hundred KBs upto like 16MB all depends on the board manufactures specifactions and I assume when they added all of the AM3 CPUs to the cpuid support a few things had to be cut because of the size limitation of the ROM chip. So they cut PXE support which is for computers that boot off of a network which is rarely used on home desktop systems and then crashfree bios which is a secondary bios on the ROM that it will resort to if the main bios crashes.

 

[Abomonous]

I'll let you know. Processor should be here Saturday I hope. Monday at the latest.

 

[Abomonous]

I updated my bios to 5001 and then installed the cpu. unit locked up on post screen and i couldnt enter setup or do anything else either. phenom 2 x4 965be is what i used. part number HDZ965FBGMBOX

 

[Abomonous]

re-seat the processor and try it again.
make sure you have it perfectly lined up and placed securely/correctly.
the chip must be all the way in..

re-install you older processor and boot.
this makes sure the motherboard is still functional and rules it out of the equation.
this takes us back to the processor and it's a bad chip or not installed correctly.

the ASUS site and cpu-upgrade says with the 5001 BIOS that the chip should run.

after you updated BIOS did you immediately install new processor or did you reboot and run the old processor awhile then perform upgrade.?

FYI - the 5001 BIOS is a BETA.!

I installed the bios and verified it was there with cpu-z and windows system. I then shut it down and installed the cpu. post screen says it sees it and the 4 gigs of mem checks ok but it freezes on that screen and i cant do anything. Im on the machine now with my old cpu in it.

I may buy a new mobo. I was just trying to avoid all the hassels associated with a new mobo install. was giving serious consideration to msi 890fxa-gd70 and some new ddr3 1600 mem and just use the new proccessor on it. Trying to avoid reinstalling all my crap. the thought of downloading wow again makes me sad...

 

[Abomonous]

Nah, it would not go past the post screen. I ordered the motherboard and memory along with a ssd drive and an h70 cooler. I will make it better than it was. Better, stronger, faster... Like the six million dollar man...