AM2+ CPU in AM2 SOCKET

[badoosh]

I am looking to upgrade a desktop pc from a dual core amd cpu to a quad core and need to know if I can use a quad core phenom x4 cpu in an AMD AM2 socket. This is not a AM2+ or AM3 socket its the regular AM2.

 

[beanoslim]

Hi, need your mobo make and model.

Check on the manufacturers website for supported CPU list.

 

[badoosh]

MSI K9N SLI Platinum AM2

 

[beanoslim]

No Phenom support, sorry- http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=251&maincat_no=1

 

[badoosh]

So is there a AMD AM2+ or AM3 motherboard that does DDR2 ram

 

[beanoslim]

Yes there are some very good AM2+ boards that support AM3 Phenom II cpu's.

I have a DFI DK790GX-M2RS running a PII 555, DFI do some others along with Asus, MSI and others.
http://event.asus.com/mb/am3_cpu_support/
http://www.motherboardpro.com/Socket-AM2-Boards-p-1-c-306.html

The price of DDR3 at the minute though it might be worth looking at an AM3 board and DDR3.

 

[amdfangirl]

Well, going DDR2 makes more sense. You don't need to buy more than what you need and the perf. boost is too small. Perhaps if you needed more RAM in more compact modules, DDR3 makes sense, otherwise, stick to DDR2.

 

[beanoslim]

True enough, just looking at the cost of AM2+ boards and DDR2 should the OP need more in the future.

I'm still running an AM2+ board and I just brought 6 gig of DDR3 for less than my last set of 2 gig DDR2.

If your current ram is nothing special I'd still consider making the move to AM3 and upgrading with some cheap DDR3.

 

[amdfangirl]

Still, it depends what he does. If all he does is facebook and itunes, that $50 for RAM is a waste.

 

[beanoslim]

No need for the quad core then really.

 

[amdfangirl]

Honestly, mate we still don't know what he does!

I'm still on dual-core because my main bottlenecks were more input device wise (tablet) and that tablet cost a bundle ($800 AUD).

For all I know, he could be a bar-starer-upgrader (people who upgrade because they see that the bars are longer on a benchmark on a program they'd never use).

 

[beanoslim]

AAAAAH Mate, your not is Aussieland r ya? Been watchin the cricket??

You are right I will say no more until the OP posts back.....

Get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131595R
Or this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131618
And this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103472&cm_re=phenom_ii_x4-_-19-103-472-_-Product
Or this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727&cm_re=phenom_ii_x4-_-19-103-727-_-Product

Sorry, I have a problem

 

[amdfangirl]

Nah, mate, I follow the tennis.

Shame we didn't win the ashes tho. We're like a bit over a century behind aren't we?

 

[beanoslim]

Aussie tennis is nearly as bad as British tennis now apart from Murray.

Used to like Pat Rafter and Hewitt at their best and I watched Pat Cash at Wimbledon.

Not sure, I just know its looking good for us, its on at like 2am over here.

Where abouts are you?

 

[beanoslim]

EDIT

 

[beanoslim]

Took me ages to type all that.

 

[amdfangirl]

Aussie tennis is nearly as bad as British tennis now apart from Murray.

Used to like Pat Rafter and Hewitt at their best and I watched Pat Cash at Wimbledon.

Not sure, I just know its looking good for us, its on at like 2am over here.

Where abouts are you?

Sydney.

Not near the bush or anything, in the outer suburbs with a quarter-arce block.

Hewitt's doing alright, but he needs that speed to win given is his tatics. He's 29, he ain't at his peak anymore.

The real problem is with the grassroots tennis (no pun intended). There aren't any major competitions and we don't have a single clay court in Sydney.

 

[beanoslim]

Did you see the fireworks?

I used to play a lot but I'm not at my peak anymore either. :lol:

Things have picked up in the UK since Murray, he's happier on the hard courts of the Australian Open anyway.

Well, I think you are the furthest away person on here I have chatted to so thats cool.

Are you actually a girl, is that you in your avatar pic??

 

[amdfangirl]

Did you see the fireworks?

I used to play a lot but I'm not at my peak anymore either. :lol:

Things have picked up in the UK since Murray, he's happier on the hard courts of the Australian Open anyway.

Well, I think you are the furthest away person on here I have chatted to so thats cool.

Are you actually a girl, is that you in your avatar pic??

Nah, but randomizer said they were good.

I'm too lazy for that kinda stuff.

In your mind, I could be a girl, whatever I say won't change your opinion.

 

[beanoslim]

The American tennis player Blake shouldn't of cut his hair a few years back,
the dreads he had with marketing and good continuous play would have been good for the sport.
He had to battle cancer.
Too bad Andy Roddick's wife looks better then he plays tennis..

Yeah Blakes awesome to watch, just his shorts are way to big for his legs.
A-Rod went all celebrity but I suppose when you get rich its hard to stay motivated.

Now you have that giant, cant think of his name that took 4 days to play one match at Wimbledon, then lost!!

 

[beanoslim]

Nah, but randomizer said they were good.

I'm too lazy for that kinda stuff.

In your mind, I could be a girl, whatever I say won't change your opinion.

A mystery Shiela....Crikey! Are you blonde?

(BTW - If you told me you were a 20 stone hairy man then yes my opinion would change!)

 

[beanoslim]

Thats it Giant John.

 

[amdfangirl]

A mystery Shiela....Crikey! Are you blonde?

(BTW - If you told me you were a 20 stone hairy man then yes my opinion would change!)

Wranga. Proud of it.

 

[beanoslim]

So that is you.

 

[amdfangirl]

Haha, no I'm far less attractive