Is the Phenom FX5000 an am3 processor?

[bloodredskies]

Is Phenom FX5000 an am3 processor? will it work with ddr3 ram?
thanks in advance.

 

[galeener]

AM2+ From what i read here is a link with some screen shots.
No DDR3
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=235664
Lots of different links on that page hope it helps.

 

[saaiello]

Its an AM2 CPU since it is just an Athlon x2 5000 that has its 4 cores unlocked which turns it into a Phenom x4. It is a DDR2 processor originally but I believe there are some AM3 boards that support them and will use DDR3.

 

[1965ohio]

AM2 CPUs do not have an internal DDR3 controller, but if the board you want to install it in has a DDR3 controller in the northbridge, then it'll work. Check the CPU support list for the board you are looking at. If you do not see that AM2 CPU listed, then it will not work.

Just like Intel Core 2 CPUs don't support DDR3 natively, many mainboards are sold that have an onboard DDR3 controller so it will still work. Same rule, just check the CPU support list for the mainboard you want to use.

 

[bloodredskies]

Thanks for all the replies.
Does this ASRock N68C-S UCC motherboard have an internal DDR3 controller?

 

[1965ohio]

http://www.asrock.com/mb/cpu.asp?Model=N68C-S%20UCC

Go there and look at the CPU support list. I see the Athlon 64 x2 5000+ listed, which I believe is the same... I didn't really see a FX5000 before. I thought they stopped making the FX chips long before that.

Find out the exact model of the CPU and compare it to the CPU support list on that link above.

 

[bloodredskies]

@1965ohio
It's an Athlon X2 5000 unlocked into a quad core with L3 cache.
I've seen some people running a FX5000 on a N68C-S but they were all using DDR2 ram.

 

[1965ohio]

Well, according to your information then, Athlon X2 5000 will run on the ASRock N68C-S UCC with DDR2 memory but if you want to run DDR3, you need the AM3 CPU... check this page:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=N68C-S%20UCC&cat=Specifications

For the memory specifications it has these warnings:

*DDR3 and DDR2 are supported separately.

**DDR3 memory is only supported by installing AM3 cpu.

***Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

****Support with AM3 / AM2+ CPU.

Sorry mate, you are out of luck on DDR3 or DDR2-1066 with that CPU. Can only use DDR2-800 or less.

 

[bloodredskies]

Best answer selected by bloodredskies.

 

[bloodredskies]

Well, according to your information then, Athlon X2 5000 will run on the ASRock N68C-S UCC with DDR2 memory but if you want to run DDR3, you need the AM3 CPU... check this page:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=N68C-S%20UCC&cat=Specifications

For the memory specifications it has these warnings:

*DDR3 and DDR2 are supported separately.

**DDR3 memory is only supported by installing AM3 cpu.

***Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

****Support with AM3 / AM2+ CPU.

Sorry mate, you are out of luck on DDR3 or DDR2-1066 with that CPU. Can only use DDR2-800 or less.

Oh ok. Thanks.