CPU Advice

[Foxtai]

I have an HP Narra3-GL8E (ASUS M2N68-LA) Motherboard and I was wondering if anyone knew what is the BEST current CPU available out there that this motherboard supports.

Thanks!

 

[jay_nar2012]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103771

 

[Foxtai]

This dual core is better compared to the quad cores out there?

Btw, i would like to note that I am looking for CPUs more related towards gaming.

 

[jay_nar2012]

That CPU is the max your board supports, you could game on it paired with a matching GPU thats good enough, your board doesn't support quad cores according to HP's specs - http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=de&dlc=de&docname=c00906129&lc=en

 

[Foxtai]

The research I did myself, I found this list of Upgradable CPUs for the motherboard:

http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASUS/M2N68-LA_(Narra3-GL8E).html

Either they are completely wrong or maybe the information on the site might be wrong? Not sure :/

But in either case, that list right there is outdated, which is why I came here.

Your input?

 

[jay_nar2012]

Well apparently it works with 95W phenom x4s but isn't recognised by the BIOS...

You could get a AMD phenom x4 9600 and it would work, but the BIOS wouldn't regonise it...

 

[Foxtai]

But it would still work at it's fullest capacity?

 

[jay_nar2012]

I can't be sure, you can get a cheap one off ebay and try it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-Phenom-x4-9600-am2-2-3ghz-95w-2MB-L3-HD9600WCJ4BGH-/230825679874?pt=CPUs&hash=item35be485c02

 

[iamcacao]

But it would still work at it's fullest capacity?

Yes but you won't be able to change anything (tweaking, overclocking etc.)

 

[Foxtai]

I am not too worried about tweaking and overclocking, so everything should be good. Thanks a bunch for the help

 

[jay_nar2012]

Yes but you won't be able to change anything (tweaking, overclocking etc.)

You wouldn't be able to anyway, HP use a custom BIOS that doesn't allow overclocking or tweaking.

 

[Foxtai]

Best answer selected by Foxtai.

 

[jay_nar2012]

I am not too worried about tweaking and overclocking, so everything should be good. Thanks a bunch for the help

Your welcome.

 

[Foxtai]

Another question.. what exactly is the 'frequency' on the CPU? Is that important?

 

[jay_nar2012]

Thats not always important.-
http://www.techterms.com/definition/clockspeed

 

[Foxtai]

Seems questions keep popping up for me XD For the AMD Phenom X4 9600, what sort of thermal grease/gel should I use? Or what is the best to be used for it?

 

[jay_nar2012]

You can use any, usually these are the best, if you are reusing the heatsink then remember to clean off the old paste-
http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Thermal-Compound-ArctiClean/dp/B001FVI91U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344374497&sr=8-3&keywords=thermal+paste

 

[Foxtai]

You can use any, usually these are the best, if you are reusing the heatsink then remember to clean off the old paste-
http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Thermal-Compound-ArctiClean/dp/B001FVI91U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344374497&sr=8-3&keywords=thermal+paste

Thanks, you've been a huge help

 

[jay_nar2012]

Your welcome.

 

[Foxtai]

Would my current heatsink work with the CPU, or should I get the one made specificly for this kind of CPU?

 

[jay_nar2012]

It would work with the CPU, thats the only thing thats changing in that area, you can get an aftermarket if you want.