CPU upgrade question: Upgrading for AMD Athlon X2 4200+

childofthetao

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Hi, my brother is looking to spend about £35 ($50) on an AMD Phenom X4 that is (hopefully) at least 3ghz. His motherboard is an MSI MS-7309.

Is that a price he could get one of those? Doesn't have to be black edition, not even new. He just needs an upgrade badly but has very limited cash supply.

Any ideas?

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As cheap as possible what motherboard would you suggest that would support a Phenom II X4?

 

childofthetao

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Guys you've been such a help, but one last thing, could you recommend a CPU cooler, a very VERY cheap one but one that is an improvement over the stock cooler. I'm looking to pay about $10 (£5).

I found this one but I don't know anything about it: https://www.xosa.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/3062/s/spire-sp804s3-1-coolreef-ii-heatsink-and-fan-socket-k8-am2-am3/
 

swilczak

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I'm no expert on CPU coolers but I'm pretty sure that you can't get a cooler better than the stock cooler for $10. You would probably have to spend somewhere between $20 and $30.