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Best AMD Processor

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murphyker Original post #1
Dec 16, 2009 at 9:10 AM
hi,

i am planning to upgrade my pc.
right now i am using AMD Athlon with ASUS M2N MX SE Plus motherboard

i am planning to upgrade my pc to AMD Phenom
please advise me on the best available processor under Phenom category
and the best mother board suited to it (for home pc).
i want good quality sound and graphics with minimum 4 sata interface. upto 4GB ram.

or please tell me a site where i can compare prices and performance of
amd processors and motherboards compatible with it

thanking you in advance
damngoodman999
Dec 16, 2009 at 9:53 AM
If u r going to upgrade only processor then choose Phenom 2 550 or Athlon 2 X4 620 !!
desiibond
Dec 16, 2009 at 9:58 AM
what's your budget dude?
M
Dec 18, 2009 at 7:27 AM
thnaks damngoodman!
will the new processor phenom will fit into my existing mother board.

my processor is amd 64 X2 codenamed "brisnbane"
damngoodman999
Dec 18, 2009 at 10:55 AM
thnaks damngoodman!
will the new processor phenom will fit into my existing mother board.

my processor is amd 64 X2 codenamed "brisnbane"

Yes it will fit , u need to update the motherboard bios thats all .
comp@ddict
Dec 21, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Get:

Phenom II X3 425 @ 4.2k
MSi 785GM E51 @ 4.6k
2GB DDr3 Transcend @ 2.5k

Total = 11.3k
desiibond
Dec 21, 2009 at 1:16 PM
I wouldn't recommend putting Phenom II on ASUS M2N MX SE Plus. It's really old board with 6100 chipset on it. If you want to use this board, better get Athlon II