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Cpu and Motherboard for 6k (am3)

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Gollum
Gollum Original post #1
Nov 3, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Since the mobo and cpu combo in my sig is a fail. I have decided to go for the new am3 socket cpu.
I researched a little and found amd athlon2 245 to be good for me at around 2.9k but can't find a decent motherboard for it within the budget. So i need your help in this.
Some things which i require from the mobo are
4dimm for future upgrade, 4 or more sata ports. 6ch audio (realtek or better)
Onboard video is not required since i already have 9500gt.
Also can i use my current ddr2 ram?
skeletor
skeletor #2
Nov 3, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Nope, you'll have to buy a DDR3 RAM.
Gollum
Gollum #3
Nov 3, 2010 at 9:41 AM
I don't have any problem with buying ram. All i want is a qualified motherboard.
ssb1551
ssb1551 #4
Nov 3, 2010 at 10:31 AM
ico said:
Nope, you'll have to buy a DDR3 RAM.
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Well there r AM3/AM2+/AM2 MoBos in which he can use his DDR2 RAM..for e.g Gigabyte GA-M68M-S2P , Biostar A785GE , Biostar TA785GE 128M , Asrock A790GMH 128M , Asrock A785GXH 128M..
But his condition of 4 RAM slots r the prob..All the above boards hv 2 RAM slots except for Biostar TA785GE 128M , Asrock A790GMH 128M n Asrock A785GXH 128M which hv 4 RAM slots..Moreover availabilty mite be an issue as so far I found these boards only at theitwares.
The good thing abt these boards - he doesn't hv to change his CPU!
Bad thing - If he wanna use DDR3 RAM he'll hv to again buy a new board!!
Jaskanwar Singh
Jaskanwar Singh #5
Nov 3, 2010 at 10:52 AM
^^there is no point in getting old am2 or am2+ parts..

@op
your budget..also try and get x3 435 @ 3.5k.
Gollum
Gollum #6
Nov 3, 2010 at 1:15 PM
I don't want x3. The only cpu dependent apps which i run use only 2 cores. And hence i don't want to invest in a cpu which has l3 cache.
Also i will exchange my current ram for ddr3 1333mhz
ssb1551
ssb1551 #7
Nov 3, 2010 at 1:33 PM
^^Dude Athlon II X3 doesn't hv L3 cache!!
Gollum
Gollum #8
Nov 3, 2010 at 2:21 PM
I just don't want a tri or quad core. Just a small upgrade from my current setup.
ssb1551
ssb1551 #9
Nov 3, 2010 at 2:47 PM
^^Dude dija look at the MoBos I mentioned?U dun even hv to buy new CPU n RAM?
pegasus
pegasus #10
Nov 4, 2010 at 8:21 PM
X2 245/250 - 2.8K approx
ASUS M4A78LT-M LE - 2.9K approx iirc
(Socket AM3, HyperTransport 3.0, 760G, DVI port, EPU for power saving, 6x SATA ports, Anti-Surge protection, Express gate, ...)
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Very VFM combo imho. :)