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need suggestion for AM2 Board

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/need-suggestion-for-am2-board.139290/

ruturaj3
ruturaj3 Original post #1
Apr 13, 2011 at 8:41 AM
I have AMD X2 5200+ its AM2, 2 GB DDR2 RAM and HD4850. My current mobo is not working. And i dont want to change whole system so suggest board which is compatible with above h/w. My budget is 4 - 5k.
bhushan2k
bhushan2k #2
Apr 13, 2011 at 9:05 AM
look for Asus M2A-MX..it will be below 4k i guess..but let experts comment on it first...
ruturaj3
ruturaj3 #3
Apr 13, 2011 at 9:33 AM
Plz try to avoid asus, my current board was asus only. Its warranty got over and when i took it to service center(rashi peripherals) they said me, they wont repair my board even with charges.
bhushan2k
bhushan2k #4
Apr 13, 2011 at 12:37 PM
lol..ok..look for gigabyte one..GA-MA74GM-S2H...it can support am2/am2+/am3 proccys..

(Note) If you install AMD AM3/ AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3/ AM2+ CPU will not be impacted.
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ruturaj3
ruturaj3 #5
Apr 14, 2011 at 4:04 PM
Thanks. I will check its availability on Saturday.
bhushan2k
bhushan2k #6
Apr 14, 2011 at 7:27 PM
btw next time when u make a thread, create it in a right section i.e. "PC Components / Configuration" which is a buying advise section..:)