help! phenom II upgrade with am2+ mobo

jprovido · May 31st, 2009, 01:01 AM

http://ph.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=... mobo m2n68-am
im using this mobo m2n68-am im planning to upgrade to phenom II 720 BE i read at the asus site that my mobo supports am3 processors, all i need is a simple bios update, will my mobo suffice w/ this new procie? im using this pc for gaming will it be a big UP in the performance? my pc's specs are at my sig.. thanks techimo

cksboy15 · May 31st, 2009, 01:08 AM

yes you will see a performance increase. and your mobo will suffice. I have an m3a78-em in my now spare computer and I updated the bios so I could run my 720 (even though I only ran it for about 2 weeks). It was humongus increase over the 8650 I had on it.

bobreaze · July 22nd, 2009, 11:35 AM

If your upgrading MB you should get an am3 MB with ddr3 ram it does not make since to upgrade to another am2+ board. Also why would you get the phenom II 720 be x3 2.8 Ghz when you have a phenom II 955 x4 3.2ghz that is a downgrade.

i would upgrade to this.

ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard 139$
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

and

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK 75$

Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK - Desktop Memory

This would probably be better than a new processor and another am2+ board its more future proof using ddr3

pullmyfoot · July 22nd, 2009, 12:28 PM

Bobreaze, he doesnt want to get a new motherboard... he wants to upgrade he CPU on the mobo he already has... and the 955 X4 is more more expensive. of course its faster than the 720.

JP the 720 BE is an excellent CPU. You will see substantial gains compared to any older non Phenom II AMD CPU

. And yes your motherboard should work fine with it.

edit: I see what Bobreaze meant about the 955 now. Its in your sig. Are you using that CPU currently? If not it would indeed be a step down to a PII 720 X3

bobreaze · July 22nd, 2009, 01:43 PM

yeh i had to do some research and rereading on his post.in his sig he has a phenom II 955 cpu listed and a biostar MB. Sounds like he wants a new MB i think he should clarify what he needs before we can further help him.

Theophylact · July 22nd, 2009, 02:29 PM

That CPU will work with that motherboard. The only limitation will be that dual channel memory is supported for only one pair of DDR2 SIMMs.

ShyguyXPC · July 22nd, 2009, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pullmyfoot

Bobreaze, he doesnt want to get a new motherboard... he wants to upgrade he CPU on the mobo he already has... and the 955 X4 is more more expensive. of course its faster than the 720.

JP the 720 BE is an excellent CPU. You will see substantial gains compared to any older non Phenom II AMD CPU

. And yes your motherboard should work fine with it.

edit: I see what Bobreaze meant about the 955 now. Its in your sig. Are you using that CPU currently? If not it would indeed be a step down to a PII 720 X3

Looks like he is: Phenom II x4 955 problem on my mobo

would be nice to clarify what it is their asking, whether in fact they are thinking that this upgrade to a PhenomII Triple core and lower end motherboard is an upgrade or what?

the PhenomII Quad they have is an AM3 CPU, so don't know what it is they're thinking or asking really.

and the 790GX board they have should be better than that Geforce 7025 board they linked to above in this thread.