motherboard and cpu

[stealthfast]

ok so... my computer was fried the other month. I am now currently looking to replace the motherboard and cpu. my last system was an asus M2N32-SLI deluxe wieless edition with a amd dual core i believe, with a geforce 9800. it was a good little computer ran all my games great. im a retired wow player. i stick to games like oblivion, the sims 3, age of empires 3 and games like those. i was thinking of buying an Asus M4N78 PRO Motherboard & AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad Core Processor bundle. uhhhh any advice is it good for what i want or should i buy something else? its $263 Canadian so im sticking in that price range please let me know what you think. thank you for your help!

 

[Muffin Man]

no, wouldn't really be smart to buy one of the old phenom cpus.

a bundle like this one would be better and costs less
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=51510&vpn=AMD945M4A77TD&manufacture=AMD

 

[InsaneJester17]

Muffin Man made a great suggestion but if you go that route you will also need to get DDR3 ram.

 

[stealthfast]

ya i currently have 4gigs ddr2 ram. it helps knowing what i am aiming for. i can stick a computer together no problem. its the specs that confuse me and whats better and whats worse.

 

[stealthfast]

ok so i have done some snoopin round based on your link how about a (going to copy and paste here) Buy the AMD Phenom II X4 945 Quad Core Processor at TigerDirect.ca <--- AMD HDX945WFGIBOX Phenom II X4 945 Quad Core Processor - 3.00GHz, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Socket AM3. as for a motherboard Buy the ASUS M4A78L-M Motherboard at TigerDirect.ca ASUS M4A78L-M Motherboard - AMD 760G, Socket AM3, DDR2, USB, RAID, LAN, Micro ATX ???????????

 

[Muffin Man]

oh i see, you need an am2/am2+ mobo. ok.

i really don't know why parts from tigerdirect so much but you could get this cpu
pii x4 955 be

and this mobo
asus m4a77d

both of which would be better and in total would cost less than the parts you linked.

 

[stealthfast]

ok nvm was gonna say can i even use am am3 on that board. now that i looked at what it supports i see am3 in there. ok and this combo will be suitable for gaming?

 

[Muffin Man]

which parts are you referring to?

and yes, am2/am2+ mobos can support am3 cpus, but not vice versa.

if you want a specific list of supported cpus for a specific mobo you should be able to find it on the manufacturer's spec page for that specific mobo.

 

[stealthfast]

oh i was just reffering to the cpu compatibility. but i checked the supported parts and everything from my old computer is compatible with the board. thank you for your help and fo the new cheaper site tiger direct is like a 30 minute drive from my house thats why i order from them. again thank you now i got it all planned and i can get my games going again

 

[qubit64]

hey, i was wondering if anyone on the forum could help me find a motherboard for my Intel Pentium D 945 CPU..... it is an LGA 775 but the cpu runs on a higher voltage than usual because of the way it was built. the current board that i have for it is the 'foxconn RC4107MA'

i would greatly appreciate it if someone could find a board for me as Intel doesn't make cpu's this great anymore and i really want to hang onto the CPU!