Not that I am aware of. My wife's and her mom's computers are both AM2+ boards running AM3 CPUs. As long as the BIOS is updated to handle the chips then everything will run just fine.
What mobo are you running, c0rr0sive?
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Not that I am aware of. My wife's and her mom's computers are both AM2+ boards running AM3 CPUs. As long as the BIOS is updated to handle the chips then everything will run just fine.
What mobo are you running, c0rr0sive?
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Trotter, let me ask you something, would it be best if he holds for the next 2 months and watch newegg.com and another site to see who will start to make temporary price cuts on cpu's ?
If I am right, I think newegg, will start to drop the price more frequently at the beginning and the end of month during the summer.
Last time I received a email from them, they had dropped the 1055t and 1075T by 50% for only 24-48 hours.
I had almost gave in bought a new hexa-core but I am sticking with intel 1156 and getting a core i7 860 when someone brings it down near 200.00 for just a brief moment.
I like your link trotter, but he could do much more better than that.
I love you like a brother and all but this is one of those moments where I have to disagree with you on that one.
If I am right, I think newegg, will start to drop the price more frequently at the beginning and the end of month during the summer.
Last time I received a email from them, they had dropped the 1055t and 1075T by 50% for only 24-48 hours.
I had almost gave in bought a new hexa-core but I am sticking with intel 1156 and getting a core i7 860 when someone brings it down near 200.00 for just a brief moment.
I like your link trotter, but he could do much more better than that.
I love you like a brother and all but this is one of those moments where I have to disagree with you on that one.
c0rr0sive,
I have a very similar mobo. I have the Biostar 785 and I can say from experience that running an AM3 chip in there will not cause you any grief. Right now I have the Phenom II X4 940 in there and this thing is a beast.
@Mike,
while you do make some good points, the end factor comes down to this. Does he really need that type of computer? It makes no sense for him to save money and get a new mobo, CPU and RAM when just getting a new AM2+ or AM3 CPU will be more than sufficient for him. He can get an energy efficient AMD CPU that will work with his current setup and save himself money in the long run. I would think that would be a better route for him to take than spending more money than he has to when he is currently in financial trouble as it is.
Think about it, he can go to Quad Core and spend $85 or spend twice the amount and just get a triple core like you suggested. What seems to sound like the better end result? The tri core or the quad core? Personally I would choose the quad core that runs with my current mobo and RAM over spending extra to get a tri core, mobo and RAM. It just makes more sense.
In the end c0rr0sive has to do what is right for him. Be it saving money to get a whole new setup or just replacing his power hungry CPU for a less power hungry CPU and getting more performance out of it.
I have a very similar mobo. I have the Biostar 785 and I can say from experience that running an AM3 chip in there will not cause you any grief. Right now I have the Phenom II X4 940 in there and this thing is a beast.
@Mike,
while you do make some good points, the end factor comes down to this. Does he really need that type of computer? It makes no sense for him to save money and get a new mobo, CPU and RAM when just getting a new AM2+ or AM3 CPU will be more than sufficient for him. He can get an energy efficient AMD CPU that will work with his current setup and save himself money in the long run. I would think that would be a better route for him to take than spending more money than he has to when he is currently in financial trouble as it is.
Think about it, he can go to Quad Core and spend $85 or spend twice the amount and just get a triple core like you suggested. What seems to sound like the better end result? The tri core or the quad core? Personally I would choose the quad core that runs with my current mobo and RAM over spending extra to get a tri core, mobo and RAM. It just makes more sense.
In the end c0rr0sive has to do what is right for him. Be it saving money to get a whole new setup or just replacing his power hungry CPU for a less power hungry CPU and getting more performance out of it.
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Until then I have been exploring Ubuntu. If I could figure out how to get it working right I would continue. But haven't had time to research it yet
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