Windows 7 - question bout amd chip

darksidekei · 06-01-2011

not sure if this is the best place to put it but feel free to move topic but just wondering if for example i choose to get a new motherboard do i need to buy a new amd chip as well or i can just take it out and input it into another motherboard...?so i know when im ready to get a new one or replace mines if it ever breaks down i know i can still keep the cpu with the heatsink and just input it onto another board..

DocBrown · 06-01-2011

The CPU socket type needs to match the MB socket type.

Check your current CPU & Mb with System info for Windows

SIW | System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala

darksidekei · 06-02-2011

yea i know what kind of cpu to use for the motherboard but just wondering if i could use my current amd chip in another motherboard that supports the cpu or i have to purchase both motherboard and a new amd chip to get it to work?

vic46 · 06-02-2011

Hi
As long as the new m/b supports your cpu (am3) it should not be a problem.The new am3+ boards will be backwards compatable with am3 cpu's.But you can always
check the m/b makers site for to be sure.
vic

darksidekei · 06-02-2011

k kool thanks cuz i thought it would mess with the pins or something i have a extra liquid glue thing they use to stick the heatsinks into the mb so hopefully that will work..

linnemeyerhere · 06-02-2011

Darksideekei,
Welcome to SF. Just wondering what you're looking for in a new mobo as your listed ASUS is a very nice board?

pparks1 · 06-02-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by darksidekei

k kool thanks cuz i thought it would mess with the pins or something i have a extra liquid glue thing they use to stick the heatsinks into the mb so hopefully that will work..

It's not liquid glue. It's thermal paste. It's purpose is to ensure that you get full contact from your CPU to your heatsink. So, if either of them is not completely 100% flat, the paste will fill this teeny, tiny discrepancy and ensure that they make 100% full contact.

darksidekei · 06-03-2011

@linnemeyerhere: well my mobo might be a good one but i seen better ones cuz soon amd is gonnna make 8core processor i want a mobo to support that lol i like to be updated with the new stuff hate being outdated :-p and @pparks1: yea thermal paste is what i meant lol i call it glue cuz thats what it was like when sticking it onto the mobo it was sticky like glue lol

linnemeyerhere · 06-03-2011

darksidekei,
I would wait for the processor to hit and let the market respond with it's second generation mobo as your current combo is well up to the task of gaming and computing. Otherwise consider a second systems worth of components so you can mix and match the two systems and have two banging systems or sell off the lesser when done. Unless you have money burning a hole in your pocket and don't mind paying launch prices to just see the technologies improve and prices drop within 10-15 minutes....lol, then go for it !

darksidekei · 06-03-2011

well i dont plan on getting it on day 1 but once a black edition of the product is released thats when im getting it but i do plan on getting it just in time after i save up