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kylefrikkentoth

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Hi! Well today I got $100 and can trade in my AMD Athlon x64 dual core processor for about eighty. it runs at 2.7 Ghz. I want the best processor for gaming, that performs the best. It MUST me AMD as I am anti Intel :P Thanks in advance guys :)
 

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You need to give us your mobo info.
 

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kylefrikkentoth said:
I want the best processor for gaming, that performs the best. It MUST me AMD as I am anti Intel :P
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It's too bad that you have eliminated all of the Intel processors from your choices...as today they are the best performing CPU's out there. There was a time that AMD was the gamer CPU of choice....but right now they are getting beat out by the Intel's.

Give us the details on your mobo and such and we can help out. You must have an AM2 or AM3 socket with your current board. You aren't planning to upgrade the board as well are you.
 

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I have a Gigabyte ga-m61pme-s2p. I'm pretty sure its AMD bound only, but I'm not TOO sure.
 

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Per Gigabyte site:

  1. Support for Socket AM3/ AM2+/ AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ FX processor/ AMD Phenom™ X4 processor/ AMD Phenom™ X3 processor/ AMD Athlon™ X2 processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ X2 processor/ AMD Sempron™ processor
(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. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.

Need to look at the Bios version to see which CPU in those classes it will support.

Two versions of that MB 1.0 and 1.3 . Which version do you have.
Here are the links to the supported CPU by Bios F?

http://www.gigabyte.us/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?ProductID=3011&ver=#anchor_os

http://www.gigabyte.us/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?ProductID=3274&ver=#anchor_os

Looks like the Phenom II X4 945 is the highest supported on both rev depending on Bios.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...103809&page=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True


 Jim :geek:
 
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Well my 'cessor is sitting at 2.714 Ghz, atm, someties 2.715 so I dont think that would make a noticable difference, would it?
 

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64 bit Windows seven home premium
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2.7 GhZ AMD Athlon x2 x64
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Gigabyte M61PME-S2P
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Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1GB
Sound Card
Internal Realtek high quality
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1 LCD ViewSonic Model VS10047
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1280 x 1024
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298 GB SATA (Local)
18.6 GB IDE (Extra)
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Blue Sonic 400W Peak Power
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kylefrikkentoth said:
Well my 'cessor is sitting at 2.714 Ghz, atm, someties 2.715 so I dont think that would make a noticable difference, would it?
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You might not see much difference in games since the video card is doing most of the work. Now if you went with a AM3 board and DDR3 memory you may see some increase. Might be better to just save you money for a future update of MB,Memory,CPU and Video Card.

Jim :geek:
 

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Well would my Motherboard support intel? Because I think I might give it a second chance.
 

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Custom Built
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64 bit Windows seven home premium
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2.7 GhZ AMD Athlon x2 x64
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Gigabyte M61PME-S2P
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4GB
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1GB
Sound Card
Internal Realtek high quality
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1 LCD ViewSonic Model VS10047
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
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298 GB SATA (Local)
18.6 GB IDE (Extra)
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Blue Sonic 400W Peak Power
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Blue Sonic
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Logitech wireless PS3 keyboard with trackpad
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DELL USB four button laser mouse
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Wifi (1Mbps), Wired (10Mbps)
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kylefrikkentoth said:
Well would my Motherboard support intel? Because I think I might give it a second chance.
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No.

You have a Socket AM2 mainboard. No Intel CPUs are physically compatible with that. Recent Intel CPUs (Sockets 775, 1366, 1156) don't even use pins - they are all LGA types.
 

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Awe man, so that means I gotta get a new mobo than. Well it seems to me that it's cheaper to stay with AMD! :(
 

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Custom Built
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64 bit Windows seven home premium
CPU
2.7 GhZ AMD Athlon x2 x64
Motherboard
Gigabyte M61PME-S2P
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1GB
Sound Card
Internal Realtek high quality
Monitor(s) Displays
1 LCD ViewSonic Model VS10047
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
298 GB SATA (Local)
18.6 GB IDE (Extra)
PSU
Blue Sonic 400W Peak Power
Case
Blue Sonic
Cooling
PSU, processor, graphics card, back panel, side panel.
Keyboard
Logitech wireless PS3 keyboard with trackpad
Mouse
DELL USB four button laser mouse
Internet Speed
Wifi (1Mbps), Wired (10Mbps)
Other Info
WACOM Fun tablet and mouse, Logitech dual action gamepad, Belkin N52TE game controller.
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