D Donovantx8 New member Thread Starter Local time 4:48 PM Messages 61 Jun 23, 2011 #81 How did you determine it was AM3 and not 2, or something else. My Computer My Computer OSW7 64
essenbe Jedi Master (RET) Staff member Guru Local time 4:48 PM Messages 27,411 Location NW Florida Jun 23, 2011 #82 Athlon IIx2 My Computers My Computers System One System Two Computer typePC/DesktopComputer Manufacturer/Model NumberALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONOSWindows 11 ProCPURyzen 9 5900XMotherboardAsus X570 Crosshair Viii HeroMemory32GB G Skill DDR4-3600Graphics Card(s)EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 UltraSound CardOn Board/Sennheiser PC37X HeadsetMonitor(s) Displays3 X Asus 27"Screen Resolution2560x1440Hard Drives2 X 1 TB NVME drivesPSUEVGA 850CasePhanteks Eclipse P400ACoolingEVGA 280 AIOKeyboardLogitech G510s/ Logitech G13MouseLogitech G502Internet Speed24/1AntivirusESET/MBAM Pro/SAS ProBrowserChrome/ Firefox/ Edge Computer typeLaptopSystem Manufacturer/Model NumberDell 16 PlusOSWindows 11 ProCPUIntel Ultra 9 288VMemory32 GB LPDDR5X 8533Monitor(s) Displays16" Mini-LED HDR600 Touch 90 HzScreen Resolution2560X1600Hard Drives1 TB NVME
essenbe Jedi Master (RET) Staff member Guru Local time 4:48 PM Messages 27,411 Location NW Florida Jun 23, 2011 #83 There are some boards AM2+ MB that can use an AM2+ or AM3 chip, but if you can make it work an AM3 board will enable you to upgrade easier. My Computers My Computers System One System Two Computer typePC/DesktopComputer Manufacturer/Model NumberALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONOSWindows 11 ProCPURyzen 9 5900XMotherboardAsus X570 Crosshair Viii HeroMemory32GB G Skill DDR4-3600Graphics Card(s)EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 UltraSound CardOn Board/Sennheiser PC37X HeadsetMonitor(s) Displays3 X Asus 27"Screen Resolution2560x1440Hard Drives2 X 1 TB NVME drivesPSUEVGA 850CasePhanteks Eclipse P400ACoolingEVGA 280 AIOKeyboardLogitech G510s/ Logitech G13MouseLogitech G502Internet Speed24/1AntivirusESET/MBAM Pro/SAS ProBrowserChrome/ Firefox/ Edge Computer typeLaptopSystem Manufacturer/Model NumberDell 16 PlusOSWindows 11 ProCPUIntel Ultra 9 288VMemory32 GB LPDDR5X 8533Monitor(s) Displays16" Mini-LED HDR600 Touch 90 HzScreen Resolution2560X1600Hard Drives1 TB NVME
There are some boards AM2+ MB that can use an AM2+ or AM3 chip, but if you can make it work an AM3 board will enable you to upgrade easier.
D Donovantx8 New member Thread Starter Local time 4:48 PM Messages 61 Jun 23, 2011 #84 Still confused as to how you hot AM3. Nvm figured it out, so any correctly sized motherboard will work as long as it's AM3? My Computer My Computer OSW7 64
Still confused as to how you hot AM3. Nvm figured it out, so any correctly sized motherboard will work as long as it's AM3?
essenbe Jedi Master (RET) Staff member Guru Local time 4:48 PM Messages 27,411 Location NW Florida Jun 23, 2011 #85 donovantx8 said: still confused as to how you hot am3. Nvm figured it out, so any correctly sized motherboard will work as long as it's am3? Click to expand... My Computers My Computers System One System Two Computer typePC/DesktopComputer Manufacturer/Model NumberALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONOSWindows 11 ProCPURyzen 9 5900XMotherboardAsus X570 Crosshair Viii HeroMemory32GB G Skill DDR4-3600Graphics Card(s)EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 UltraSound CardOn Board/Sennheiser PC37X HeadsetMonitor(s) Displays3 X Asus 27"Screen Resolution2560x1440Hard Drives2 X 1 TB NVME drivesPSUEVGA 850CasePhanteks Eclipse P400ACoolingEVGA 280 AIOKeyboardLogitech G510s/ Logitech G13MouseLogitech G502Internet Speed24/1AntivirusESET/MBAM Pro/SAS ProBrowserChrome/ Firefox/ Edge Computer typeLaptopSystem Manufacturer/Model NumberDell 16 PlusOSWindows 11 ProCPUIntel Ultra 9 288VMemory32 GB LPDDR5X 8533Monitor(s) Displays16" Mini-LED HDR600 Touch 90 HzScreen Resolution2560X1600Hard Drives1 TB NVME
donovantx8 said: still confused as to how you hot am3. Nvm figured it out, so any correctly sized motherboard will work as long as it's am3? Click to expand...
D Donovantx8 New member Thread Starter Local time 4:48 PM Messages 61 Jun 24, 2011 #86 Ran Memtest86, Passed with no errors, does that include or exclude any of the the possible problems? My Computer My Computer OSW7 64
essenbe Jedi Master (RET) Staff member Guru Local time 4:48 PM Messages 27,411 Location NW Florida Jun 24, 2011 #87 If you ran it for at least 8 passes, it indicates the issue is not ram related. My Computers My Computers System One System Two Computer typePC/DesktopComputer Manufacturer/Model NumberALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONOSWindows 11 ProCPURyzen 9 5900XMotherboardAsus X570 Crosshair Viii HeroMemory32GB G Skill DDR4-3600Graphics Card(s)EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 UltraSound CardOn Board/Sennheiser PC37X HeadsetMonitor(s) Displays3 X Asus 27"Screen Resolution2560x1440Hard Drives2 X 1 TB NVME drivesPSUEVGA 850CasePhanteks Eclipse P400ACoolingEVGA 280 AIOKeyboardLogitech G510s/ Logitech G13MouseLogitech G502Internet Speed24/1AntivirusESET/MBAM Pro/SAS ProBrowserChrome/ Firefox/ Edge Computer typeLaptopSystem Manufacturer/Model NumberDell 16 PlusOSWindows 11 ProCPUIntel Ultra 9 288VMemory32 GB LPDDR5X 8533Monitor(s) Displays16" Mini-LED HDR600 Touch 90 HzScreen Resolution2560X1600Hard Drives1 TB NVME