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May 2^nd, 2010 at 7:49am

fulanito_uk Offline
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Hi [b]all,

Nearly ready with a FSX ready pc (i think)... here are my current specs' :

Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 545 3.0ghz 4000MT/S 6mb Cache SKT AM3

Processor Interface : Socket AM3

Memory: Major Brand 4gb DDR2 800 PC6400 CL6.0 Memory Module

Hard Drive: Branded 1tb Sata 7200rpm 16mb Cache HDD

Graphics Card: GTS 250 1gb

Motherboard: Asrock K10N78 Full HD-HSLI AM2 5200MT/S Nvidia 8200 Chipset SKT AM2

Max Memory Support: 16gb DDR2 1066

Motherboard Expansion Slots: 1x PCI-E 16x, 1x PCI-E 1x, 2x 32-bit PCI

Power Supply: Branded 450w 24Pin Power Supply Unit

So i'm guessing all I really need is a CPU upgrade? and was thinking "AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core" my question is will this fit on my motherboard, is it a hard thing to change the CPU, and would this change make it FSX ready to a good standard??

As always thanks for your help.

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Reply #1 - May 2^nd, 2010 at 10:22am

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is this the one you are talking about?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103291

and if I am correct this is your motherboard now?
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=K10N78-1394

It says it will fit the Phenom series. And btw that AMD phenom you found is a AM2+, and I am assuming you are going to get the BE?
personally I would try to stick with an AM3 since you already have one.
And how much money can you spend on the cpu?

and I think this is the right CPU supported list
http://www.asrock.com/mb/cpu.asp?Model=K10N78

here is a place they have the mobos listed and you can find the right one
http://www.asrock.com/support/CPU.asp

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Reply #2 - May 2^nd, 2010 at 10:53am