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Motherboard for Phenom Quad 9550 CPU?
I have a Phenom X4 Quad 9550 CPU (?AM2 socket?). I am looking for a
suggestion as to the best motherboard to buy for it. It is currently on a ridiculous M2N78-LA motherboard that I want to replace with one that has a IDE (PATA) capability as well as SATA. It needs to accept XP or Windows 7 (not VISTA!), and I'd like to use the four DDR2 SDRAMS (total 5GB) that I currently have on the M2N78-LA board. I have found two, but they are out of stock. Help? Thanks Duke |
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:52:23 -0500, Pen wrote:
You do realize that the board is AM3 and uses DDR3 memory? Also what do you plan to use it for? Gaming, if so what or some other purpose. I missed that. AM3 it is. Then I guess I need a board with AM3. As for DDR3, I have specs for the M2N78-LA board that state it is DDR2. I haven't pulled an SDRAM to inspect it. So I don't know on that one. Gaming? Probably not. I just thought it would be worth repairing the machine involved which seemed quite capable with its 5GB SDRAM, 750GB HDD, DVD burner, video card, and more. The price was right (free). All I think it needs is a working motherboard. Am I wrong? Duke |
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Motherboard for Phenom Quad 9550 CPU?
On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:32:30 -0500, Pen wrote:
You're correct, but the HP site you listed says DDR3 in more than one place. So head over to Newegg and have a look at the reviews. http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...e=Motherboards Thanks - I'll have to pick one. Duke |
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Motherboard for Phenom Quad 9550 CPU?
?Everything I found on that mobo says DDR2.....
and most if not all of the "newer" AM3 mobo use DDR3 I would suggest you pull the RAM and have a good look peter If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) wrote in message ... On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:52:23 -0500, Pen wrote: You do realize that the board is AM3 and uses DDR3 memory? Also what do you plan to use it for? Gaming, if so what or some other purpose. I missed that. AM3 it is. Then I guess I need a board with AM3. As for DDR3, I have specs for the M2N78-LA board that state it is DDR2. I haven't pulled an SDRAM to inspect it. So I don't know on that one. Gaming? Probably not. I just thought it would be worth repairing the machine involved which seemed quite capable with its 5GB SDRAM, 750GB HDD, DVD burner, video card, and more. The price was right (free). All I think it needs is a working motherboard. Am I wrong? Duke |
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Motherboard for Phenom Quad 9550 CPU?
?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130265
peter If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) "Pen" wrote in message ... On 2/2/2011 5:14 PM, wrote: On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:52:23 -0500, Pen wrote: You do realize that the board is AM3 and uses DDR3 memory? Also what do you plan to use it for? Gaming, if so what or some other purpose. I missed that. AM3 it is. Then I guess I need a board with AM3. As for DDR3, I have specs for the M2N78-LA board that state it is DDR2. I haven't pulled an SDRAM to inspect it. So I don't know on that one. Gaming? Probably not. I just thought it would be worth repairing the machine involved which seemed quite capable with its 5GB SDRAM, 750GB HDD, DVD burner, video card, and more. The price was right (free). All I think it needs is a working motherboard. Am I wrong? Duke You're correct, but the HP site you listed says DDR3 in more than one place. So head over to Newegg and have a look at the reviews. http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...e=Motherboards |
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Motherboard for Phenom Quad 9550 CPU?
Pen wrote:
On 2/2/2011 5:14 PM, wrote: On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:52:23 -0500, Pen wrote: You do realize that the board is AM3 and uses DDR3 memory? Also what do you plan to use it for? Gaming, if so what or some other purpose. I missed that. AM3 it is. Then I guess I need a board with AM3. As for DDR3, I have specs for the M2N78-LA board that state it is DDR2. I haven't pulled an SDRAM to inspect it. So I don't know on that one. Gaming? Probably not. I just thought it would be worth repairing the machine involved which seemed quite capable with its 5GB SDRAM, 750GB HDD, DVD burner, video card, and more. The price was right (free). All I think it needs is a working motherboard. Am I wrong? Duke You're correct, but the HP site you listed says DDR3 in more than one place. So head over to Newegg and have a look at the reviews. http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...e=Motherboards I think it's DDR2. HP Pavilion Media Center m8530f http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...R1002_USEN#N79 M2N78-LA Processor socket: AM2+ Memory sockets: 4 x DDR2 We can also look up the processor (Phenom X4 9550). That's the fixed version of the 9500 without the TLB bug. http://products.amd.com/pages/Deskto...il.aspx?id=400 Socket AM2+ http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AM...0WCGHBOX).html On-chip peripherals Integrated dual-channel 144-bit DDR2 SDRAM Memory controller So an AM2+ motherboard would be a good start. ******* By comparison, if we look at a recent high end AMD, an AM3, this is what it lists for the memory controller. http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AM...ZFBGRBOX).html On-chip peripherals Integrated DDR2/DDR3 Memory Controller So an AM3 supports DDR2 or DDR3 (the motherboard design picks the type). An AM2+ has a DDR2 controller on it, with the memory type fixed at DDR2. ******* To find a motherboard quickly, you can use the Asus search engine, entering the 9550 as the processor type. This is the CPU Support chart page. http://support.asus.com.tw/cpusuppor...Language=en-us Crosshair ALL 1103 Crosshair II Formula ALL 0502 G-SURF365 ALL 0602 M2A74-AM 1.01G 0204 M2A74-AM SE ALL 0301 M2A-VM ALL 1705 M2A-VM HDMI ALL 1705 M2N32 WS Professional ALL 1903 M2N32-SLI Deluxe ALL 1802 M2N32-SLI Premium VISTA ALL 1101 M2N68 2.01G 0310 M2N68 PLUS 2.00G 0203 M2N68 SE 1.00G 0301 M2N68-AM 2.00G 0301 M2N68-AM PLUS 2.00G 0204 M2N68-AM SE 1.00G 0203 M2N68-AM SE2 2.00G 0206 M2N68-CM 2.01G 0319 M2N68-VM 2.01G 0405 M2N-E ALL 1401 M2N-L 1.02G 0137 M2N-LR 1.04G 0515 M2N-LR/SATA 1.04G 0515 M2N-SLI ALL 0802 M2N-SLI Deluxe ALL 1502 M2N-XE ALL 0202 M3A ALL 0805 M3A32-MVP DELUXE ALL 1002 M3A32-MVP DELUXE/WIFI-AP ALL 1002 M3A76-CM 1.00G 0302 M3A78 ALL 0703 M3A78 Pro ALL 0105 M3A78-CM ALL 0405 M3A78-EM ALL 0407 M3A78-VM 1.00G 0306 M3A79-T Deluxe 1.01G 0302 M3A-H/HDMI ALL 0306 M3N WS ALL 0304 M3N72-D ALL 0102 M3N78 Pro ALL 0203 M3N78 SE 1.01G 0302 M3N78-AM 2.00G 0302 M3N78-CM ALL 0301 M3N78-EM ALL 0202 M3N78-VM ALL 0202 M3N-HD HDMI ALL 0901 M3N-HT DELUXE ALL 0702 M4A77 2.00G 0301 M4A77D ALL 0402 M4A78 1.02G 0205 M4A78 PLUS 1.00G 0204 M4A78 Pro 1.00G 0217 M4A785D-M PRO ALL 0303 M4A785G HTPC ALL 0401 M4A785G HTPC/RC ALL 0401 M4A785-M 1.00G 0304 M4A78-AM 2.01G 0209 M4A78-E ALL 0505 M4A78-E SE ALL 0203 M4A78-EM 1.01G 0312 M4A78-EM/1394 ALL 0309 M4A78-HTPC ALL 0302 M4A78-HTPC/RC ALL 0302 M4A78L-M 1.00G 0213 M4A78L-M LE 1.00G 0301 M4A78-VM 1.01G 0208 M4A79 Deluxe ALL 0901 M4N72-E ALL 0205 M4N78 1.01G 0206 M4N78 Pro 1.01G 0603 M4N78 SE 1.01G 0207 M4N78-AM 1.02G 0211 M4N78-AM V2 ALL 0211 M4N78-VM 1.00G 0203 M4N82 Deluxe ALL 0207 Not all of those are MicroATX sized. Some are full sized. In any case, none are for sale on Newegg. So far, I ended up on Amazon.com , and this is the first one that comes close. I'm not a big fan of Biostar, due to their habit of connecting ATX12V to the 12V wire on the main power connector. http://www.amazon.com/Biostar-MATX-A...6691435&sr=1-1 http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/...t.php?S_ID=344 Chipset AMD 780G / SB700 STORAGE 6 x SATA2 3Gb/s Connector 1 x IDE Connector http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_700_chipset_series SB700 Support up to 6 SATA 3.0 Gbit/s hard disk drives 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices There is *no* floppy connector. The add-in slot mix is different than your current motherboard. The Biostar has a couple PCI slots, instead of your previous PCI Express x1 slots. Whether this is important or not, will depend on what add-in cards (TV tuner etc) you have in the PC. This is the rear I/O area. http://www.biostar.com.tw/upload/Mot...d/20080122.jpg There is at least some risk, that the PANEL header pinout, will be different than your "Viola" motherboard. Check the manual. (This is a self extracting RAR with PDF inside.) The PANEL wiring is on page 14. The SPKR is a 1x4. Your PC doesn't have a beeper speaker. With the new motherboard, there will be "nothing to beep", as your "Viola" had the speaker onboard. The PWR LED connector can span two or three pins, and in the three pin case, the wires would be on pins 1 and 3. Your "Viola" motherboard, looks to be a 2x4+1 header, so probably up to four 1x2 connectors. http://www.biostar.com.tw/upload/Man...T_080115_B.exe Now, the weirdest part, is the 9550 isn't in the CPU Support chart! How did they miss that ? There is one 125W processor in the chart, which means the motherboard can handle up to a 125W processor. The 9550 is 95W, so it's not bumping its head on a power limit. http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/...t.php?S_ID=344 The funny thing is, Tigerdirect was bundling the 9550 processor, with that motherboard. So it can't be that non-compatible. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...949&CatId=3586 Anyway, good luck in your hunt. The pickings are pretty thin. Paul |
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Motherboard for Phenom Quad 9550 CPU?
On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 17:18:19 -0700, "peter" wrote:
?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130265 peter Darned if this one doesn't seem like a good fit. Thanks Duke |
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Motherboard for Phenom Quad 9550 CPU?
On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 17:10:24 -0700, "peter" wrote:
?Everything I found on that mobo says DDR2..... and most if not all of the "newer" AM3 mobo use DDR3 I would suggest you pull the RAM and have a good look peter Will do Duke |
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