Need help with possible AMD Phenom build.

CDdude55 · Jul 24, 2008

I dont know much about AMD's best Phenom motherboards. Could someone please price out a good phenom system. I already have a case, monitor and KB/Mouse, but the rest is a mystery. I dont have plans to OC. I may go Crossfire in the future tho. And i need a DDR2 mobo that doesn't need a BIOS update or something to support Phenoms. But i still dont know where to start and whats a good mobo?

KBD · Jul 24, 2008

if not gonna overclock and want xfire i'd recomend a 790X gigabyte board

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128075

Damian^ · Jul 24, 2008

This is a solid board, definitely cant go wrong with DFI, probably one of the best overclockers for AMD processors at the moment, in case you ever do decide to overclock.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136044

Silverel · Jul 24, 2008

MSI K9A2 CF V2 is rated for 125w procs. Preeety high FSB if you wanna go that route. Get a BE proc, and it has multiplier settings all the way to 25x.

Good ratings too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130172

oli_ramsay · Jul 24, 2008

If you do plan to overclock then apparently AMD's new SB will help you http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3360

Damian^ · Jul 24, 2008

Silverel said:
MSI K9A2 CF V2 is rated for 125w procs. Preeety high FSB if you wanna go that route. Get a BE proc, and it has multiplier settings all the way to 25x.

Good ratings too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130172

Not really well for overclocking if he decides to. I have the first version of the MSI CF-F and its a horrible overclocker the most i could OC my 5200 was from 2.6GHz to 2.8Ghz on that board :banghead:

I would say it still is even if it can take 125w processors.

xvi · Jul 24, 2008

I would recommend DFI, though others would recommend ASUS.

I would stick with an AMD chipset and wait for the 750 southbridge.

As far as the actual chipset goes, it depends more on what features you want.

Silverel · Jul 25, 2008

Damian^ said:
Not really well for overclocking if he decides to. I have the first version of the MSI CF-F and its a horrible overclocker the most i could OC my 5200 was from 2.6GHz to 2.8Ghz on that board

I would say it still is even if it can take 125w processors.

I OC'd mine purty good. took my 5000+ to 3.36ghz @ 1.44v

Haven't bothered to go any higher through more tinkering. Would feel better with disposable income backing my mistakes.

Any rate, all the new AMD boards are pretty good. Just pick a price you wanna pay, and dooo eeeet.

KBD · Jul 25, 2008

He did say he doesnt want to overclock, but i think that the best overclocking crossfire board is Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe and it will get even better after it gets the new SB750. I recomended the 790X board cause there is no reason for him to spend more on the 790FX if not gonna overclock. As Silverel said MSI K9A2 CF-F V2 is also a very good choice for him as it is the cheapest right now.

CDdude55 · Jul 25, 2008

I was actually just looking at the Asus M3A32-MVP deluxe. It looks like a nice board. Does it support the AMD Phenom X3's?

department76 · Jul 25, 2008

i have an MSI K9A2 platinum and i love it-- runs cool, ocs well, great features including SAS capability.

i only have an X2 not a phenom, but afik it supports every AM2/+ proc out there including X3s.

KBD · Jul 25, 2008

CDdude55 said:
I was actually just looking at the Asus M3A32-MVP deluxe. It looks like a nice board. Does it support the AMD Phenom X3's?

Yes, heres the list of supported CPUs:

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=M3A32-MVP DELUXE

It is a great board, but it would be a waste of money in your case since you are not gonna take advantage of its overclocking capabilities. It costs $189, while the 2 790X boards cost $125 and $95 respectively, see the diffrence? It would only make sense to get the Asus board if you gonna do tri or quad fire.

erocker · Jul 25, 2008

CDdude55 said:
I was actually just looking at the Asus M3A32-MVP deluxe. It looks like a nice board. Does it support the AMD Phenom X3's?

It sure does! It's not the easiest board to operate though. Coincidentally I have one for sale... Hmmm....

CDdude55 · Jul 26, 2008

erocker said:
It sure does! It's not the easiest board to operate though. Coincidentally I have one for sale... Hmmm....

Why not?

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