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System Name | Zorro |
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Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 960T @ 3400 |
Motherboard | MSI K9A2 Platinum |
Cooling | Noctua NHU9B, CPU temp @ 27 degrees celcius, case temp 30-36. |
Memory | 4x1GB Kingston HyperX PC8500 Unlocked @ 1066 (AMD Spider) |
Video Card(s) | 2x Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 GDDR5 1 GB(@16x,@8x, CF'ed), 1x PNY Gefore 8800GT 512MB (@8x) for PhysX |
Storage | 1xIntel SSD 320 80 GB, 1x Samsung 160GB, 2x Maxtor 320GB @ RAID 0 |
Display(s) | BenQ 24" 60Hz HDMI (can not get HDMI working though) |
Case | A+ Midi Case |
Audio Device(s) | Built in RealTek HD and AC97 |
Power Supply | Corsair 750TX |
Software | Win764SP1, Linux (if I can get a distro to work, Arch looks promising) |
Benchmark Scores | Pretty decent! |
I found a locked thread about this, so if there's more active 960T threads, I apoligize. I am new here!
I just upgraded from an AM2 Athlon X2 64 to a Phenom II X4 960T.
I have a MSI K9A2 Platium mainboard (with 790FX chipset/SB600 SB. This is a transition socket board, AM2+, please note) and now one 960T but the BIOS update only supports TurboCore, not core unlocking, as far as I could find out. Is this correct? (If anyone here has the same mainboard).
I've tried to disable Tubo Core, but still didn't find a BIOS option for that. Could be the motherboard does not support it? It does not state that it supports HexCore.
So my main question is; what motherboard should I upgrade to next? The 960T has not only a DDR2 controller but a DDR3 controller as well (that't what he specs says) so if you have a AM3 DDR3 board it will still work, right? I think the 960T is AM3 but also for some reason my AM2+ supports it.
It would have to be a DDR3 board that supports the 960T still and at the same time supports CrossFire and the Hex-Core that you can unlock from the 960T.
PS: To other users of this fantastic board (except one of the the extra RAID ports are broken on mine ) Put it to 64 bit Unganged. The performance might actually go up quite a bit. Goolge showed ne that 128 bit is a special case scenario, generally not needed for gamers and such. It is better for database stuff. Enable Spread Spectrum, and SVM.
I just upgraded from an AM2 Athlon X2 64 to a Phenom II X4 960T.
I have a MSI K9A2 Platium mainboard (with 790FX chipset/SB600 SB. This is a transition socket board, AM2+, please note) and now one 960T but the BIOS update only supports TurboCore, not core unlocking, as far as I could find out. Is this correct? (If anyone here has the same mainboard).
I've tried to disable Tubo Core, but still didn't find a BIOS option for that. Could be the motherboard does not support it? It does not state that it supports HexCore.
So my main question is; what motherboard should I upgrade to next? The 960T has not only a DDR2 controller but a DDR3 controller as well (that't what he specs says) so if you have a AM3 DDR3 board it will still work, right? I think the 960T is AM3 but also for some reason my AM2+ supports it.
It would have to be a DDR3 board that supports the 960T still and at the same time supports CrossFire and the Hex-Core that you can unlock from the 960T.
PS: To other users of this fantastic board (except one of the the extra RAID ports are broken on mine ) Put it to 64 bit Unganged. The performance might actually go up quite a bit. Goolge showed ne that 128 bit is a special case scenario, generally not needed for gamers and such. It is better for database stuff. Enable Spread Spectrum, and SVM.
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