AMD system on K9A2CF

[Pavelo]

Currently my rigs looks as this:
MSI K9A2 CF-F (max 95W CPU)
AMD 64 X2 7850 2.8Ghz
2x2GB KINGSTON DDR2 800Mhz 6400PC
and I am running a 32bit Win 7 enterprise (or something like this.. not a Home edition) and use two HD displays.

I mostly do web-marketing stuff on this rig - e.g. coding, PSing, some small video editing and have a lot of browser and tabs open. The problem is my systems gets rather slow after few hours of work so I was thinking about upgrading it.

Is it economically wise to update this configuration or should I get completely new system? And if yes - what should I upgrade? CPU? RAM? Because I was thinking about adding additional 4GB of RAM and nothing else.

Thanks a lot.

 

[1s3ct0wN]

Hello Pavelo, first of all tell us your budged.

 

[Pavelo]

Hi

Frankly I dunno... probably around $100-$150? But I will try to buy things second-hand since I don't want to invest a lot...

I was thinking that I could buy another 2x2GB memory set for like $45 and a X4 630 for another $50.. But first I need your advice whether it will be a good idea and whether my current rig/mobo will handle it.

BTW I have 500W PSU...

 

[Pavelo]

Somebody? Please?

 

[1s3ct0wN]

If that were my money i'd put them in AMD Phenom II X6 1035T - HDT35TWFK6DGR

 

[Pavelo]

And will this CPU be 100% compatible with my mobo? Or will it require at least a BIOS flash?

And won't my rather old mobo or DDR2 RAM kinda bottleneck this powerful CPU?

 

[ps3hacker12]

Try looking in eBay for any phenom x6 processor up to the 1090T.

and no your ram/mobo won't be a big issue, also are you sure you can't install a 64bit version of windows 7 on there?

eg:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=1075t&_sop=15&_osacat=164&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.X1090T&_nkw=1090T&_sacat=164

just look around for a good deal

[EDIT]: you will need a BIOS update, get it from here:
http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/K9A2-CF.html#/?div=BIOS

 

[Pavelo]

But these CPUs require 125 watts! My mobo supports the maximum of 95 watts, cause I have the CF-F version, not the v2...

And yes - I will probably install the 64bit Win7.

 

[Pavelo]

BTW can I add 2x2GB 800mhz CL5 RAMs, but made by Corsair even though I have already 2x2GB 800Mhz CL5 RAMs from Kingston?

Or isn't better to use 2x4 instead of 4x2?

 

[ps3hacker12]

But these CPUs require 125 watts! My mobo supports the maximum of 95 watts, cause I have the CF-F version, not the v2...

And yes - I will probably install the 64bit Win7.

Your motherboard CPU support page officially says it supports up to a 1090T:
http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/K9A2-CF.html#/?div=CPUSupport

 

[Pavelo]

So why does it say this right next to the product image?
"Please note that if your board begins with this serial number, 601-7388-010, your board will only support cpu’s of 95 Watt and lower. You cannot connect a CPU of 125 Watt since this will damage your board."

 

[ps3hacker12]

So why does it say this right next to the product image?
"Please note that if your board begins with this serial number, 601-7388-010, your board will only support cpu’s of 95 Watt and lower. You cannot connect a CPU of 125 Watt since this will damage your board."

What number does your serial number begin with? If it doesn't begin with that, then it'll support 125W processors.