My motherboard's user manual says that its compatible only with "Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon FX 64 / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor"
but... the website for my motherboard ( http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2539 ) claims that it "Supports AMD Phenom X4/ Phenom X3 processors". So which is right?
i know that if you install an AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherbord, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 to HT1.0... but will a Phenom X3 or X4 otherwise work in my system?
Thanks for any help or further information
My computer is:
AMD: Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2912 MHz
Mobo: Gigabyte M57SLI-S4 w/ nForce 570 SLI chipset
RAM: 4GB Mushkin DDR2 PC2-6400
OS: Vista 64bit
VC: EVGA 8800 GTS 320MB
but... the website for my motherboard ( http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2539 ) claims that it "Supports AMD Phenom X4/ Phenom X3 processors". So which is right?
i know that if you install an AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherbord, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 to HT1.0... but will a Phenom X3 or X4 otherwise work in my system?
Thanks for any help or further information
My computer is:
AMD: Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2912 MHz
Mobo: Gigabyte M57SLI-S4 w/ nForce 570 SLI chipset
RAM: 4GB Mushkin DDR2 PC2-6400
OS: Vista 64bit
VC: EVGA 8800 GTS 320MB