help deciding cpu's here

[shadixmax]

I have a S1923WM compaq computer. with a A8N-LA (Nagami2L) mother board. i was reading and some people say, that i can use this processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103772
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

but on the webpage to the manufacture it says i can only use a 4800+

i was also reading that it depends on my power supply, which brings me to my question, can i use the 6000+? since my power supply is a 500w. i had it changed it out to support a video card which i no longer have in my computer. but still have the power supply. and if not, what is the highest AMD processor i can get for my motherboard? thank you for any help you can provide.

[ElXtronic]

your PSU sounds good and the manufacturer website probly hasnt been updated in a long time for your PC models CPU support so the 6000+ sounds fine as long as the socket type is the same

[tomahawk 1705]

Hi,
I just had a look at your M/B specs and it says it requires a socket 939 CPU (eg. works with older DDR 266/333/400 MHz Memory modules) but an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is considered a socket AM2 CPU (eg. which only works with newer DDR2/533/667/800 MHz memory modules)so I its not gonna work sorry.

However if you can find an AMD Athlon 64 FX- 60 which runs @ 2.6GHz or even faster is the Athlon 64 FX- 57 running @ 2.8GHz those are considered the fastest socket 939's ever made.
Tomahawk out.

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[Olle P]

As Tomahawk wrote you'll need to look for socket 939 CPUs.
Unless you can get a used one cheaply it's probably not worth the upgrade.
Do you have an older CPU that you want to replace, or did you get the motherboard without CPU and want a CPU for it?

Cheers
Olle

[shadixmax]

well i was looking to originally replace my old cpu because it's readings were going hay wire, dropping as low as 333Mhz, so i was looking for a good processor to replace it with. i saw that one, and lol well after seeing the first person saying it should work, i went and bought it. needless to say though when i got it the pins were all bent to hell, so i'm sending it back waiting for the replacement. well then let me ask you, what kind of motherboard would i need to run that Cpu? and can i still use my harddrive, videocard (just bought another one) and fan, and ram for it? or will i have to buy new ram at the least for it? and thanks again for the help.

[Olle P]

You'll need any motherboard with socket AM2 or AM2+ and new RAM type DDR2.

You should also check your PSU to have matching connectors. (20 or 24-pin ATX and 4 or 8-pin 12V for the CPU. There are adaptors available if you don't want to invest in a new PSU.)

All other components should be no problem, but you will have to do a "repair" of your OS. (Look for instructions on how to replace the motherboard with your OS.)

Cheers
Olle

[shadixmax]

Hmm, is there anyone motherboard you can suggest? you know to make my search easier. and thanks again for all the help.


Edit:

how about this one? will this work with my power supply, and other items? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131324

or this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131323

[Olle P]

Originally Posted by shadixmax

how about this one? will this work with my power supply, and other items? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131324

Will work, with DDR2 RAM as noted in my previous post.

Originally Posted by shadixmax

... or this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131323

Larger form factor than the original motherboard. Is there room for a larger motherboard in your case?
(And, of course, does require DDR2.)

Cheers
Olle