Phenmon II x4 AM2+ on AM3 mobo?

ok so im looking for a new mobo for a build. i know my build right now is ok for now. but this build is for my dad.

one thing is i found on newegg. this CPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103644

Phenmon II x4 940 OEM for $95

but the this Phenmon is a AM2+ Socket. the mobo im looking at is this MSI mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130290

the board supports AM3 socket but it says the CPU types are Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series.

so can this mobo support the Phenmon II x4 940 AM2?

Wont work unfortunately. And it wouldnt have offered a significant performance boost from your athlon 630,

Wont work unfortunately. And it wouldnt have offered a significant performance boost from your athlon 630,

ferret-gamer

ok i found a Phenmon II x4 810 2.6GHz AM3 socket

What its wrong with your current cpu? why just get an aftermarket cooler and OC it a bit?angrules23

please read my whole post. i know my build is ok. i said this build is for my dad :) .

also i do have a after market cooler the hyper 212 and it works great :D

If your dad is not gonna game just get an athlon II x2 its much cheaper.

If your dad is not gonna game just get an athlon II x2 its much cheaper.

dracos9000

i know i know . but this is the sneaky idea. im "build" this PC for my dad. if the build i get for him is better then my build ill give him my build wh ich is not so bad either :twisted: and my dad said its fine. he knows how fast my PC is and how cool it runs.

ok this is now a second question i have this mobo i just notice it has 2 PCI-e X16 slots. one if x16 and the other is x4. so if i ever want to SLI 2 cards t hat means ill have to get 2 ATI cards then right? beause its running under Cross fire is so that sucks but i guess i could get 2 HD6850s down the road right? or i can buy a AMD SLI mobo

becuase i have 2 GTX 460 is there a way to get 2nd GTX 460 and hook both up?

also if i do SLI GTX 460 i got the Gigabyte one wit doubles fans. does that mean i will have to get the same type card, get a 2ng Gigabyte GTX 460 double? or i can get any GTX 460?

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If your dad is not gonna game just get an athlon II x2 its much cheaper.

acsam12304

i know i know . but this is the sneaky idea. im "build" this PC for my dad. if the build i get for him is better then my build ill give him my build wh ich is not so bad either :twisted: and my dad said its fine. he knows how fast my PC is and how cool it runs.

ok this is now a second question i have this mobo i just notice it has 2 PCI-e X16 slots. one if x16 and the other is x4. so if i ever want to SLI 2 cards t hat means ill have to get 2 ATI cards then right? beause its running under Cross fire is so that sucks but i guess i could get 2 HD6850s down the road right?

becuase i have 2 GTX 460 is there a way to get 2nd GTX 460 and hook both up?

acsam12304

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YourM4A77D motherboard does not have two pci-e slots able to handle two gpu's.

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ok this is now a second question i have this mobo i just notice it has 2 PCI-e X16 slots. one if x16 and the other is x4. so if i ever want to SLI 2 cards t hat means ill have to get 2 ATI cards then right? beause its running under Cross fire is so that sucks but i guess i could get 2 HD6850s down the road right?

becuase i have 2 GTX 460 is there a way to get 2nd GTX 460 and hook both up?

04dcarraher

yeah thats what i was thinking. ill scratch the double GPU idea. lol i just notice ill have to get a bigger PSU.

ill get a mobo thats chaper in that aspect. plus my GTX 460 right now on 1920x1080 is handling ass the games very well.

whats a good mobo you sudgest for under $70 is possiable in ATX form. not Mico ATX

There seems to be a bit of misinformation in here.

There are AM3 motherboards that support AM2+, I have one.

My current processor is the PII x4 940 BE too.

You'll be forced to use DDR2, as AM2+ processors don't support DDR3, but there really aren't any noticeable advantages to DDR3 over DDR2 so it's not a big deal.

There seems to be a bit of misinformation in here.

There are AM3 motherboards that support AM2+, I have one.

My current processor is the PII x4 940 BE too.

You'll be forced to use DDR2, as AM2+ processors don't support DDR3, but there really aren't any noticeable advantages to DDR3 over DDR2 so it's not a big deal.

tequilasunriser

Why don't you go all out and buy a Gigabyte 890FX-UD5 which has 2 x16 Crossifre slots and a 965? Then you can CrossFire 2 6870's.

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There seems to be a bit of misinformation in here.

There are AM3 motherboards that support AM2+, I have one.

My current processor is the PII x4 940 BE too.

You'll be forced to use DDR2, as AM2+ processors don't support DDR3, but there really aren't any noticeable advantages to DDR3 over DDR2 so it's not a big deal.

ferret-gamer

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Wont work unfortunately. And it wouldnt have offered a significant performance boost from your athlon 630,

04dcarraher

Yep, due to the memory controller if I am not mistaken right? Like am3 need to support ddr3 (and ddr2), and am2+ can only support ddr2.