Lorden Darkblade Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I want to change my processor but I'm not sure if the Athlon 64 is compatible with my motherboard. I have now an ASUS A7N8X-X with a AthlonXP 1.6. Can I put a Athlon 64 here or not? If not what processor should I get that would be as good as an AthlonXP 2.5 or higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thats a socket A motherboard, meaning that its meant for socket A processors. I'm pretty sure that there aren't any 64 bit socket A processors. And I don't know if there are any Athlon XP chips that go faster than ~2.2 ghz. Your best bet is to hold out as long as you can and then buy a whole new motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd_Annhilator Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 You won't, thats a socket A motherboard, for an AMD 64 you'll need a socket 754 or 939 motherboard. Dunno what processor to recommend, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorden Darkblade Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Hmmm.... Too bad, I recently changed my mother board and I don't want to expend more money on another one. I have to find a AthlonXP 2.5 or a good processor to buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Try these, the A8N-SLI Premium is a great motherboard and worth the price and the 3200+ and 3500+ models give you great performance for the money. A8N-SLI Premium 3200+ 3500+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prisoner 655321 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Most places don't even sell any Socket A procs other than Semprons, with lower clock speeds than the older Athlon XP. I guess they're supposed to have lower power consumption. They seem like a way to claim they still sell budget procs when they aren't a viable alternative anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 If you're changing motherboards, I'd say get a socket 939 if you're going AMD64. It's the newer tech, and it really doesn't cost that much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCanr2d2 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I think you are stuck with what you've got with the current Mobo. Thems the breaks with the way they develop processors... A new development equals a new amount of pins to connect to the board and new chipsets to control them. Always a way to force people to upgrade more than one component at a time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorden Darkblade Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Dang... Looks like I'll have to wait another year to change my processor, cuz now I really don't have the cash to change the processor and the motherboard. Either that or I'll have to buy a used AthlonXP 2.5 or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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