Got my AMD Phonem II 955 today..
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There's no way for them to know, unless you overdo it and damage the chip maybe. But in most cases, no.
Chuck the stock cooler. They're always trash unless you stay on stock voltages.
funkysnair
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let me know how it performs because im buying that hip in the next couple of weeks
Stildawn
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Lol will do, Im looking forward to it now, just got to do the build lol.
One more hurdle that could be a biggy though, just found out that my mobo Asus M4A79T Deluxe wont recognize the 955 unless its bios 0903 or above, and just my luck checked last night and Im 0509 which means that it may or may not post, if it posts I can flash the update, if not im screwed lol.
Anyone got any ideas on possible ways round this?
One more hurdle that could be a biggy though, just found out that my mobo Asus M4A79T Deluxe wont recognize the 955 unless its bios 0903 or above, and just my luck checked last night and Im 0509 which means that it may or may not post, if it posts I can flash the update, if not im screwed lol.
Anyone got any ideas on possible ways round this?
I'm jealous of your having the 955 
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I'm teetering between a 955 AM3 ( w/ 3300 on board Video Card ) and 940 build on AM2+ Platform ( with mid - low end Video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161252 ) for about $70.00 less. I still don't know which one I'm gonna choose. My Newegg Shopping cart is set with the 940 setup and I can't pull the trigger yet. It's driving me a little nuts... lol
Somebody give me an argument to push me one way or the other for my first build. So far I'm stuck on the fact that reviews showed pretty similar performance on the 940 vs 955 - even with DDR3 upgrade. Add the $roughly 70. savings and it's tempting to hold back on MOBO socket vs going new
Only final decision on a part I have possession of is the 650W Corsair PSU.
.I'm teetering between a 955 AM3 ( w/ 3300 on board Video Card ) and 940 build on AM2+ Platform ( with mid - low end Video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161252 ) for about $70.00 less. I still don't know which one I'm gonna choose. My Newegg Shopping cart is set with the 940 setup and I can't pull the trigger yet. It's driving me a little nuts... lol
Somebody give me an argument to push me one way or the other for my first build. So far I'm stuck on the fact that reviews showed pretty similar performance on the 940 vs 955 - even with DDR3 upgrade. Add the $roughly 70. savings and it's tempting to hold back on MOBO socket vs going new
Only final decision on a part I have possession of is the 650W Corsair PSU.
I'm jealous of your having the 955
I'm teetering between a 955 AM3 ( w/ 3300 on board Video Card ) and 940 build on AM2+ Platform ( with mid - low end Video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161252 ) for about $70.00 less. I still don't know which one I'm gonna choose. My Newegg Shopping cart is set with the 940 setup and I can't pull the trigger yet. It's driving me a little nuts... lol
Somebody give me an argument to push me one way or the other for my first build. So far I'm stuck on the fact that reviews showed pretty similar performance on the 940 vs 955 - even with DDR3 upgrade. Add the $roughly 70. savings and it's tempting to hold back on MOBO socket vs going new
Only final decision on a part I have possession of is the 650W Corsair PSU.
If you want to play games (especially anything even remotely recent), it's a no brainer that you should get a real video card. Onboard is trash for games...even the best, like the 3300, is barely on par with a low/mid-range "real" card from 2006.
Thanks for the feedback. I was thinking that to be the case - but wasn't sure how the 3300 would keep up for gaming - as it was rated pretty highly for HD video playback from what I read online. Do you know if the same is true for reverse - will a mid range video card like the one posted earlier ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161252 ) - also do as good as the 3300 on HD video playback? I'd like to be able to watch a DVD while using PC for computer functions.
My primary interest for a Video card is dual screen - so I'd be upgrading to external video sooner or later anyway. If I had a decent card - I might purchase a game and see if I like it - but never had a capable machine - so it's not been something I've done or really planned as a motivator to upgrade.
2048Megabytes
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Only way I know of to update a BIOS for a motherboard that does not work with a specific processor is to install a processor that is compatible with your motherboard, update the BIOS and then install your new processor.
bomberboysk
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4670 will have no problems with HD video, but for the price... id recommend going with this if you can(quite a bit more powerful, double the shaders):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161260
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127414