Karther

Last night I was on my sig rig looking hear at ocn and I heard a loud pop. I took a look at my motherboard and turns out I have about 3 bulging caps. I have been wanting to upgrade for awhile and I just pulled the trigger.

Here they are:

AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103649

GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128378

combo deal $255

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231189

Total $325 shipped

Question, will my Zalman 9500 mount on the AM3 socket?

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gerikoh

very nice.

yes it will fit. am2 and am3 sockets are physically the same, it's the pins that only made the difference.

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Karther

Thanks, I was just used to my 939 socket with 1 screw on either side of the socket and it looked like the AM3 had 2 screws on either side.

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skarm

oh man ddr3 has gotten really cheap, $60 for 4 gig!

Karther

Yeah, thats what I said. I see no reason not going AM3 at this point. At least not for me.

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RawZ

I still don't think there is any need to go AM3 as yet W/ DDR3, but thats a personal choice. I would of suggested the 720BE W/ Biostar TA790GX3-A2+ OR DFI LANPARTY UT 790FX-M2R.