[Andy!]

so i just bought this combo package from newegg
came with

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128392

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103680

i went back and looked and the specs more and noticed that on the motherboard is only supports phenom x3 and x4

will an x2 run on it?

and if it does can you suggest a budget heatsink for this am3

thanks in advance

 

[Afrodisiac]

Yes, it will run on it fine (and great hardware BTW, you will enjoy them). You already have a 790X with 8GB DDR2 memory though, so I don't see why you got the 770; 790X is a better chipset and you wouldn't have had to buy DDR3 memory, you could have reused your DDR2.

For a budget heatsink, I don't know what your budget is but if you can spare the $40, the Mugen 2 is a great cooler. Best bang for buck for Phenom IIs for sure:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=mugen%202

 

[Andy!]

this computer is for my parents :]

thanks a lot yeah i love the mugen 2 i have on my cpu
i was looking for one that was a little less and a little easier to install lol

 

[Afrodisiac]

Oh sorry, I failed a bit

Arctic Cooling 64 Pro is pretty cheap and a breeze to install.