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UBRBILLY
17-09-08, 17:16
can any one tell me if i can use
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ 2.3GHz AM2 OEM Quickcode: #31923


with
ASRock CONROE945PL-GLAN/A/ASR Socket 775 Motherboard Quickcode: #33289


or can any one reccommend one pls, thanks
jonwoad
17-09-08, 17:17
welcome to the forum!

Those two will not work together as they are different socket types.

Do you have the motherboard or the processor, or neither?
Audigex
17-09-08, 18:59
AMD processors use (usually) the AM2 socket, whereas Socket LGA775 (or just socket775) motherboards are for intel processors.
UBRBILLY
17-09-08, 20:31
welcome to the forum!

Those two will not work together as they are different socket types.

Do you have the motherboard or the processor, or neither?




Not yet, i have a Nvidia graphics (AGP x8) card that i would like to carry on using because it allows me to have double monitors,

What would you recommend? I need a good, strong computer to do graphic design on, i use programs like corel, quark, indesign etc
wonderlust
17-09-08, 20:34
you are going to find it very difficult to find a modern board that has an AGP port.

If you are just after a system with dual monitors, 99% of modern (PCI-E) graphics cards have dual monitor support, (even some motherboards have quality graphics built in with dual monitor support too!
Audigex
20-09-08, 18:46
My £300 EEE PC has dual monitor - although I think it's just cloned :)

As said, most graphics cards will provide dual monitor support. Get a cheap-ish Socket 775 motherboard and a Core 2 Duo, then the best graphics card you can for your budget

On which note - what is your budget? It might be easier to suggest parts if we know what you want to spend.
marsey99
21-09-08, 02:40
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+AM2%2B+(AMD)/XFX+nForce+780S+GeForce+8200+Socket+AM2%2B+Motherb oard+?productId=33224


http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/AMD/AMD+Phenom+Quad+AM2%2B/AMD+Phenom+X3+Triple-Core+8450+2.1GHz+(Retail+AM2%2B)+?productId=31240

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+800+(PC6400)/Patriot+4GB+PC2-6400+C4+Extreme+Performance+(2x2GB)+?productId=291 14


sell your card on fleabay to help cover the costs and that should see you fine for a while, even add a gpu card later and do hybrid sli, 4 screens :D but id bet that will need a psu upgrade too.