Hi,
I know I could check it myself, but trying to find out if anyone has already done this.
I want to transplant a newer processor, onto an older motherboard. Would that work? Please tell me any details you know, since googling did not give CONFIRMED first-hand info.
Existing two configs:
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ on MSI K9N Ultra 2F (nForce 570 Ultra chipset)
AMD Phenom X4 9650 on Asus M3N78-EM (nForce 630a SouthBridge, GF8300 NorthBridge)
Proposed re-config:
The 5200 proc with the 8300 mobo which will work, of course.
QUESTION: AMD Phenom X4 9650 on MSI K9N Ultra 2F
Now, that phenom proc and MSI mobo are both AM2+ compatible. But the mobo is fairly old and neither its product homepage nor BIOS updates say anything about quad-core support. Some google results seem to indicate that very few NF570-Ultra mobos got BIOS updates to support quads, despite being able to handle 95W TDP.
I saw no first-hand info about whether the above MSI mobo can run the Phenom 9650, whether in "undetected" mode or at a lower HT speed. Has anyone here paired a Phenom quad, with an NF570-U or lower, and has it worked? What do you think, will it work okay?
I know I could check it myself, but trying to find out if anyone has already done this.
I want to transplant a newer processor, onto an older motherboard. Would that work? Please tell me any details you know, since googling did not give CONFIRMED first-hand info.
Existing two configs:
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ on MSI K9N Ultra 2F (nForce 570 Ultra chipset)
AMD Phenom X4 9650 on Asus M3N78-EM (nForce 630a SouthBridge, GF8300 NorthBridge)
Proposed re-config:
The 5200 proc with the 8300 mobo which will work, of course.
QUESTION: AMD Phenom X4 9650 on MSI K9N Ultra 2F
Now, that phenom proc and MSI mobo are both AM2+ compatible. But the mobo is fairly old and neither its product homepage nor BIOS updates say anything about quad-core support. Some google results seem to indicate that very few NF570-Ultra mobos got BIOS updates to support quads, despite being able to handle 95W TDP.
I saw no first-hand info about whether the above MSI mobo can run the Phenom 9650, whether in "undetected" mode or at a lower HT speed. Has anyone here paired a Phenom quad, with an NF570-U or lower, and has it worked? What do you think, will it work okay?
