my gigabyte 880g am3 board is no longer working so im searching for a replacement but locally i can only find amd boards with the 760g chipset and i think i saw 990 but not sure.. i have a 1100t cpu. i am looking for the most affordable board as i do not intend to overclock and it to be micro atx or the smallest form factor possible. please suggestions on models are welcome. 2 questions. -specs state the cpu is AM3 socket. does it matter if the board is am3+ or does it have to be am3.? -by changing board with different chipset will i have to re-install windows? or should i look harder for a 880g am3 board so i can just plug the drives and boot.
That's a 125W TDP cpu, most 760G motherboards can only handle 95W cpu's, so you need something better. No problem, you can get an AM3+ motherboard
these two are 760g, they list phenom 2 x6 on their list of supported. wouldn't that be a 1100t? i still have the question about chipset change and the need to reinstall windows or not. http://www.tigerdirect.pr/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7736064&CatId=7375 http://www.tigerdirect.pr/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3499085&CatId=7245
You dont have to reinstall windows. But it helps to start off clean. I would get the 990FX, no point in going with an old one to save a few bucks.
thanks not having to re-install windows is great as it was basically a fresh install but has tons of data on the drive i dont want to loose. or have to reconfigure. i cannot find a 990 at a price i want or in microatx. its not a main rig board, its to replace the microatx 880g board i had on an arcade cabinet. it does not need to have all the latest gadgets nor needs to overclock well. i just need it to be compatible with the 1100t.
Ok, the Biostar supports 125W cpu's, you are good to go. Your 1100T is on the supported list: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=627#cpu But the MSI supports only 95W cpu's: http://www.msi.com/support/mb/760GMP34_FX.html#support-cpu
im looking for a 50'sh board. i was searching tigerdirect cause they have a store near me. ive also searched on local ads but no luck there yet. i also need to find an x58 board wich are no longer sold so this has to be second hand, and 2 PSU's because i dont want to use the same psu again as i suspect this is what damaged both my motherboards.
What's wrong with them? I don't know much about X58's but I recently got my mate a Sabertooth and it rocks. First choice was ROG Rampage but that was DOA, both 2nd hand of course.
you will however have to rearm/reactivate windows. easiest way is over the phone. instructions will pop up when you first re-boot with new board.
only on some machines .. only happens to machines with oem certificates i think and or intel to amd chipsets or visa versa .. intel to intel or amd to amd is fine