I have an ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3 with an AMD Phenom II X4 970. Will I see a difference between (4) 3.50GHz and (6) 3.30 GHz?
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Depends on what you're doing with it. Most games are not going to take full advantage of 6 cores. Given that, and the drop in speed per core, you aren't going to see a big performance upgrade. If you're doing heavy multi-tasking, or other cpu-intensive things, like encoding, transcoding, and what have you, the extra cores will definitely come in handy. But it's not going to suddenly give your computer new legs. A cheaper option would be to buy a good cooler and overclock your processor a bit. The Phenom II X4 9xx series is known for being very receptive to overclocking.
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My former CPU was much older (only a dual core) than the Phenom so there was a amazing difference.
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There going too be a difference. You are running a 4 core now the 1100 t is a 6 core. It is well worth the money at that price, it is the best 6 core out there .I have had mine for 2 years now and never had any problems.
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There is a difference, because X4 970 is 4 core processor, X6 1100T is a 6 core processor.
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maybe a little smoother mufti-tasking, but not much on speed .I went from a 6 core to an 8 core didn't notice a big improvement
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Yes, there is a table of specs on the back of the box and it lists 6Gbps. I use two of these with two OCZ Vertex-4 SSDs (6Gbps, fast logic) on my main PC (3.8GHz Core i7).
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Discard my first answer, It does not support the speed 2400MHz but it will still run at 1866MHz which is still very fast but, if you need the 2400MHz then you should definitely find a different board, cause this one is not the one you want, other wise get 1866MHz ram you can go with corsair they are a fine brand, I have corsair ram in my system and I have had 0 problems.
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The answer is both yes and no. The actual clock speed of the processor is 2.4 but with a max turbo frequency of 3.4. It is Intel's "Turbo Boost" technology. This link will give you the rundown on the actual chip in this machine http://ark.intel.com/products/75117 . I hope this was helpfulIts actually a pretty decent chip-set, i have no complaints and would recommend this machine.
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Hi, this motherboard is compatible with the 3.5ghz AMD FX-X8 (FX-8320)?? thanks.
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I don't know, I guess so, but slower. My motherboard has PCIe 3.0, so I had no problem with that.
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You will have 3.0 speed from 3.0 ports, and 2.0 speed from 2.0 ports. 3.0 board does not use 2.0 USB portions of motherboard, it connects directly to communication bus of motherboard.
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According to the computer properties screen, and the box, it is 3.5ghz. I think that was in my review of this product, too.
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its pci 3.0 but runs in 2.0 as well, the difference is you lose a 10% on bandwith speed but it will work fine...
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That shouldn't really matter. If you are thinking along the lines of overclocking or cooling, Id suggest using softwar for tweaking and testing those settings.
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It doesn't look like it. The specs on the motheboard only describe AM2+ chips, like the Winsor I have in my "media PC", which uses an ASUS M2N-series motherboard. The Phenom II is an AM3 chip, in an ASUS M5A97 EVO board.
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No, it only supports Opteron socket C32. AM3+ chips are completely different.Hope this helps.Jose SeisdedosTitanus Computerswww.titanuscomputers.com
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This motherboard is PCIe 3.0 x16 running at x16. The r9 270x video card is also featured with PCIe 3.0 x16. Conclusion: So therefore, YES is the answer. And YES it will run at top speeds of 3.0 Performance; and not 2.0 down-graded performance -due to neither are 2.0, both are 3.0 related. So K. Tanaka is wrong about this. *Furthermore, I bought this board due to it having PCIe 3.0, so I could pair it with my video card(MSI R7770 GHz Edition)that is 3.0 capable, with this PCIe 3.0 featured motherboard. In order to get: Top 3.0 Performance Speeds. http://us.msi.com/product/mb/B85M-P33.html (Reference Link for below PCIe feature. Plus the total in-depth Product Features). World's 1st PCI Express Gen 3 motherboard brand With ultra-high 32GB/s transfer bandwidth, PCI Express Gen 3 provides a 2X faster transfer rate than the previous generation, this delivers amazing capabilities for true next generation extreme gaming. Benefits: - 2X bandwidth - Increased efficiency and compatibility - Extreme performance for current and next gen PCI Express cards
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you would notice a difference in video conversion apps like handbreak and games that utilize more than 4 cores. such as the battle field 3 and 4. but generally speaking its not a bad processor if you plan on overclocking to 4ghz you will need a 120mm or 240 mm liquid cooler if you want to go higher than 4ghz. as they tend to get pretty hot. but as far as AM3 motherboards are concerned this is your best option. I can play bf4 on high /ultra settings I would pair this with a r9 290 and you would have a reasonable gaming machine..I have a gigabyte windforce r9 270x which lets me play high/ ultra settings at 1080p on those games i mentioned. you would notice a difference in video conversion apps like handbreak and games that utilize more than 4 cores. such as the battle field 3 and 4. but generally speaking its not a bad processor if you plan on overclocking to 4ghz you will need a 120mm or 240 mm liquid cooler if you want to go higher than 4ghz. as they tend to get pretty hot. but as far as AM3 motherboards are concerned this is your best option. I can play bf4 on high /ultra settings I would pair this with a r9 290 and you would have a reasonable gaming machine..I have a gigabyte windforce r9 270x which lets me play high/... » Read More you would notice a difference in video conversion apps like handbreak and games that utilize more than 4 cores. such as the battle field 3 and 4. but generally speaking its not a bad processor if you plan on overclocking to 4ghz you will need a 120mm or 240 mm liquid cooler if you want to go higher than 4ghz. as they tend to get pretty hot. but as far as AM3 motherboards are concerned this is your best option. I can play bf4 on high /ultra settings I would pair this with a r9 290 and you would have a reasonable gaming machine..I have a gigabyte windforce r9 270x which lets me play high/ ultra settings at 1080p on those games i mentioned. « Show Less
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It will work, but I would not recommend going over 3.5ghz.If you intend to overclock, it would be wise to find a decent aftermarket one.
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Depends on what it's use is for. Games don't take advantage of 2133 mhz+ unless you're using AMD APU. If you're video editing, etc then speed is good for throughput but this is the wrong board for that with only 2 DIMM slots. In my M6I I got Gskill tridentx 1600mhz but Gas latency 7 not the usual 9 or 10.... Just a thought
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Yes. This one is just all one piece while the other is two. As long as your cpu is AM3+ of course