Author Topic: recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE (Read 1035 times)

chaotic_uk · **on:** April 10, 2009, 22:38:13 PM

recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

on: April 10, 2009, 22:38:13 PM

just got a phenom II x3 720BE but my msi ka790gx does not like overclocking , what mobo would be the best for this cpu ? . would an am3 mobo be the better way to go or stay with am2+ as i already have ddr2 1066 cas5 ram

Serious · **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2009, 19:44:21 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #1 on: April 11, 2009, 19:44:21 PM

Phenoms dont like overclocking period...

Beaker · **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2009, 20:06:56 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #2 on: April 11, 2009, 20:06:56 PM

Quote from: Serious

Phenoms dont like overclocking period...

Of course not, The Phenom 2 is an awful overclocker. So bad in fact a 720 just pulled 5.16 GHz in the THG overclock competition using evaporation cooling.

chaotic_uk · **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2009, 22:04:37 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #3 on: April 11, 2009, 22:04:37 PM

have i missed something here ? , i thought the phenom II liked overclocking

Beaker · **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2009, 22:09:37 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #4 on: April 11, 2009, 22:09:37 PM

Quote from: chaotic_uk

have i missed something here ? , i thought the phenom II liked overclocking

nah, just Serious not actually doing his research again.

chaotic_uk · **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2009, 22:13:20 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #5 on: April 11, 2009, 22:13:20 PM

hmm ok lol but which mobo would be the best for this cpu ? , also would going am3/ddr3 make any difference in performance ?

Beaker · **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2009, 23:20:32 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #6 on: April 11, 2009, 23:20:32 PM

Asus M4A79 would seem to be a good choice for OCing.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-phenom-cpu-overclocking-contest,news-30880.html

chaotic_uk · **Reply #7 on:** April 12, 2009, 00:31:04 AM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #7 on: April 12, 2009, 00:31:04 AM

from what i have seen this mobo is out of my price range atm

Beaker · **Reply #8 on:** April 12, 2009, 05:02:55 AM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #8 on: April 12, 2009, 05:02:55 AM

Custom PC gives the Biostar TA790GX a decent enough writeup for overclocking on the older phenoms. Might be worth a look to see if it supports the 720.

I wouldnt bother with an AM3 board at the moment, unless you have the spare cash for DDR3.

Serious · **Reply #9 on:** April 12, 2009, 12:15:02 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #9 on: April 12, 2009, 12:15:02 PM

Quote from: Beaker

Quote from: Serious
Phenoms dont like overclocking period...

Of course not, The Phenom 2 is an awful overclocker. So bad in fact a 720 just pulled 5.16 GHz in the THG overclock competition using evaporation cooling.

Im sure Chaotic will be cooling with nitrogen. Note I didnt say Phenom 2

Beaker · **Reply #10 on:** April 12, 2009, 15:37:01 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #10 on: April 12, 2009, 15:37:01 PM

Quote from: Serious

Im sure Chaotic will be cooling with nitrogen. Note I didnt say Phenom 2

I know he wont be, but that board his a proven record as being an awesome overclocker. Also your comment said that Phenoms arent good overclockers at all, when he clearly stated its a Phenom 2, even though the model number tells you that.

Walrusbonzo · **Reply #11 on:** April 12, 2009, 16:18:14 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #11 on: April 12, 2009, 16:18:14 PM

Quote from: Serious

Note I didnt say Phenom 2

So what was the point of you saying anything at all?

andy[tek] · **Reply #12 on:** April 15, 2009, 17:07:56 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #12 on: April 15, 2009, 17:07:56 PM

i personally hate MSI and im sure nigel will agree they were the biggest arse with failure rates when we did them. We tried some recently and they havent got much better!

get something like asus or gigabyte...

chaotic_uk · **Reply #13 on:** April 15, 2009, 19:52:32 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #13 on: April 15, 2009, 19:52:32 PM

the msi board i have will not allow overclocking at all with the ht multipler set at stock speed (x10) , so i will be changing it in the next few weeks and i am not sure which to get yet . been looking at the sapphire mobos , not sure if to go am3/ddr3 yet as i want it to last a good while

Clock'd 0Ne · **Reply #14 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:04:26 PM

Re:recommend me a mobo for the phenom II x3 720BE

Reply #14 on: April 16, 2009, 12:04:26 PM

Quote from: andy[tek

]i personally hate MSI and im sure nigel will agree they were the biggest arse with failure rates when we did them. We tried some recently and they havent got much better!

get something like asus or gigabyte...

Yep, MSI have been legendarily crappy over the years, Asus and Gigabyte are generally very reliable though IME. Motherboards are one area I never think you should scrimp on and risk buying on a budget or to a poor brand, as it keeps your whole system going.

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