top processor this KA3-MVP is capable of please

[djdrew103]

If I may ask for your patience, I am pretty much kindergarten on understanding processor limitations for certain types of motherboards. I understand the difference between AM2, AM2+ and AM3 yet:

The motherboard in question is an ECS Crossfire KA3 MVP AM2 and I have found the processor chart on ECS for archived boards.

Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 FX FX-62 (F2)(125W) 2800 MHz 2000 1MBx2
Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Black Edition 5000+ (G2)(65W) 2600MHz 2000 1MB x2
Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 6400+ (F3) (125W) 3200 MHz 2000 1MB x 2
Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 6000+ (F3) (89W) 3000 MHz 2000 1MBx2

It's a good board for the price even with its limitations, but I wish to know primarily if it can work with a Quad core AMD64 X4 AM2

if I were to use an AM2 quad core just like I am running in my ASUS M2N32-SLi Deluxe board (an AMD 64 X4 9750b 2.4GHz), will The ECS do the sane same and go ahead and operate with an X4?

I am not aware of the stipulations of BIOS upgrades, or even if they are available if this board can even "talk" to an X4. Yet with certain boards and using an X4, I have found that Microsoft updates provides Microprocessor updates at times for some boards, more convenient than trying to find downloads on the board's original website.

Can anyone save us a ton of time and let me know what the limits are?

So far, all I can find is the X2 6400+ in a black edition but it is the same price as the 2.4 quad core (used compared to retail)

thank you and hope I haven't been too long winded to explain the situation

Drew in Missouri Ozark territory

[uddarts]

i have to look up a few things. i'll be right back. remember

patience

ud

[djdrew103]

appreciating the help

patience is a norm

smiling

"quote"

"if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

"If it's broke, get someone that knows what they are doing to fix it!

[uddarts]

that board is strictly am2.

9750b3

i took ecs's word for it and never tried posting with a am2+ in the board until now. i used

x2 7750 be

and it won't post to video.

here's a screen shot from a superpi run of 1m, so a 6400 would be even better.

6000 windsor@15x200


superpi

you can run it on your asus board for a bit of a comparison.


ud

[djdrew103]

Thx a ton for treating a dummy with...smiling

it saved us a problem as my friend was wondering how far he could go

I will share the info with him

and surely return for help here as you seem
very polite with the help

[uddarts]

np


so let's have some fun then!


ud