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Go for AM2 and AM3....

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So I was at my friend's house, getting some of their old PC junk, when I found an Athlon 67 x2 (AM2). That old CPU beats  my current setup which is basicly a Pentium D 820(2.8GHz) with hyper-threading. I also plan to overclock it and  would like to have upgrade-ability.

 

What I need your help with is choosing a motherboard. I have 2 options.

 

1. A Board that can support AM2 and AM3 CPUs (put an Penom II /Athlon II on it) ~£40 

2. A board that only supports AM2 and buy another board later. ~£30

 

I do mostly school work, browsing and watching youtube, with some gaming now and then. (I have a HD 5770, which isn't maxed out by the Dual P4 based Xeons

 

Input is appreciated.

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AM2+AM3

First Build:

Case: Bitfenix Prodigy Black          GPU: MSI R9 270 Gaming@1050/1500         CPU: i5 4570          Motherboard: ASUS H81I Plus          PSU: Corsair CX600          RAM: 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport XT         Cooling: 230mm Bitfenix Spectre Pro Intake; Corsair AF140 Rear Exuast; 2x120mm Stock Case Fans Top Exuast        Storage: WD Blue 1TB          OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64 Bit
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