cheapest cpu for Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

[mark2410]

as title. think cpu dead, mobo indicating its the cpu anyway so to test / stop gap what would be the cheapest cpu i can get for it?

prob second hand but unfortunatly i dont have the members thingy acess yet but if someone with a better functioning brain today could help id be gratefull.

 

[ED209]

Hello,

from this website here

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97_EVO_R20/specifications/

The CPU list is below

AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
Supports CPU up to 8 cores
Supports CPU up to 140 W
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology

cheapest AM3+ cpu is (cant link any auction sites or competitors I'm afraid)

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...hz-socket-am3-processor-retail-cp-339-am.html

but its not exactly cheap!

 

[mark2410]

ah well thanks for the reply, but yeah thatts more than im spending to test that it really is the cpu thats dead and nothing else is.

 

[cheesyboy]

Get an athlon x2 or sempron from ebay. Cost about a tenner and you can recoup most if you sell it on afterwards

 

[Danny75]

Seen an AM3 Sempron 145 available for £4.

 

[Terrorfirmer]

If you're gonna buy new, OCUK have a £99 FX-8300 for sale at the moment.

Best value you're gonna get really buying new. Eight cores at 3.3Ghz, and if you overclock you've basically got an FX-8350.

If it's just to test, you'll get an AM3 cpu for a few euro on Ebay, or else CEX should have tons available for pretty small money, I got an FX-6300 there a while back for €50. (£40)

They also have older CPUs though, some as low as 2 or 3 € but would be perfect for testing.

Pretty rare for a CPU to die though unless you were putting it under stress from overclocking.

 

[mark2410]

If you're gonna buy new, OCUK have a £99 FX-8300 for sale at the moment.

Best value you're gonna get really buying new. Eight cores at 3.3Ghz, and if you overclock you've basically got an FX-8350.

If it's just to test, you'll get an AM3 cpu for a few euro on Ebay, or else CEX should have tons available for pretty small money, I got an FX-6300 there a while back for €50. (£40)

They also have older CPUs though, some as low as 2 or 3 € but would be perfect for testing.

Pretty rare for a CPU to die though unless you were putting it under stress from overclocking.

yeah had seen soemthing on cox that was a few quid so ordered that, but i agree on the oddness of the cpu dying. plus with the cpu having been stopping posts for the last few days but then after several tries it would post, then when it posted it booted up fine then ran all day long with no issues at all. thta doesnt strick me as soemthing a dying cpu could do.

still a few quid for a low end cpu i can live with if i have to for a few weeks assuming it then does all work fine.

 

[Jumper118]

sempron 140 or 145