Will this board support the Phenom x4?

I might not wait for the DDR3 support as I might be selling thw bits I have now as a friend of mine wants them.

So if I do I will be getting the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H with the phenom 9950 and 8 gig of RAM

How does that sound :)

If I get this memory I don't think I will be able to install chips in all the slots as they look thick and may take up space of 2 slots.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=34468

Has anyone used these?

What about these if the others do not fit?

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=30155

Well I can only say email Gigabyte with the exact model and see what they say about the ram.
My system will accept 1066 ram with the 9850 in there but I bought a pair of Kingston HyperX 1066 modules and the board refuses to detect them as 1066.
Now I know your only using 800 mhz but since you haven't made the purchase I would make sure
Gigabyte has said it will work if i go into the bios and change the settings manually
which i cant say I am keen to do for the sake of the difference between 800 and 1066.
Personally I think it should detect it automatically but the HyperX is aggressive timmings they say

I rarely pay attention to such lists when I want up to date information.
And whats the all fired big hurry?

I have E-mailed gigabyte and asked them if the memory is compatable.

I have found this and also asked if it will work

Kingston 4GB PC2-8500 HyperX (2x2GB)

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=33636

Vakas I must apologize for all of the crap being spewed in here.
We really are here to give advice as best as we can and as demonstrated by the email you sent for the cpu support it took just a day or 2. It also provided completely accurate information.
Stick to the email system with gigabyte and you wont go wrong as you might with some other methods spewed in here.

Vakas, I use Crucial memory - give them a call and they will get you the right memory and if for any reason it doesn't work, send it back and they replace/refund no questions asked... that guarantee is good for the lifetime of the RAM. www.crucial.com/uk

OMG you are quite right, he doesn't have to call, but since the call is toll free and since the customer service people are incredibly good, if Vakas wants the reassurance of talking to someone about the RAM he can do so. I am sure Vakas is mature enough to pick and choose which courses of action he wants to take from the options that people offer here.

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I had a look at the link you posted and it does support my board and I have found a local retailer where I can aquire the crucial memort from Thanks.

I went to the place hwere I am going to get all my new stuff and the reason the Kingston HyperX 1066 memory does not work witt the board I chose it because the board does not support the high voltage of the memory, The board supports a lower voltage.

I have received a reply from Gigabye regarding the memory and this is what they said:

Hi,

Due to the massive memory on the market we are unable verify all of them.

If user wants to use memory at 1066MHz he will only be able to use 1GB + 1GB. If he lowers his memory speed to 800MHZ then he can use all slots. its AM2+ CPU limitation.

Channel 0: DDRII_1, DDRII_3
Channel 1: DDRII_2, DDRII_4

To support DDR2-1066, please insert to DIMM 1 & 2 or DIMM 3 & 4.


So I guess I'm better off sticking to 800Mhz

can you tell me what the difference between this board and the one that I chose is?

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-DS4

I have chosen this memory and contacted the retailer and they say it should work fine.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...page=2&rqcType=

I have used Crucial memory in the past and have had no problems but I feel thier performance is not as good as Kigston and OCZ.

I have noe chose the following Kingston RAM and have confirmed it works with the board

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=33634

Vakas, I am intrigued... what aspects of performance do you feel that Crucial fails on?

Well compared to others it didnt boost my system as much and crucial really don't get top reviews compared to others..

I could be wrong but thats what reviews are there for right?

Hey guyd have not got my new system yet as had too much on but hopefully getting it wtthin 2 weeks,

The question I wanted to ask I just checked the CPU support list for my current motherboard (Gigabyte GA-MA69GM -S2H and The list seems to have changed since the last time I checked.

The motherboard now supports an AMD 9850 and althe the new Phenom II processors which I have not seen yet.

I wanted to use the 9950 so what do you guys think should I still go for the new motherboard and get the 9950 money is not an issue here.

Also what will be the price for the new Phenom II processors and have you found any retailer for them?

You checked out overclockers? They are ususally the first...

I think the issue is, do you want a phenom II now?

Well I'm happy qith the 9950 so I don't really need the Phnom II right now.

The problem I have is deciding to kep my old motherboard or going for a new one the GA-MA790GP-DS4H

What do you think?

I think if you want to have a board capable of AM3, then go for one of these If not, keep your old board.

Would you say there are alot of advantages going for an AM3 board now?

From a strictly financial point of view, having an AM3 board now would mean you only have to change the processor later. From a bleeding edge point of view, you may want to see what transpires with the new boards first before committing. It wouldn't be the first time that a new board comes out that turns out to be missing something obvious!

The AM3 boards from gigabyte look pretty solid and seem to have wverything what I need and like you said they are more future proof.

I think I'll just get a AM3 board and now that I'm getting the 9950 I weon't be upgrading the processor for a while anyway.

Enjoy your scream machine!

Nice of Gigabyte to provide AM3 support with a bios upgrade

Will enjoy it thanks,

The other thing I wanted to make sure id if I use crossfire on the board do both of the video cards have to be identical? ie if I have a 4870 it will have to be 2 of these does the brand of the cards mater if one is diffeent to ther other?

As always, it depends!

Are you thinking about the 4870 or the 4870x2? here is a list of certified crossfire cards