Fastest CPU for this base unit

[bigmaz]

Hi

Would like a bit of advice please. What would be the fastest CPU that this base unit would support:

MSI Media Live AM2 Barebone - Silver With Slot-In DVD-RW Drive Card Reader LED Display HDMI output Integrated WiFi Bluetooth - Ebuyer

Cheers
Bigmaz

 

[Andy98765]

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[bigmaz]

Wow, thats such a handy tool on their website!! Thanks a lot for your speedy reply )

 

[Julien]

I believe the fastest for that socket would be AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 @ 2.7 GHz

Anyone back me up on this?

 

[bigmaz]

One thing though, of that list, what is the best CPU for watching ripped Blu Ray movies? And also for video editing?

 

[Andy98765]

Hoefully you do not intend to run at 1080p that is one very old chipset on the MBoard.

 

[bigmaz]

Ah, ok, i'll maybe give this base unit a miss then, just thought it was a good price. Anyone know of any base units at that similar price that would be good for ripped Blu Ray? I am looking for a base unit and CPU for under £200

 

[Andy98765]

I believe the fastest for that socket would be AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 @ 2.7 GHz

Anyone back me up on this?

I doubt it. As I stated earlier a very OLD chipset. Suggest you look at AMD 780G or 790GX. Or a NVidia with at least 8200 graphics.
My choice would be go with the newer 790GX with a view of Windows 7 arriving this Oct.

 

[mattclarkie]

I opted for the 5050e as I wanted low power consumption and noise.