mobo #1 MSI H61M-P20 (G3)
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H61M-P20--G3-.html
mobo #2 MSI H61M-P31 (G3)
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H61M-P31--G3-.html
the reason why i'm asking is because i can't find any difference between these two motherboards from looking at the website...
doing some research after reading all of your comments i've come to the conclusion that i should buy a H61 motherboard because i actually don't intend to overclock. also i've changed my mind on the cpu and now i'm planning on buying a i5 2400 instead.
i'm thinking of going a bit cheap on the motherboard and buying mobo #1 but i'm also having some doubts about cheaping out on a mobo and having performance issues later on vs mobo #2
here are the two motherboards
mobo #1
Gigabyte H61M-DS2H mATX LGA1155 H61 DDR3...
what drivers were you using with m2a-vm to run windows 7?
EDIT: i just realized i linked you guys to the wrong mobo in my first post. i corrected the link and it now goes to the mobo that i have.
i looked on the manufacturer site http://ca.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2/M2AVM/
and can't find any info about this mobo being able to run windows 7.
i searched on google but people were only asking about the M2A-VM HDMI version of the motherboard. i only have the regular M2A-VM.
also...
i found a really good deal on some memory sticks which is mushkin ddr2 800mhz 2x1gb.
however when i went on the motherboard manufacturer's site i went to check on "qualified vendors list" it didn't have mushkin brand memory sticks on its list of qualified vendors lists. does this mean i can't...
it's a pretty big change. my current desktop is 5 years old. so i guess i might as well order a hard drive with the new computer and just sell my current comp as it is.
i plan on buying a new desktop and i'm going to order everything new except a hard drive. i plan on removing my current hard drive from my current computer and popping it into the new rig.
my question is: if i pop my current hard drive into my new computer, will my computer be good to go...
i looked on the website and it says that the Phenom II X4 925 (HDX925WFK4DGI) is compatibble with my mobo.
however when i went to a store website to buy this CPU, the store lists the CPU AMD Phenom II X4 925 with Manufacturer Part Number HDX925FBK4DGM. this part # if different from the one...
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