help finding cpu

[pepe123]

i need to find a fairly good cpu for a elite group K7s5a pro rev 5 mobo im a noob

[nevermind1534]

What speed range, what price range, and are you willing to buy used?

[pepe123]

its amd socket 462 um im prob guna overclock it once i lean how um wat a good speed ya used as long as it works also should the screen have any thing on it with a cpu when i turn on the pc

[crenn]

It's best to save up for a new system. Socket A is now 3 generations old, you might have some problems.

[nevermind1534]

I asked if you are willing to buy used, as they were expensive new on newegg, as in around $300. Now they don't even have them. The old DDR memory is also more than twice as much as DDR2. If you're willing to look on ebay, here you go http://computers.shop.ebay.com/items...Q_scZ1QQ_sopZ1

[The_Crippler]

It's best to save up for a new system. Socket A is now 3 generations old, you might have some problems.

This. It's amazing how much money you can spend finding parts that it the mobo you have vs just buying a new mobo.

[pepe123]

i wish i had the money ive spent like 500 on just modding supplies i had to start with buy ing the case and i already bout the cpu water block for that socket i will buy it used but wat kind will work with that mobo

[nevermind1534]

anything on that link I posted should work, although you *might* have to upgrade the bios.

[pepe123]

is a ASUS A8N-sli primeum socket 939 a good mobo

[FuzzyPlushroom]

939's a socket behind - well, one and a half, really. Buying a motherboard today, your best option would be something that takes DDR2 - either socket AM2 or LGA 775.

As much as I like the old Socket A stuff, it's getting harder to find. The ECS board you have isn't bad, but if you can't find something (almost any Athlon/Athlon XP with 133 MHz FSB will work) cheaply, I wouldn't bother.