Advice on my Build - Upgrading My ASUS M4A78LT-M Motherboard Components

[Wayward-Knight]

Hi,

RE: ASUS Motherboard :M4A78LT-M

I wanted to upgrade the memory, Video Card and CPU to it's max/best performance possible. Just no idea what to pick.


1. The Memory List is:


http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM3/M4A78LT-M/AMD-DDR3-4DIMM-Memory-QVl.pdf


http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M4A78LTM/HelpDesk_QVL/

I think 2 Sticks of 8 Gig RAM using: CORSAIR CMP8GX3M2A1600C9(XMP) 8GB(2 x 4GB) DS


2. The Graphics Card Requirements are:

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16

What Card is best? Or can I just choose any?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=1069633099&bop=And&Order=RATING&PageSize=20

3. The List of CPU's is:


Athlon IIX2 215(ADX215OCK22GM),2.7GHz,512KB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX2 215(ADX215OCK22GQ),2.7GHz,512KB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 220(ADX220OCK22GM),2.8GHz,512KB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX2 225(ADX225OCK22GM),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0605 GO    
Athlon IIX2 235e(AD235EHDK23GQ),2.7GHz,1MB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 240(ADX240OCK23GQ),2.8GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 240e(AD240EHDK23GM),2.8GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0503 GO    
Athlon IIX2 240e(AD240EHDK23GQ),2.8GHz,1MB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 245(ADX245OCK23GM),2.9GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 245(ADX245OCK23GQ),2.9GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 245e(AD245EHDK23GM),2.9GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0503 GO    
Athlon IIX2 250(ADX250OCK23GM),3.0GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 250(ADX250OCK23GQ),3.0GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 250e(AD250EHDK23GM),3.0GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0503 GO    
Athlon IIX2 255(ADX255OCK23GM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 255(ADX255OCK23GQ),3.1GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX2 255e(AD255EHDK23GM),3.1GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX2 260(ADX260OCK23GM),3.2GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0508 GO    
Athlon IIX2 265(ADX265OCK23GM),3.3GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0605 GO    
Athlon IIX2 270(ADX270OCK23GM),3.4GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0801 GO    
Athlon IIX2 275(ADX275OCK23GM),3.5GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX3 400e(AD400EHDK32GI),2.2GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX3 405e(AD405EHDK32GI),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX3 405e(AD405EHDK32GM),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX3 415e(AD415EHDK32GM),2.5GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX3 420e(AD420EHDK32GM),2.6GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0605 GO    
Athlon IIX3 425( ADX425WFK32GI),2.7GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX3 425e(AD425EHDK32GM),2.7GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX3 435( ADX435WFK32GI),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX3 435( ADX435WFK32GM),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX3 440( ADX440WFK32GI),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX3 440( ADX440WFK32GM),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX3 445( ADX445WFK32GM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX3 450(ADX450WFK32GM),3.2GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0605 GO    
Athlon IIX3 455(ADX455WFK32GM),3.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX3 460(ADX460WFK32GM),3.4GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX4 600e(AD600EHDK42GI),2.2GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX4 605e(AD605EHDK42GI),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX4 605e(AD605EHDK42GM),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX4 610e(AD610EHDK42GM),2.4GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0503 GO    
Athlon IIX4 615e(AD615EHDK42GM),2.5GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0605 GO    
Athlon IIX4 620(ADX620WFK42GI),2.6GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX4 620e(AD620EHDK42GM),2.6GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX4 630(ADX630WFK42GI),2.8GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Athlon IIX4 630(ADX630WFK42GM),2.8GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX4 635(ADX635WFK42GI),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX4 635(ADX635WFK42GM),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX4 640(ADX640WFK42GM),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX4 645(ADX645WFK42GM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon IIX4 650(ADX650WFK42GM),3.2GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0801 GO    
Athlon IIX4 655(ADX655WFK42GM),3.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Athlon X2 5200+(GM),2.3GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,AD5200OCK22GM,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX2 545 (HDX545WFK2DGI),3.0GHz,80W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Dual-Core    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX2 545( HDX545WFK2DGM),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX2 550 (HDZ550WFK2DGI),3.1GHz,80W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Dual-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX2 550( HDX550WFK2DGM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX2 555( HDZ555WFK2DGM),3.2GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX2 560(HDZ560WFK2DGM),3.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3    ALL    0605 GO    
Phenom IIX2 565(HDZ565WFK2DGM),3.4GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX2 570(HDZ570WFK2DGM),3.5GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX2 B59(HDXB59WFK2DGM),3.4GHz,rev.C3,89W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX3 700e (HD700EOCK3DGI),2.4GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX3 705e (HD705EOCK3DGI),2.5GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX3 710 (HDX710WFK3DGI),2.6GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX3 720 (HDX720WFK3DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX3 720 (HDZ720WFK3DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX3 740 (HDZ740WFK3DGI),3.0GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 805 (HDX805WFK4FGI),2.5GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 810 (HDX810WFK4FGI),2.6GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 820 (HDX820WFK4FGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 840 (HDX840WFK42GM),3.2GHz,95W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX4 850 (HDX850WFK42GM),3.3GHz,95W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX4 900e (HD900EOCK4DGI),2.4GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 905e (HD905EOCK4DGI),2.5GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 905e (HD905EOCK4DGM),2.5GHz,65W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX4 910 (HDX910WFK4DGI),2.6GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 910E(HD910EOCK4DGM),2.6GHz,65W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 925 (HDX925WFK4DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 925 (HDX925WFK4DGM),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 945 (HDX945FBK4DGI),3.0GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 945 (HDX945WFK4DGI),3.0GHz,2048KB,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 945 (HDX945WFK4DGM),3.0GHz,2048KB,95W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 955 (HDX955FBK4DGI),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 955 (HDX955WFK4DGM),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0503 GO    
Phenom IIX4 955 (HDZ955FBK4DGI),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 955 (HDZ955FBK4DGM),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 960 (HDX960WFK4DGM),3.3GHz,95W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX4 960T (HD96ZTWFK4DGR),3.0GHz,95W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0605 GO    
Phenom IIX4 965 (HDZ965FBK4DGM),3.4GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0205 GO    
Phenom IIX4 970 (HDZ970FBK4DGM),3.5GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX4 975 (HDZ975FBK4DGM),3.6GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX6 1035T(HDT35TWFK6DGR),2.6GHz,95W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core    ALL    0601 GO    
Phenom IIX6 1045T(HDT45TWFK6DGR),2.7GHz,95W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core    ALL    0605 GO    
Phenom IIX6 1055T(HDT55TFBK6DGR),2.8GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core    ALL    0605 GO    
Phenom IIX6 1055T(HDT55TWFK6DGR),2.8GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core    ALL    0601 GO    
Phenom IIX6 1065T(HDT65TWFK6DGR),2.9GHz,95W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core    ALL    0802 GO    
Phenom IIX6 1075T(HDT75TFBK6DGR),3.0GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core    ALL    0605 GO    
Phenom IIX6 1090T(HDT90ZFBK6DGR),3.2GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core    ALL    0605 GO    
Phenom IIX6 1100T(HDE00ZFBK6DGR),3.3GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core    ALL    0802 GO    
Sempron 140,SDX140HBK13GQ,2.7GHz,1024K,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0205 GO    
Sempron 145,SDX145HBK13GM,2.8GHz,1024K,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0508 GO    
Sempron 150,SDX150HBK13GM,2.9GHz,1024K,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL    0802 GO    
Sempron X2 180,SDX180HDK22GM,2.4GHz,512Kx2,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3    ALL

[camerongray]

We are going to need a lot more information:

• What do you use the PC for?
• What makes you want to upgrade? (In what way is the current performance lacking?)
• What is your budget for the upgrade?
• What ties you to your current motherboard?
• What other parts does the system have currently, especially the make/model of power supply?