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Originally Posted by azasadny
I agree, but DDR2 RAM is very expensive, compared to DDR3. If Scott buys the parts and sends them to me, I'll rebuild his system and send it to him the next day... All he will pay is the shipping...
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Yeah that's the thing.
A direct AMD replacement CPU is going to be just as, if not a tad more expensive than a current / better CPU plus MOBO.
Doing a quick search it's a discontinued CPU so finding one new is going to be tough and they are in the $150 range.
You can find them used for ~$50 and up.
Personally I would not go the used route unless it was for a piece of legacy equipment that I had no choice but to keep set up the way it is.
FWIW IIRC you can generally run an AM3+ socket CPU in an AM2+ MOBO, it fits, but I believe you lose some memory features of the AM3 CPU and is not 100% supported?