Hello,

I am still using an Epox 8RDA+ motherboard with an outdated Athlon cpu. I would like to upgrade the AMD cpu and continue using this motherboard.

When it comes to hardware compatibility, I am pretty lost. Can someone recommend the 'best bang for the buck' cpu that is compatible with the mobo?


Reason for CPU upgrade: would like to play modern games like Half-Life 2, Quake 2004, and CS
and get faster rendering time for video editing/post production




I appreciate your time! 8)

Specs: XP Pro sp2
CPU: Athlon 1200
Harddrive: 7200rpm
Mobo: Epox 8RDA+
Ram: 512mb
GPU: Geforce 2

I will upgrade the videocard (6800GT) along with the cpu. To save money, I like to reuse the mobo and upgrade only the cpu.