looking to get a new cpu

[Light45]

alright well its time i get a new cpu i curently have a
AMD Athlon LE-1640 its a 2.7ghz and single core:-( and my mother board is
ASUS M3A76-CM
Newegg.com - ASUS M3A76-CM AM2+/AM2 AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
the motherboards user manual says that this board supports multi-core processors and up to 125w so the question i have and hope anyone could give me an answer will my board be able to support a quad-core processor this is the cpu that i would like to get and its also a socket am2+

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

so would i be able to use this cpu on my board


light45

 

[septic]

I couldn't find your "mini" but this is where I like to go for these answers . That link is close but not exact to your model

 

[Hefemeister]

Yes. It is on the cpu support list. It requires bios version 0302 so you may need to flash your bios.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

 

[Muffin Man]

spend $4 more on this
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

your mobo will support it and you will be able to move it over to a new build whenever you decide to upgrade further to a am3/ddr3.

 

[Light45]

spend $4 more on this
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

your mobo will support it and you will be able to move it over to a new build whenever you decide to upgrade further to a am3/ddr3.

Idk how my mobo will support it my mobo only supports sockets am2 and am2+
And that one is am3

 

[Hefemeister]

am3 is backwards compatible and it is on the cpu support list for your board. requires bios ver 1105 depending upon version.

Phenom IIX4 955 (HDX955FBK4DGI),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.00G
1001

Phenom IIX4 955 (HDX955FBK4DGM),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.00G
1104

Phenom IIX4 955 (HDZ955FBK4DGI),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core ALL
0504

Phenom IIX4 955 (HDZ955FBK4DGM),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core ALL
1105

 

[Light45]

i was looking at new mobo and i was wondering if this would be a good one to get i would like to have cross fire eventualy and this board will let me do it and it also has am2+/am3 cpu

Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TA790GXE 128M AM2+/AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

 

[orihS ‪‪‪Shiro]

i was looking at new mobo and i was wondering if this would be a good one to get i would like to have cross fire eventualy and this board will let me do it and it also has am2+/am3 cpu

Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TA790GXE 128M AM2+/AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

If I were you, I wouldn't upgrade without just going AM3.

Wait and save your money until you can afford new RAM + new motherboard.
For now, you could just buy an AM3 CPU and wait to do a larger upgrade later.

Upgrading your motherboard without moving to DDR3 and AM3 doesn't seem worth it to me.

And you'd be stuck with DDR2/AM2+ using an AM3 CPU until you finally did upgrade in the future...
Your AM3 CPU would be bottlenecked for even longer if you upgrade the motherboard without going AM3.




[ Just to clarify what I'm talking about... ]

AM2+/AM3 motherboards only take DDR2 RAM
AM3 motherboards only take DDR3 RAM

AM3 CPU's can work in either motherboard though, because AM3 CPUs have both a DDR2 memory controller and a DDR3 memory controller.
Though you could consider running an AM3 CPU with DDR2 RAM as a memory bottleneck.



[EDIT]
Luckily I just found this article...
http://www.techspot.com/news/36314-amd-confirms-hexacore-desktop-chip-thuban.html

So I guess Phenom II X6 will be backwards compatible...
So AM2+ will survive for a while longer I suppose lol.

 

[Light45]

If I were you, I wouldn't upgrade without just going AM3.

Wait and save your money until you can afford new RAM + new motherboard.
For now, you could just buy an AM3 CPU and wait to do a larger upgrade later.

Upgrading your motherboard without moving to DDR3 and AM3 doesn't seem worth it to me.

And you'd be stuck with DDR2/AM2+ using an AM3 CPU until you finally did upgrade in the future...
Your AM3 CPU would be bottlenecked for even longer if you upgrade the motherboard without going AM3.




[ Just to clarify what I'm talking about... ]

AM2+/AM3 motherboards only take DDR2 RAM
AM3 motherboards only take DDR3 RAM

AM3 CPU's can work in either motherboard though, because AM3 CPUs have both a DDR2 memory controller and a DDR3 memory controller.
Though you could consider running an AM3 CPU with DDR2 RAM as a memory bottleneck.



[EDIT]
Luckily I just found this article...
AMD confirms hexa-core desktop chip, Thuban - TechSpot News

So I guess Phenom II X6 will be backwards compatible...
So AM2+ will survive for a while longer I suppose lol.

money is not a problem but i think i have found what i want but if anyone could find it anywhere else cheeper it would be appreciated
mobo
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
cpu
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops


and yes i will also get some ram but i can buy that in a store the mobo and cpu i would get online if i can find the right deal, also if anyone finds an ohter mobo let me know at a reasonable price and it also has to support crossfire and amd am3 cpu

 

[orihS ‪‪‪Shiro]

If you're going to drop $120~ on a motherboard I suggest waiting a little bit and buying an 8XX series chipset motherboard as the 890GX just released this past week and is only $150 right now.

Those motherboards are Niiiiiiiiice.
If I were you, I'd go 890GX or whatever 8XX chipset motherboard is around the corner for your price range.
I'd say it's only a matter of a couple weeks or so for a $120 8XX chipset motherboard to release.

AMD 890GX Chipset Review - Page 1 - Introduction