Amd 965 in a socket 2 mobo? will it work?

[ubermcnoober]

I have a 2nd computer at home , it is a gateway dx6201 with a 9550 amd phenom cpu, mobo unkown,8gb ddr2. I recently got a AMD 965 cpu for a debt owed to me, i want to drop it into the gateway machine, but it is a socket 2 mobo or 2+ not sure. I dont want to buy anyting else, will it work? I read a socket three will fit a socket 2 but a socket 2 will not work in a socket three. I dont care if the cpu underperforms in that board, just want to know if it works and if u need some kind of mobo flash. I am not the most techy guy, so any help would be appreciated.

 

[loneninja]

You'll need to flash your BIOS to a newer version to support new AM3 processors, but Gateway, just like other manufacturers rarely release these BIOS updates because they would rather consumers purchase a new computer than upgrade the one they have.

 

[ubermcnoober]

So your saying it can be done, and how would you find the correct mobo bio flash, would it be through gateway or the mobo manufacture, which in that system i have no idea what mobo it is.