ASUS M2NPV-VM CPU upgrade?

[psxsage]

I need an upgrade for my ASUS M2NPV-VM Motherboard..Right now i am running a 9800GTX+ 6 gigs of DDR2....and alll backed by a jokingly slow 3800+ 64X2 AMD... I need a compatible upgrade preferably under 100$ Primary uses will be gaming (A new system is not doable at moment and i realize my CPU is the major bottleneck).

Cheers.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

I suspect the fastest CPU your old board will run is a 6400 X2 , which was a very fast cpu in its day.... you will have to find one second hand though as no longer sold...

All the best Brett

 

[davcon]

Peruse the cpu support list.
http://ca.asus.com/en/Motherboards/AMD_AM2/M2NPVVM/#CPUS
Always update the bios before installing a new cpu.
Athlon IIX3 445 and Athlon IIX4 640 are decent upgrades.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007671%2050001028%20600005580&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=343%7C19-103-911%5E19-103-911-TS%2C19-103-871%5E19-103-871-TS
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Quad Core
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=53854&vpn=ADX640WFGMBOX&manufacture=AMD&promoid=1012

 

[txyoji]

I need an upgrade for my ASUS M2NPV-VM Motherboard..Right now i am running a 9800GTX+ 6 gigs of DDR2....and alll backed by a jokingly slow 3800+ 64X2 AMD... I need a compatible upgrade preferably under 100$ Primary uses will be gaming (A new system is not doable at moment and i realize my CPU is the major bottleneck).

Cheers.

Looks like it will take a variaty of am2 and am3 processors including quad-core processors.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboard/M2NPVVM/#support_CPU
Looks like I'm going to get some more life out of this board.