Processor Upgrades and Socket Compatibility

[Karava401]

Okay so currently I have:
Gigabyte M57SLI-S4 Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ (with an AM2 socket)

I want:
AMD HDZ940XCGIBOX Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz Cache 8MB AM2+ 125W Processor - Retail
But this is an AM2+ socket and I don't know if this will work in my motherboard. My back up:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor - OEM
Will work for sure but it's lame and I want the bigger badder one.

 

[Karava401]

nevermind guys dont bother replying. I just decided to get a new motherboard too so the problem doesnt exist anymore.

 

[moody89]

nevermind guys dont bother replying. I just decided to get a new motherboard too so the problem doesnt exist anymore.

Hope you haven't gone through with that yet...

 

[moody89]

Here is the list of supported CPUs for your motherboard from the Gigabyte website:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?ProductID=2287&ver=#anchor_os

As you can see it will work fine in your motherboard, however you may need a BIOS update which is simple enough. However, your motherboard will only be able to utilise HyperTransport 1.0 instead of the newer HT3.0 which is supported by newer AM3 boards. I don't think this has too much of a performance impact in everyday use though. Best of luck!

 

[FALC0N]

The cpu support list does support 95 watt Phenoms, including the C3's.