burbee Honorable Dec 14, 2012 223 0 10,710 Dec 23, 2012 #1 So I am planning to buy the AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE, and a mobo with AM3+ socket. The processor is AM3 socket. Would there be any problems? I am doing this upgrade to get rid of my bottleneck on the GTX660
So I am planning to buy the AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE, and a mobo with AM3+ socket. The processor is AM3 socket. Would there be any problems? I am doing this upgrade to get rid of my bottleneck on the GTX660
13thmonkey Titan Jan 10, 2006 24,790 350 75,790 Dec 23, 2012 #2 am3 will work in am3+ socket, but not the other way around.