want to upgrade cpu

[Trainman71]

i have a nvidia nforce 590 sli amd AM 2 what cpus can i use on it ? i'm using a amd athlon 64x2 dual core 6000+ 3.0 ghz i want to upgrade the cpu

 

[letsrun4it]

I'm sorry if I'm just not picking up the shorthand, but what is the motherboard?

 

[Lutfij]

Per this link the highest AM2 processor you can drop in that board/chipset/platform is the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition but I'm skeptical your board can handle it in the first place after all these years in service.

 

[Trainman71]

I'm sorry if I'm just not picking up the shorthand, but what is the motherboard?

NVIDIA NFORCE 590 SLI AMD AM 2

 

[letsrun4it]

Per this link the highest AM2 processor you can drop in that board/chipset/platform is the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition but I'm skeptical your board can handle it in the first place after all these years in service.

this sounds right to me.