will my motherboard handle a new CPU?

FalconFan93

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Hi
I need to upgrade my CPU and my plan was to get the Fx 9590 but my motherboard but this is under its specs:
Supports CPU up to 140 W
its that enough for the Fx 9590?

M5A97 R2.0
 

FalconFan93

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well the CPU i have in my pc now is a FX-6300 o.c @ 4.3 stable

is it worth upgrading?
 

LookItsRain

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No, your only worth while upgrade would be an intel i5.