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04-17-2021 04:46 PM - edited 04-17-2021 04:47 PM
i have a narra5 5.00 with a am2+ socket type amd athlon ii x2 215 i want to upgrade to a quad core for decent gaming performance budget wise .. will i be able to upgrade it to a AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Quad-Core 3.2 GHz Socket AM2+ AM3 125W CPU without a bios update ? i have read that this cpu will fit in the am2+ socket type but im not sure if bios will support it.
04-18-2021 02:07 AM
hi
What is the model of the computer
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The M2N68-LA (Narra5) motherboard
If it is this motherboard it is just mentioned
- TDP: 95W
- Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:
note:
Only socket AM2+ processors are supported with this motherboard.- AMD Phenom II Quad-Core
- AMD Phenom II Triple-Core
- AMD Phenom Quad-Core (A) 9xxx series (AM2+)
- AMD Phenom Triple-Core (T) 8xxx series (AM2+)
- AMD Athlon X4
- AMD Athlon X3
- AMD Athlon X2 (B) (AM2+)
So an update may not change anything if a processor is not in the HP list
from what I found the tdp is not good
and most often just Socket AM3
Unless this is specified in a bios update, which CPU support is added better to avoid!
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