Re: How to replace Athlon X2 with Phenom ?

Beladi Nasrallah <nasralla@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi there,

I have an AMD Athlon x2 3600+ CPU with an AM2 940-pin socket in my
MSI K9N Neo-F mainboard. I use my PC to play first-person shooter
games.

I would like to replace the CPU with something speedier. I heard that
I could just pull out this CPU, and insert another AMD AM2 CPU (say,
6400+). Then I do not need to re-install any software or OS in my PC.
But I got the idea to put in a Phenom CPU. I wonder if I could do it
in the same way, i.e. without reinstalling any software. Thanks.

Not with that board.
It doesn't support Phenom processors.
You could try a faster Dual core CPU but if you really need four cores then
another motherboard is needed in which case you should consider which
platform you go for...

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