Sunday, April 11, 2010

upgrading an AM2 system

ok, i am lost in the hardware world ill admit, i look away for a second and i look back and nothing makes sence anymore.. so i got a few questionsi got a 5200 X2 AM2 cpu, can i run AM2+ on it? upgrading an AM2 system
first off wut mobo do u have?upgrading an AM2 system

ASUS CROSSHAIR AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131593wondering if am2+ will work on it, or if i need a whole new mobo
It's AM2/AM2+ so it will work. BTW, AM2+ is backwards compatible, all you need is to make sure the BIOS supports quad core phenom. Before you consider upgrading, I would wait for the Deneb that comes out in January.

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