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Phenom Bottleneck/compatibility

MrIceCremeLollipop
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Hey, I Want to upgrade as I have a athlon 4450b and integrated graphics. I want to get a phenom x4 965  but it is am3 and i have a am2 socket, People say things about that it works but i dont know if my motherboard works with it and i dont want to buy it to see it doesnt work. I also want to get a gtx 760 with the phenom. Will this bottleneck? And how strong would i need my psu? Thanks  :D

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Phenom II's run on am2+ boards with DDR2:

 

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1782/amd_phenom_ii_ddr2_vs_ddr3_performance/index.html

 

You must check what's the max CPU TDP allowed for your mobo, though (95 or 125W?)

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