Am3 in am2+ socket

[nanowatt]

As the title may suggest i want to know if you can run an am3+ or normal am3 cpu in a am2+ socket.

[Dabombinable]

Just now, nanowatt said:

As the title may suggest i want to know if you can run an am3+ or normal am3 cpu in a am2+ socket.

No. You can run AM3 on AM3+ motherboards, but that's about it.

[nanowatt]

1 minute ago, Dabombinable said:

No. You can run AM3 on AM3+ motherboards, but that's about it.

I found a bios update saying the following.  Support new AM3 CPUs. Please refer to our website:http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

Could it work tho?

[QueenDemetria]

5 minutes ago, nanowatt said:

As the title may suggest i want to know if you can run an am3+ or normal am3 cpu in a am2+ socket.

You cant run AM3+ CPUs in AM2+ boards, just not possible, but you can run AM3 CPUs in AM2+(and non +) boards if the bios supports AM3 chips. What motherboard do you have?

[Str_Mape]

They use the same pin out and there's a bios that says it supports AM3 CPU's, go check the CPU support list for that specific board to see which ones will work.

[nanowatt]

Just now, QueenDemetria said:

You cant run AM3+ CPUs in AM2+ boards, just not possible, but you can run AM3 CPUs in AM2+(and non +) boards if the bios supports AM3 chips. What motherboard do you have?

Got an old asus m2n32 deluxe for free and i would like to make use of it

[QueenDemetria]

3 minutes ago, nanowatt said:

Got an old asus m2n32 deluxe for free and i would like to make use of it

It looks like the latest beta bios supports AM3 CPU's, although its a beta bios so there's a chance for other issues(and since it uses a nVidia MCP, I can tell you there is a good chance of issues). Personally I would find the best AM2+ CPU you can find that fits your pricerange, but here is the full list of supported CPU's(and a list of the bios needed for each generation of CPU): https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M2N32SLI_DeluxeWireless_Edition/HelpDesk_CPU/

[nanowatt]

1 minute ago, QueenDemetria said:

It looks like the latest beta bios supports AM3 CPU's, although its a beta bios so there's a chance for other issues(and since it uses a nVidia MCP, I can tell you there is a good chance of issues). Personally I would find the best AM2+ CPU you can find that fits your pricerange, but here is the full list of supported CPU's(and a list of the bios needed for each generation of CPU): https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M2N32SLI_DeluxeWireless_Edition/HelpDesk_CPU/

Not the price is the problem, but the fact that i am not sure what cpu is the best one among those.The athlon 640?

[QueenDemetria]

2 minutes ago, nanowatt said:

Not the price is the problem, but the fact that i am not sure what cpu is the best one among those.The athlon 640?

It looks like that one is the best for that board.