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July 31, 2014 6:31:10 PM

My mother board is an asus M4A-78E and my current cpu is an amd phenom 9600 quad, with 4gb mushkin silverline ram, asus 7770 1gb ddr5.. my current cpu bottlenecks my gpu so what would be a good upgrade? And the CPU needs to be compatible with motherboard, I just want it so I can just plug it in and play, no bios upgrade etc.. Thanks ~

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July 31, 2014 6:37:21 PM

You are going to be buying used, so I suggest a Phenom 2 x4 965BE. You will need a BIOS update to use any of the "newer" (still 5 years old) CPUs that board is compatible with.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M4A78E/HelpDesk_Downlo... BIOS updates can be found here. Download and install version 2603.
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July 31, 2014 6:43:33 PM

a Phenom II x4 965BE or Phenom II X6 1100T would probably be the top end you could update to... you'll also want to update the ram to ddr3 if it's not already
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July 31, 2014 7:04:40 PM

tiny voices said:
You are going to be buying used, so I suggest a Phenom 2 x4 965BE. You will need a BIOS update to use any of the "newer" (still 5 years old) CPUs that board is compatible with.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M4A78E/HelpDesk_Downlo... BIOS updates can be found here. Download and install version 2603.


Are you sure I need to update BIOS? I don't know how to do that :( 
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July 31, 2014 7:07:41 PM

Yes you must update the BIOS to use any newer CPU.

http://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1008279/ this video ON ASUS WEBSITE shows you how to do it with a simple program.
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July 31, 2014 7:12:13 PM

tiny voices said:
Yes you must update the BIOS to use any newer CPU.

http://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1008279/ this video ON ASUS WEBSITE shows you how to do it with a simple program.


Wow thanks! <3 In my other thread you recommended me to get a new cpu because it was bottlenecking so I am.. you are a great help! Thanks!!!!!! :)  I hope I can play minecraft at 100 fps like I should now :) 
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July 31, 2014 7:13:41 PM

I previously used (now sitting in a box) a Phenom 2 x4 965BE and it plays Minecraft VERY well.

After a BIOS update it will run perfectly fine with your system.
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July 31, 2014 7:23:13 PM

tiny voices said:
I previously used (now sitting in a box) a Phenom 2 x4 965BE and it plays Minecraft VERY well.

After a BIOS update it will run perfectly fine with your system.


Are you selling it? :)  I can buy it from you via paypal inbox me.
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