best cpu for an old fm2 motherboard

admann · Sep 1, 2014

want to get a little more life out of a old computer for my little girl so i used cpu-z and this is the mother board
gigabyte m61p-s3
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor Dual-Core 2.0GHz Socket AM2 89W Processor
what is the best cpu i can put in it?

Eduello · Sep 1, 2014

That's the model of the CPU, we need to know the model of the motherboard.

tomkis90 · Sep 1, 2014

AMD Athlon II X4 760K should be a nice upgrade for a fm2 socket

EDIT: just checked its a it says AM2 socket and if thats true the athlon wont fit

admann · Sep 1, 2014

Eduello :

gigabyte m61p-s3 ... sorry my bad i edited it also lol

RobCrezz · Sep 1, 2014

One of these would be best, but probably not worth the upgrade:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3200MHz 1MBx2 Windsor 90nm F3 125W 2000 F6
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3000MHz 1MBx2 Windsor 90nm F3 89W 2000 F6
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3000MHz 1MBx2 Windsor 90nm F3 125W 2000 F3
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2900MHz 512KBx2 Brisbane 65nm G2 89W 2000 F7I

Eduello · Sep 1, 2014

The Phenom II X4 945 is probably the best CPU for that board: http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=2434
Remember to update the BIOS before changing the CPU: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2434#bios

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