What Socket Type?

GraphicsNerd · Mar 18, 2015

I have a Dell Optiplex 740 MT (MT is the Tower), and I want to know if the CPU socket type is AM2.

Computer Specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 at 2.3 Ghz
2GB DDR2 RAM
Nvidia 6150 Integrated Graphics Chipset
Standard/Original Motherboard (Everything else is original)

If it is socket AM2, visit my other thread to see why:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2577212/cpu-compatible.html

giantbucket · Mar 18, 2015

run a small program called CPU-Z and it'll tell you a bunch of things

Dunlop0078 · Mar 18, 2015

The amd athlon 64 x2 is an AM2 socket cpu.

Eximo · Mar 18, 2015

Lot of AM2 boards support a good chunk of the AM2+ CPUs with a BIOS update. More important to know the wattage the board supports.

Would really need the exact motherboard model to give you an answer. There were quite a few revisions of this particular Dell model.

There is some hope that a 1st gen Phenom chip will work in there. Phenom II chips as in your other post are not likely. Only the premium AM2 boards from that era would have supported the newer AM2+ Phenom II chips.

I had an Athlon X2 6000+ at 125W in an ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe, waited several years before a BIOS update was available that would allow it to run a Phenom II X4 at 3.0Ghz. (Update came out about 2 months after I switched to Intel)

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