Best AM2+ (940) Nvidia CPU For 2008 Small Form Factor Acer Aspire X3200?

TimCurry

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I have the AMD Phenom 8450 Triple Core (Barcelona) installed on my rig.

My motherboard is an Acer WMCP78M.

I'm looking to upgrade to the best Nvidia (because my ram is not compatible with Intel) CPU for that (AM2+) slot.

The fellows in my local PC shop think that the Phenom 8450 is the best/max my rig will take.

Any advice will be appreciated!

Many thanks!
 

StarChief

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Did you mean to say what Nvidia GPU (Graphics card) is best? Because Nvidia doesn't make CPUs (Processor) in the conventional manner. If you want an Nvidia GPU you may want to shoot for 750 ti ish area. If you want a better AMD CPU I think the AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor is the best processor for that socket. If you want an INTEL CPU, then you need a different motherboard because and AMD socket will never take an INTEL chip.
 

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