Advice on processor please for ASUS M4A78-VM Motherboard

Lemmin83

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Hey, 1st time I have built a PC, I'm not too great with the whole socket types. I bought the ASUS M4A78-VM motherboard, it states on Asus website compatiable with AMD AM3/AM2+/AM2 ;Phenom™II /Athlon™II /Phenom™ / Athlon™ /Sempron™ Processors

I was hoping to get 1 which is 3.2 GHZ or above
I was looking at the AMD FX4300, Would this fit as it says AM3+?
 
Solution
The FX 4300 won't work, that board only supports the old Phenom II and Athlon II CPUs from 2009-2010. The best CPU available for that board is the Phenom II X6 1090T.

You're going to need a new motherboard if you want a reasonably modern CPU.