Motherboard and chipset compatability

LimmEwinks

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I have a PEGATRON CORPORATION NARRA5 motherboard, and want to know if an - Device ACPI\GenuineIntel_-_Intel64_Family_6_Model_23_-_Intel(R)_Core(TM)2_Duo_CPU_____E8400__@_3.00GHz, will work together ?
 
PEGATRON CORPORATION NARRA5 motherboard

Pegatron Corporation Narra5 Motherboard Specs
CPU Processor Support AMD Socket AM2 + (Max 95W)AMD Phenom II Quad-Core, Triple-Core.
http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/pegatron-corporation-narra5-5-00-motherboard-specs/


HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Motherboard Specifications, M2N68-LA (Narra5)
http://support.hp.com/ie-en/document/c01701270
Quote: "Only socket AM2+ processors are supported with this motherboard".

But AM3 Phenoms are listed so one of those with 95 Watt maximum TDP with a BIOS update would be the best possible CPU upgrade... If you can find it.

Socket AM2 & AM2+ CPU Performance - Updated 24th of November 2015
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/socketType.html#id12