Best Cpu for this Mobo

[number1 east]

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=120&prodSeriesId=3793920&prodTypeId=12454&objectID=c01553736

My entire pc right there. I currently got a 600w coolermaster psu and a EVGA GTX 470 running in there. TONSSSS of bottleneck average gpu usage in most games is 40-60%. Cutscenes I rarely got to 99% (only in Mafia 2 I get 99% in cutscenes for some reason and thats when I hit the 60+fps mark). Usually I am running 40% usage at 30fps.

What would be the BEST GAMING CPU that is compatible with that mobo. I am NOT looking to upgrade the actual mobo for the intel sandy bridge stuff etc..

Thanks for all help

 

[number1 east]

P.S: This is a prebuilt pc from Best Buy. Therefore overclocking will NOT be possible.

 

[Zenthar]

From HP's site, it seems this boards only support up to the Agena core with TDP of 95W; this means the strongest CPU it might accommodate would be a Phenom X4 9850. You could always try to contact HP and ask them directly to be sure.

 

[arson94]

Yes, as Zenthar said. This is the excerpt from the HP link you provided number1:


Processor upgrade information
Socket type: AM2+
Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:
Phenom with Quad Core (Agena) technology (AM2+) up to 9600 (up to 95 watt TDP)
Athlon64 X2 with Dual Core technology up to 5600+ (up to 89 watt TDP)
Athlon64 less than 4000+
Sempron less than 3800+

You could try to check to see if there's a BIOS update for your board so that it can actually supports CPU's that you can still buy retail. I don't know where you can still buy Athlon X2's or Agena core Phenoms.

 

[jjb8675309]

well if you had a regular am2+ board that wasn't from hp then you could likely upgrade the bios and run an am3 chip such as a p2 955 the old quads are not very good for gaming being that they are pretty weak cores.. I would contact hp and see if you can run an am3 chip or update mobo bios and get a Phenom II X4 955, otherwise I would not spend a dime on another first gen phenom quad, just not worth it imo, in that case start saving for a new build or lower settings on your current rig if they are not desirable

 

[Stardude82]

I think, no dice with a worth while drop in upgrade. You could try flashing with another ECS GeForce 6150SE/nForce 430 and see if that takes. Otherwise, you are in the market for a new microATX/CPU combo and Windows license (if you haven't moved from Vista). A good match for your 470 would be a Athlon II X3 450 and a Biostar N68S for $105 on Newegg.

The best CPU you can get in it is probably a Phenom X4 9750 (2.4GHZ) , which would only be modestly better and you'd have to find on eBay.

 

[jjb8675309]

yeah the 9750 is not worth it imo