Will my ASUS MB run an AMD Phenom II x4 965 ?

[Ezbiker]

Hello, I'm running an AMD Phenom 9550 Quad Core (2.20ghz) chip on my ASUS M3A78-EM motherboard with 8 gigs of DDR2 Ram. I bought an AMD Phenom II 965 (3.4ghz) chip & heatsink and it won't post. Does it need a flash upgrade? ... or do I need a DDR3 compatible MB?

 

[AM2A]

Probably needs a bios update, you can find them here:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2Plus/M3A78EM/#download
Use the latest bios version.

 

[nikorr]

Yes, the BIOS update ^^^ should do it.

It says on ASUS site ...

Support 45nm Phenom™ II CPU

Support CPU up to 140W

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2Plus/M3A78EM/#specifications
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103692