Can a amd2+ motherboard ms-7376 be upgraded to a AMD3 processor?

[klaive99]

Hi, I have a ms-7376 motherboard. It supports AMD2+ CPU's. Can I use AMD3 processors with this motherboard or not?

 

[rolli59]

Yes http://www.msi.com/product/mb/K9A2-Platinum.html#/?div=CPUSupport

 

[megamanx00]

Yup, looks like it even supports the 1090T. Just make sure you use the appropriate BIOS.

 

[klaive99]

Thank you very much for the reply, however even if I get a phenom II I do not know how to flash the bios. I tried to update the bios using LIVEUPDATE from MSI, but there was an error (I heard this is a horrible program from other forums). I also don't have a floppy drive. Flashing a bios is something I am very hesitatant about. Also, if I buy a phenom II processor, will the information or drivers to flash bios from amd2+ to amd3 come with it? Or will I have to find it at MSI? Will the drivers be easy to find?

 

[klaive99]

I think it flashed my bios right using LIVEUPDATE 5, though im not sure. I went ahead and bought a phenom x4 9600. I currently have a athlon x64 x2. When I put the phenom in, do I have to do anything special to the motherboard, or shoudl it work just fine once I install it?

 

[rolli59]

Yes it should but depending on your uses and if you had a fast athlon X2 you might get disappointed with your new CPU http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

 

[megamanx00]

Nooooooooooo not the 9600. It's an ok CPU but it's not much of an upgrade. It doesn't have much OC head room either

 

[klaive99]

I already bought the 9600 it was 40 dollars on ebay from a reputable source. Also, I managed to make a bootup 98se disk on my usb drive. I booted it and also put the bios update on. THe problem is that on SISOFT sandra it is showing I have version 1.0 and my liveupdate 5 says I have version 1.0, but the DOS flash worked fine. I don't understand. I previously had version 1.2.