Is this cpu compatable with this Mobo?

[timjshaw]

It is labeled on the MSI site as supported however its an am3 and the motherboard is a am2+ please help!

CPU here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

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

Also!!! is it a decent upgrade from a:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103249
which is my current CPU. thank you for any help.

 

[amuffin]

Just overclock your current cpu, it is a black edition processor after all. I would hold out until piledriver or haswell!

 

[4745454b]

AM3 CPUs can work in an AM2+ board with the proper bios update. An AM2 CPU will not work in an AM3 board as the AM2 CPUs lack a DDR3 memory controller. If MSI says it will work then make sure your bios is up to date and you should be good to go.

While the advice of OCing your current CPU is a good idea, the fact that its a first gen phenom will hold you back. Those chips didn't clock well so its doubtful you'll see the 3GHz+ you'll need. If you have the $120 to spare I'd get the new CPU. You should be able to get ~4GHz out of it.

 

[amuffin]

First you should update the bios!

 

[timjshaw]

i have try to update the bios twice now and it scares me every time. i try it just sets it back to the original 1.0 version. and also crazy enough if i try updating then loading bios with defaults i get blue screen i have to set it back to the clock speed i had before to get it to work but once it gets back into windows its perfect again. id really like to try and figure this out if anyone has seen this before and knows how to fix it please let me know i am using Live Update 5. do i need to dump my cmos or something>? the reason i say this is because it says my cmos is bad and asks me to press F1 or F2 for defaults after i try the update that is. sorry if this is kinda scattered haven't slept much recently.

 

[4745454b]

I would say normal behavior. The new bios wouldn't know what the old settings were so I'd expect the "OCing failed" or "enter setup and set value" messages. The blue screen is odd, but perhaps it failed to set the correct auto setting.

 

[timjshaw]

I would say normal behavior. The new bios wouldn't know what the old settings were so I'd expect the "OCing failed" or "enter setup and set value" messages. The blue screen is odd, but perhaps it failed to set the correct auto setting.

Thankyou for you help sofar! but i still dont understand why my Live Update wont udate the bios properly.

 

[amuffin]

Update it manually?

 

[randomkid]

Update it manually?

^+1. I have 2 MSI boards for which I always update the BIOS manually. I do not like MSI Live Update. It tried it for drivers & it mess up my settings somehow so never bothered with it again. If I can not trust it with simple drivers, how can I trust it with BIOS update. Perhaps others who tried it can share their experience too.