Need answer, wanting to upgrade

[Drako]

Hello,
i am needing to know if I can run a Pentium 4 CPU with my current motherboard. My motherboard is a ASUS K8V-MX/S. I am wanting to drop in a Pentium 4 processor

 

[clutchc]

If this is your board, no. You have an AMD socketed board.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Socket_754/K8VMX/#CPUS

 

[Drako]

ok Thanks Clutchc. was told from someone that I could as long as it was the same socket and make

 

[clutchc]

Motherboards are either AMD or Intel. They cannot use each other's processors. The old Athlon 64 is the fastest processor you can use in it.