Best possible cpu upgrade for my motherboard.

[krnmonkey]

Foxconn C51XEM2AA motherboard
NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
four 240-pin DIMM sockets
Six Serial ATA II connectors, 300 MBps data transfer rate
RAID

will mostly be used for gaming. not trying to make a new system.

 

[abekl]

The only cpus this board accepts are:
Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64

Good luck finding any in stock.

 

[Kamen_BG]

This is the best CPU for your motherboard that i could find.
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-2-2GHz-3x512KB-Triple-Core/dp/B00805Y3E6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1343899219&sr=8-3&keywords=phenom+x3
It's not officialy supported but all Phenom I processors work in AM2 motherboards so you shouldnt have any problems.

Or if you want something that would work 100% than this athlon below is pretty good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103973

Or if you want the best of the best supported CPU you should buy this one
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-Windsor-Dual-Core-Processor/dp/B003RXOMJW/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1343899530&sr=1-15&keywords=amd+athlon+64+x2

 

[krnmonkey]

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/download.aspx?models=en-us0000576&category=C000000001&brand=en-us0000002&Series=en-us0000007&chipset=en-us0000082&keywords=&sort=

the link shows the current bios update details in it.
also right now im using a amd 64x2 4600+

 

[krnmonkey]

i guess from what ive researched the amd 64x2 6400+ seems like the fastest that will fit.
@Kamen_bg is phenom I better then amd64x2?

 

[krnmonkey]

would a Phenom II X4 940 work since its a am2+ socket?