New CPU Old motherboard

[Spinal_94]

Hello,
I wanted to ask if I am able to upgrade my CPU but keep my old Motherboard.

Old CPU: AMD Athlon 5200 Dual-Core 2.30 Ghz
New CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.40 Ghz
Mobo: ECS A885GM-A2
Ram: Crucial Ballistix 6 GB (2GBx3)
GPU: MSI Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500 GB

 

[ChilledGrease]

The mobo you have is socket AM3, so yes it will support a Phenom II.

 

[Spinal_94]

The mobo you have is socket AM3, so yes it will support a Phenom II.

No Problems will occur if I change the CPU?
Thank you for responding to my question.

 

[ASHISH65]

No there will no problem.you are good to go.

 

[Outlander_04]

check the motherboard makers web page for your mb. Find the cpu support list .
I can probably run the phenom , but it may need a BIOS update first .

 

[Spinal_94]

Best answer selected by Spinal_94.