AM3 on AM2+

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I have bought a Biostar TA785GE mobo
i also have an AMD Athlon X3 440.
The mobo has an AM2+ socket while the Processor has an AM3 socket.
Can i fit the processor onto the mobo??
plzz reply

wamreyaz said:
I have bought a Biostar TA785GE mobo
i also have an AMD Athlon X3 440.
The mobo has an AM2+ socket while the Processor has an AM3 socket.
Can i fit the processor onto the mobo??
plzz reply

The processor you've purchased is actually Athlon II X3 430, not Athlon X3. This is an AM3 based processor and all the AM3 processors are backward compatible with AM2+ socket. So you can plug the processor in your motherboard without any problem. One thing, you may need a BIOS update of the motherboard for detecting the AM3 processors, if latest BIOS is not present in the mobo.

Yes it supports your Athlon II X3 proccy
Chech out this

AM3 is backward compatible.
But always check if the mobo's TDP is sufficient.
I got p955 and some mobo with 90tdp, and ended up with 800mhz processor speed.

sry it is an Athlon 2 X3 440 proc

thank you all.

Should I use the VGA or DVI connect coz i already have a VGA monitor and dont want to spend more..By the way watz the difference between the 2 connections?