[enigm@tic]

I want to change my cpu, at the moment it's athlon X2 4200+ .. want to change to 6400+ is it compatible with my motherboard (asus m2n-sli deluxe)?

[mahiv87]

Both are socket AM2 so it should be compatible. Im not sure if theres more to upgrading a cpu than making sure the sockets are the same, e.g BIOS update ,etc?

[Evolv]

Yes, it will be compatible because it's using AM2 socket. But instead of getting a 6400+ you might want to get a 6000+ instead, because it's cheaper. They are both 90nm, same cache, and you can easily overclock it to 6400+ speeds.

[enigm@tic]

cool thanks, I have no idea about overclocking.

Is there any noticeable performance difference with 6000 and 6400?

[Evolv]

Yea, if you don't know about overclocking then you probably shouldn't do it. There shouldn't be too much noticable difference, they are very similar.

[objecterror]

been running that mobo with the 6000+, excellent processor and really cheap When I swap the stock fan I'm going to over clock it in the future.

[Hussein19891]

Go with this one

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.1GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops