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Like the name says. I'm looking to just replace my current phenom ii X4 955 with the newer amd fx quadcore. Just wondering if my mobo would support it with a bios update?

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don't do it, not yet.
the FX-4100 is crap and even with the MS 'hotfixes' does not help.
even if your 955 is of C2 stepping but is a BE version, save up the money and wait.

the stepping revision and then the FX-4100 will be replaced by the FX-4170 and it might be better.
I still wouldn't recommend that either.
the final chip to run on AM3+ motherboard will be Piledriver, hopefully then there will be a reason to upgrade.

now without looking up your motherboard I can tell you this, if it doesn't have a black socket and it has the regular white socket then NO.
it's not going to be able to run AM3+ period.

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I checked:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157198

NO.
no AM3+ support.

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Thanks for the quick response. (: I have what ever the latest revision of the 955 was in march 2011.

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skullysquirrel wrote :

Thanks for the quick response. (: I have what ever the latest revision of the 955 was in march 2011.

odds are you have the 955 C3 stepping and that's the better one.
you can download and run CPU-Z and it will tell you all you need to know.
and if it's a BE version then that's even more better.
just over clock what you have now and wait it out.

unless a full Intel build..

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