Hi guys, first and foremost i'd just like to say that im only fourteen so i dont want to be flamed for noobie questions. Alright let's get to it. I want to upgrade my processor but i dont know how to find out if my motherboard is compatible with the processor i want to upgrade to. My motherboard is made by ASUS. The model is A7V600 (if you want more info i can give you it as i am using a program called CPU-Z and it lists everything for me). My current processor is an AMD Athlon XP 2500+. It's speed is 1.80GHz which isnt too good to run a game i play (Counter-Strike Source), although i made it a bit better by adding some more ram (now at 768MB). Also, i figured the upgrade wouldn't hurt when i use it for school work, etc. Anyway the processor i want to upgrade to is the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition Processor. It's default speed is 2.60GHz which is definitely enough for me. I just want to know if my motherboard is compatible with the processor. I wont do the actual change if it is, i'll get it done professionally but i just wanted to know if it could even be done. If its not possible, any recommendations for other processors (cheap but good) would be appreciated. Any help would be really great.
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