Need help with new processer please.

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#1 jametydoodah2
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I have an Asus A8n32 SLi Deluxe motherboard, and have an AMD athlon 64 3700. I woud like to upgrade the processor but cant find a better one that works with the motherboard im not good with computers. Any help is apreciated thank you.
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#2 jhellequin
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Unfortunately, if you want a new modern processor, like a Athlon X2 or Core 2 Duo/Quad, you are going to have to change the motherboard too: Socket AM2 for AMD and Socket 775 LGA for Intel.

Personally, I would recommend getting a decent Intel board and a cheap Core 2 Duo for now, then upgrade to a Quad core: at the moment I use a Gigabyte 965P-DS3 with a E4300 over-clocked at 3.3Ghz.  You will have to check to see if you can still use your memory (I think yours may be DDR, not DDR2).