[Veovius]

I have an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe which takes S939 cpus. I've got an AMD 3500+ 64-bit cpu in there now, but it's pretty slow. There's a 4600+ x2 cpu for sale, and I was wondering if I can just drop it in with no problems?

[roastpuff]

Check if it's indeed Socket 939 and not AM2, if not, it should be fine.

See if you can pick up an older FX chip for cheap! :D

[Gumby]

Will the OS get affected if you change processors? Drivers, updates, etc.?

[Ferra]

Minor processor change is usually fine (i.e. change from a Brisbane x2 3800+ to a Brisbane x2 4600+)

A change in core architecture might trigger some drivers issue and you might also need to re-validate window.

Check the CPU socket you are going to buy, most stores that still sell x2 CPU are AM2 socket. S939 is longggg gone

[ecsw]

Will the OS get affected if you change processors? Drivers, updates, etc.?

no, if it's exactly the same motherboard but only processor upgrade, it will not affect the OS.

[Unkno]

you're going to need to download a dual-core optimizer from amd though