AMD Sempron 3100+ and MSI KN8 Neo2 motherboard....

I purchased the MSI KN8 Neo2 Platinum motherboard after reading pretty good reviews about it.   I was wondering if this board was compatible with AMD 3100+ Sempron processor.
I hope someone here can help me out...
Thanks

Or you can get the NEO2 board and then purchase a socket 939 processor. They are coming out with lower models that will be cheaper. You will then have dual channel memory.
I have the regular 754 NEO and I am 100% satisfied, so either way you should be fine. Be sure and get a really good PSU with lots of amps on the 12v rail.

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