Friday, July 20th 2007

AM2+ And AM3 Compatible With AM2 Motherboards

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HellasVagabond
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Currently if you want to upgrade from an AMD processor older than the AM2 socket you're going to have to buy a new motherboard. This means that while the prices of the processors themselves may be enticing, the prospect of potentially changing your entire system may change your mind. However, with its AM2+ and AM3 CPUs AMD will be ensuring that they are backwards compatible with current motherboards thus when Phenom finally hits the streets socket AM2, Athlon 64 X2 and FX owners will be able to purchase the new model without changing motherboards.
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27 Comments on AM2+ And AM3 Compatible With AM2 Motherboards

#26
rhythmeister
Can anyone confirm that the Phenom CPU works in any of the AM2 Biostar micro ATX boards? Biostar tell me that the Phenom is NOT supported in their AM2 boards but this seems to go against what AMD are stating and I want a Phenom! :banghead:
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devguy
rhythmeisterCan anyone confirm that the Phenom CPU works in any of the AM2 Biostar micro ATX boards? Biostar tell me that the Phenom is NOT supported in their AM2 boards but this seems to go against what AMD are stating and I want a Phenom! :banghead:
From what I've heard so far, they will not work. However, Biostar hasn't released a BIOS patch for the AM2+ processors yet, so keep your chin up. At $200, the Phenom is actually a decent option right now, but I'm still going to wait for the triple core (quad core on a limp) without the TLB errata in March before I move to K10.
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