Looks like its exciting times for us AMD enthusiasts. I have a 790gx chipset motherboard and im wondering if by means of a BIOS update will I be able to use the new AM3+ cpus coming out in mid 2011?
The logic behind my question is this. I have been reading up am3+ related news, and it appears that asus will allow the 890 chipsets to work with the yet unreleased am3+ cpus by means of a BIOS update. The actual BIOS is already in beta and available on the asus website.
So why not the 790 chipsets? Is it a functionality restriction or a 'market' decision? I know any answers are mere speculations, but I am currently in the market for a new board so this information means a bit more to me.
My asus m4a78t-e motherboard just bit the dust and im currently in the process of getting a warranty replacement. Being weeks out of my gaming rig isnt very attractive to me, so I looked up new motherboards thinking maybe now is a good time to upgrade to the next generation. It appears that as of this writing, no motherboards are out of the box ready for am3+. but we are very close with some releases by gigabyte and msi. I absolutely do not want to get stuck with an AM3 only board mere months away from the new cpu release. The added bonus of on-board usb3.0 with the new boards looks great too.
If asus just releases a bios update for my 790gx so i can run the new bulldozers i will be a very happy customer!
The logic behind my question is this. I have been reading up am3+ related news, and it appears that asus will allow the 890 chipsets to work with the yet unreleased am3+ cpus by means of a BIOS update. The actual BIOS is already in beta and available on the asus website.
So why not the 790 chipsets? Is it a functionality restriction or a 'market' decision? I know any answers are mere speculations, but I am currently in the market for a new board so this information means a bit more to me.
My asus m4a78t-e motherboard just bit the dust and im currently in the process of getting a warranty replacement. Being weeks out of my gaming rig isnt very attractive to me, so I looked up new motherboards thinking maybe now is a good time to upgrade to the next generation. It appears that as of this writing, no motherboards are out of the box ready for am3+. but we are very close with some releases by gigabyte and msi. I absolutely do not want to get stuck with an AM3 only board mere months away from the new cpu release. The added bonus of on-board usb3.0 with the new boards looks great too.
If asus just releases a bios update for my 790gx so i can run the new bulldozers i will be a very happy customer!