tecmo34 Administrator Moderator Jan 20, 2009 9,317 113 37,590 Nov 6, 2010 #2 It is a CPU that works with a motherboard from a previous chipset. Example, the AM3 CPU is on a different socket but it will still run on the previous AM2+ socket. AMD is really the only one that offers this option. Upvote 0 Downvote
It is a CPU that works with a motherboard from a previous chipset. Example, the AM3 CPU is on a different socket but it will still run on the previous AM2+ socket. AMD is really the only one that offers this option.