Zambezi AM3+ sockets out now

[peteyfro87]

Has anyone else seen this????

http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASRock-AM3-Bulldozer-Motherboard-Gets-Listed-in-Japan-188977.shtml

ASROCK look like they're sucessful in being the first manufacturer to get an AM3+ socket Motherboard to retail.

Well done - lets have some more so we can get our PC builds done now with a Bulldozer upgrade path for later.

Any chance of a review Tom's ???

 

[dogman_1234]

Sorry, but MSI had one before them. It was called Conquest or something like that.

 

[bit_user]

If you're just talking about MoBo's that will run an AM3+ CPU, ASUS would beg to differ:

http://event.asus.com/2011/mb/AM3_PLUS_Ready/

I doubt they will release a 890FX or GX board with a real AM3+ socket. This is probably their answer until the 900-series chipsets are out.

If I had one of these boards, I'd be pretty happy, right now. But if I were building a new system, I probably wouldn't buy anything less than a true AM3+ board right now.

 

[dogman_1234]

'ell yea'!

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

Ewww... Asrock lol

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

Can it play Crysis?

Sure.. for about 1hr before the capacitors start exploded off the board and the whole thing goes through a Meltdown requiring Helicopters to fly over your house and douse it with water in an attempt to cool down those leaking capacitors

Kidding... I just don't like ASRock... their boards feel very cheap quality wise.

 

[walterm]

Maybe, but they don't explode or melt. YMMV