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[Wisecracker]

Asus First to Provide AM3+ CPU Ready Solution for Current AM3 and Future AM3+ Motherboards

ASUS, the worldwide leader in motherboard design and sales, today announced the release of the industry's first AM3+ CPU enabled motherboard solution based on the existing AMD 8-Series Chipsets. Current owners of an AM3-based board* will make their AMD 8-Series motherboards compatible with the latest AM3+ CPUs with a simple BIOS** update from the official ASUS website.

BIOS Upgradable Supported AM3 models

Crosshair IV Extreme
Crosshair IV Formula
M4A89TD PRO/USB3
M4A89TD PRO
M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
M4A89GTD PRO

Upcoming ASUS M5A Series models (AM3+ socket with AMD 8-series chipsets)

M5A88-V EVO
M5A88-M EVO
M5A88-M
M5A87
M5A78L LE
M5A78L-M/USB3
M5A78L-M PLUS
M5A78L-M LE
M5A78L-M LX

 

[rolli59]

http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASRock-AM3-Bulldozer-Motherboard-Gets-Listed-in-Japan-188977.shtml
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/288136-30-motherboard-available

 

[Evan20x]

I figured this would be the most appropriate thread to post this instead of making a new thread well I guess I am posting in an sorta old thread.

ASUS M5A78L-M LX AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131728

I didn't see it on Newegg yesterday so there it is!

 

[Wisecracker]

I figured this would be the most appropriate thread to post this instead of making a new thread well I guess I am posting in an sorta old thread.

ASUS M5A78L-M LX AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131728

I didn't see it on Newegg yesterday so there it is!

Yowsa :lol:

From Asus
"" AMD FX Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency ""

In reading through the asus spec tab I was not aware that the sb710 now comes with 6 x SATA 3Gb/s -- I wonder if that is a misprint ???.

 

[HEXiT]

thats great for them. pitty amd are still a full generation behind. but it should drive down prices which is a good thing.

 

[popatim]

Yowsa :lol:

From Asus
"" AMD FX Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency ""

In reading through the asus spec tab I was not aware that the sb710 now comes with 6 x SATA 3Gb/s -- I wonder if that is a misprint ???.

Nope the photo clearly shows 6 sata ports.
<in for 1 myself>

 

[Wisecracker]

Nope the photo clearly shows 6 sata ports.
<in for 1 myself>

Dyslexic synapse misfire on my part

I though sb710 *SATA 6Gb/s* even while typing 3Gb/s x 6 ...

 

[halfcalf]

Granted, it's a Micro-ATX board, but can FX support more than two measly RAM slots?

 

[Wisecracker]

Granted, it's a Micro-ATX board, but can FX support more than two measly RAM slots?

I don't think that has anything to do with the processor

That is a product of the motherboard itself (which reports max ram of 8GB, or 2x4GB). Most important, it notes DDR3 1866MHz support -- the IMC of BD-Z is purportedly 1866MHz stock.

I suspect dual-channel MBs with 4 DIMM slots at a minimum would support 16GB of RAMs, or 4x4GB. If you wish to go beyond that I imagine there are vendors/OEMs who would be more than happy to have you as a customer (I suspect 8GB sticks and motherboards might be a bit pricey )

 

[wizardprang]

In 20+ years in IT, I have yet to see a "future-proof" design that lived up to expectations.

Just sayin'