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Test Setup

Most AM2 Motherboards Not Phenom Ready
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The test setup is based on standard components, which we have been using for months, but it also utilizes hardware from our brand-new Reference System configuration. We already used a similar configuration to compare the Athlon 64 X2 and the Phenom working with only a single processing core.

System Hardware
AM2 Processors AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (Windsor F3 core, 2.4 GHz, 2x 512 kB L2 Cache)
AMD Phenom 9600 (Barcelona B2 core, 2.3 GHz, 4x 512 kB L2 Cache, 2 MB L3 Cache)
Memory 2x 1 GB Corsair DDR2-800
CM2X1024-8888-C4D, Timings 4-4-4-12
DVD-ROM Samsung SH-D163A , SATA150
Graphics Card Gigabyte Radeon HD 3850 GV-RX385512H
GPU : 670 MHz
Memory : 512 MB DDR3 (830 MHz, 256 Bit)
Sound Card Integrated
Power Supply Coolermaster RS-850-EMBA, ATX 12V V2.2, 850 Watt
System Software & Drivers
Operating System Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 (Build 6000)
DirectX 10 DirectX 10 (Vista default)
DirectX 9.0c Version : April 2007
Graphics Card ATI Radeon Version 7.11 (54440)
AMD Chipset Driver Version 3.0.642 (28/11/2007)
Java Java Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 1
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    spearhead , June 1, 2008 11:30 AM
    too many vendors boycott the upgradebility they just dont want to release a simple bios update because they want to force costumers to buy a new motherboard. it would anger me i would have bought a am2 motherboard and the vendor was such a bastard to boycott the upgrade.today those bios updates are rare too find. so far i have only few vendors who upgrade there bios. apperently ASUS support it the best so that is why i will choose ASUS above all those cheap bastards from now on
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    Anonymous , August 29, 2008 3:50 PM
    will it run a am2 quad core or not?
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    Anonymous , December 8, 2010 3:46 PM
    how d o get a mamuall for this motherboard0000 MSI K9NU Neo-V (ULi/Nvidia M1697)
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    Anonymous , December 8, 2010 3:47 PM
    how d o get a mamuall for this motherboard0000 MSI K9NU Neo-V (ULi/Nvidia M1697)
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    Anonymous , December 13, 2010 7:52 AM
    Where can i find the driver for this mother board winfast k8t890m2aa-krs2h