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04-20-2009, 11:56 AM
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Theg Ame Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oxfordshire, UK, waving our red white and blue. Posts: 1,970
|  Am3/am2+
I just want to confirm, do AM3 processors work in AM2+ slots? And if so, do all AM2+ motherboards support AM3 processors or does the motherboard need to specifically state it supports AM3?
Specifically, I'm thinking of recommending this processor https://secure.scan.co.uk/aspnet/Sho...ductId=1002257
and this motherboard, or probably a similar ATX version https://secure.scan.co.uk/aspnet/Sho...ductId=1001097
Any thoughts? Is that a good processor for £100? | 
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04-20-2009, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 5,260
| Re: Am3/am2+
Links are broken for me.
It all comes down to the manufacturer and their support. A general rule of thumb to follow though, is all 790GX boards and higher will support AM3. Some 780Gs will support them, sometimes with a BIOS flash.
My favorite combo, personally, is the x3 720 BE with the TA790GX 128M. That's what I'm running right now, and it's a match made in heaven.
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04-20-2009, 12:09 PM
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Theg Ame Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oxfordshire, UK, waving our red white and blue. Posts: 1,970
| Re: Am3/am2+
Sorry, this is the correct motherboard link: Asus M4A78-EM, AMD 780G, SAM2/AM2+, PCI-E 2.0 x16, DDR2 1066, SATA 3Gb/s, SATA RAID, uATX, VGA, HDMI - Scan.co.uk
The processor is the X3 720 as you mentioned 
Will look into your recommended motherboard. | |
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04-20-2009, 12:18 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 5,260
| Re: Am3/am2+
__________________ R.I.P. Danny L. Trotter
11 Nov 1945 - 4 Sept 2009 I do not accept support questions via EMail, PM or IM. If I helped you out, or what I just said rocked you like a hurricane, hit the little thingie over there.
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04-20-2009, 12:35 PM
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Theg Ame Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oxfordshire, UK, waving our red white and blue. Posts: 1,970
| Re: Am3/am2+
It looks quite good, but crossfire is unneeded really as she has a GTS250. Still, good-quality board with some good features, may go for it | |
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04-20-2009, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 19,959
| Re: Am3/am2+
AM3 will work in an AM2+ board, but a AM2+ CPU will not work in a AM3 board. | |
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