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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: simonzx2 on June 28, 2012, 02:18:47 am
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So there are some rumors about the and piledriver being on the am3+ socket. If so what chipset will it use. I don't expect answers but just wanting to know if the 970 chipset will work.
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Enthusiasts may be pleased to hear that upcoming Piledriver CPUs will maintain compatibility with AMD's existing AM3+ platform, a 942-pin socket design which coincided with last year's launch of first-generation Bulldozer chips.
Although the new architecture seems more evolutionary than revolutionary per se, Piledriver will feature some unique bulletpoints -- features which will set it apart from current FX offerings. Most notably, the new CPUs are expected to deliver about a 10 percent performance bump while simultaneously offering a 10 to 24 percent energy savings. This lower power consumption is the direct result of AMD's new energy-recycling technology, resonant clock mesh, a clever feature which will also be responsible for improved thermals and higher attainable clock speeds.
If the 970 chipset works it will up to a bios update from motherboard makers.
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Wooh. Good to know. My gigabyte motherboard will hopefully have a new bios for the chip. I was getting scared that they would only support 990 and higher (if there is).
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How bout 890fxa-ud5 rev 3.1 ?
it's black socket am3+ too
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As far as I know it will work.