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GA-M55S-S3 with AM3 processors

GA-M55S-S3 with AM3 processors
« on: February 17, 2011, 05:32:24 am »
Er, so anyway, long time no see guys!! ;D
Let get to the question.
I've got a GA-M55S-S3 v2.0 MB that's not in use for a while,
and I want to upgrade my little brother's pc with as less money as possible...
My brother's PC has a GA-M55SLI-S4 which doesn't support AM3 CPUs
But GA-M55S-S3 do support AM3(accord to gigabyte's web information)
Is it true? ???
My rig:
AMD 965 BE(stock)+Coolmaster HP-212P
Geil DDR3-1600
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
WD Caviar Blue 640GB SATA2
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA3
WD RE3 500GB SATA2
ASUS HD 4770
Coolermaster GX 750W PSU
Gigabyte Trition case(old case)

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Re: GA-M55S-S3 with AM3 processors
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2011, 09:25:14 am »
Hi there,

yes the GA-M55S-S3 will support some of the AM3 CPU's but will probably need a BIOS update to do so.

Be careful though as the choice of AM3 processors is pretty limited. You don't say which revision your motherboard is but you can check out further details here: http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/download-center.aspx?kw=GA-M55S-S3 if you just choose your particular version.
Remember, when all else fails a cup of tea and a good swear will often help! It won't solve the problem but it will make you feel better.

Re: GA-M55S-S3 with AM3 processors
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2011, 05:18:45 am »
It's a version 2.0 board with latest bios  ;D
so I can go and buy an 955 and use!!
Thanks for help!
My rig:
AMD 965 BE(stock)+Coolmaster HP-212P
Geil DDR3-1600
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
WD Caviar Blue 640GB SATA2
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA3
WD RE3 500GB SATA2
ASUS HD 4770
Coolermaster GX 750W PSU
Gigabyte Trition case(old case)