First AM3+ motherboard with two USB 3.1 ports MSI has now officially unveiled its new 990FX Gaming socket AM3+ motherboard, which is currently, at least as far as we know, the only socket AM3 ...

As noted, the new MSI 970A-G43 motherboard is based on AMD's 970 + SB950 chipset and supports AMD socket AM3+ CPUs with TDP of up to 125W. It comes with a 4+1-phase VRM powered by a combination of ...

Do you think there is a need for new AM3+ motherboards in 2016? Tags. AM3+ AMD motherboard msi. John Williamson Send an email January 23, 2016 Last Updated: January 23, 2016. 1 506 .

One downside of the upcoming Phenom II - Bulldozer transition is that the new processors won't be compatible with current AM3 motherboards. This news disappointed certain AMD enthusiasts, given ...

It came as quite a surprise when GIGABYTE first mentioned their new AMD socket AM3+ based motherboards about a month ago and quite a few people were shocked by this news. But there can be a lot of… ...

Today we have on trial GIGABYTE's new AM3 board for DDR2 users with the 790GX chipset. ... The Motherboard The Board. GIGABYTE's boards are extremely impressive; ...

Final Thoughts: Budget AM3 + Unlocked Phenom. Since the release of the AMD 8-series chipsets a myriad of new affordable AMD AM3 motherboards have become available.

New Phenom II AM3 parts at lower speeds ... Socket AM2/AM2+ CPUs are not compatible with Socket AM3 motherboards. As for the relationship between AM3 and DDR3, that's a tad less clear.

I've had very good success and low hassle with the Gigabyte "Ultra Durable" series of boards. Generally $100 or less - so I'm inclined to stay with them. Mrs. Melaniephile is still on an AM2 ...

Boards are still coming out for the new AM3 based CPUs and since they now support DDR2 and DDR3 on the same CPU, AMD hasn't cut its nose despite its face like they did with the transition from ...

While AMD's new Phenom II chips support DDR2 and are compatible with existing AM2+ boards, their full potential is only realized when equipped with a few sticks of fast DDR3. Unfortunately, so far ...

ASUS listed a new AMD Socket AM3 motherboard on its website, the M4A785TD-M EVO. This microATX model uses the upcoming AMD 785G chipset, SB710 southbridge, and ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated ...