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    Will AM3+ CPU Run On AM3 Board?

    Will AM3+ CPU Run On AM3 Board? Thinking about a 6-core FX, but my board is am3. Does anyone know if this will work?

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    I asked this, and learned that the search function is AMAZING!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kilroy Was Here View Post
    Will AM3+ CPU Run On AM3 Board? Thinking about a 6-core FX, but my board is am3. Does anyone know if this will work?

    -Kilroy
    No!
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    It will, but only if the manufacturer has a updated bios to support the FX cpu.
    BUT, sorry your board doesn't support it !
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    There are a few AM3 boards that can run an FX chip but it is very much not worth it. The FX chips on there native AM3+ platforms running AMD 9xx series chipsets barely puts competition on the Phenom II line of processors. Non-9xx series boards cannot utilize several of FX's functions at all and thus renders them very ineffective.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldbrave View Post
    It will, but only if the manufacturer has a updated bios to support the FX cpu.
    BUT, sorry your board doesn't support it !
    Yes, that is true so I stand corrected. But as others have said there have been more problems than successes when this is done.
    CPU: i7 2600k@4.6 ghz
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    That is what I was thinking, board by board vases based on bios update, but wasn't sure. I couldn't find anything with a search, must have missed it.

    -Kilroy
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