Posted on Friday, April 01 2011 @ 17:34 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
MSI released a list of its existing motherboards that will support AMD's upcoming AM3+ processors via a BIOS update:
Worldwide renowned graphics card and mainboard manufacturer MSI is pleased to announce its mainboard compatibility with future AM3+ multi-core processors. AMD’s brand new AM3+ multi-core processors are based on AMD’s Bulldozer technology and feature up to eight cores and large amounts of cache memory. With MSI’s AMD 800 series mainboards with AM3+ CPU support everyone can enjoy the benefits of the new 32nm processors with 2nd generation Turbo Core technology.
Easy upgrade path
MSI’s AMD 800 series mainboards offer the easiest upgrade trajectory for AMD’s future AM3+ CPUs. By offering compatibility with a simple BIOS upgrade end-users are guaranteed future compatibility on their current mainboard. This allows end-users to start with a simple dual-core processor today and scale up to an eight core (octa-core) processor when the higher performance is required by todays and future games and applications.
MSI M-Flash: Easy BIOS flash
MSI’s renowned M-Flash is the easiest way to test, back-up and flash your BIOS. All you need to do is copy your AM3+ compatible bios to a USB stick, go to the BIOS of your computer and update the BIOS from your USB stick, no hassle with floppy disks and old DOS screens..
Supported Mainboards - AM3+ Compatible Mainboard:
890FXA-GD70
880GMS-E35
890FXA-GD65
870A-G54
890GXM-G65
870A-G54H
880GMA-E55
870A-G46
880GMA-E35
760GM-P33
