MSI unveils Socket AM3+ support

Posted on Friday, April 08 2011 @ 22:43 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
MSI announced details on its support for AMD's upcoming Socket AM3+ processors.
Internationally renowned mainboard and graphics card manufacturer MSI officially announced its AMD AM3 mainboards and the corresponding BIOS versions with full compatibility with all AMD AM3+ multi-core processors. By upgrading the BIOS with a few simple steps, users can enjoy the powerful performance of AMD AM3+ multi-core processors without extra expenses. The brand new AMD AM3+ multi-core processors have more cores and larger L3 cache memory capacity. Also, the built-in 2nd generation Turbo Core technology also boosts the performance of the new AMD AM3+ multi-core processors. Along with the latest 32nm process which significantly enhances the electrical specifications, AMD AM3+ multi-core processors will absolutely be the next-generation indicator of performance.

In addition to upgrading all BIOS on the existing AM3 mainboards supporting AMD AM3+ multi-core processors before shipping to correspond to the upcoming AMD AM3+ processors, MSI will post the BIOS of corresponding mainboards with support for the new AMD AM3+ processors for consumers to upgrade their MSI AM3 mainboards in order to meet their demands for system upgrade and experiencing the powerful performance of the next-generation AMD processors.

MSI AM3 mainboards with support for AMD AM3+ multi-core processors and corresponding BIOS versions:

  • 890FXA-GD70 - AMD 890FX - A7640AMS.190
  • 890FXA-GD65 - AMD 890FX - A7640AMS.I20
  • 890GXM-G65 - AMD 890GX - A7642AMS.1A0
  • 880GMA-E55 - AMD 880G - coming soon
  • 880GMA-E45 - AMD 880G - coming soon
  • 880GMA-E35 - AMD 880G - coming soon
  • 880GMS-E35 - AMD 880G - coming soon
  • 870A-G54 - AMD 870 - coming soon
  • 870S-G54 - AMD 870 - coming soon
  • 870A-G46 - AMD 870 - coming soon
  • 870S-G46 - AMD 870 - coming soon
  • 870-C45 - AMD 770 - coming soon
  • 760GM-E51 - AMD 760G - coming soon
  • 760GM-P33 - AMD 760G - coming soon


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