MSI Makes More Motherboards AM3 Ready

malware · Feb 17, 2009

Global motherboard and graphics card producer Micro-Star International (MSI) announced today that thirty one of its Socket AM2/AM2+ ready motherboards are now fully compatible with AMD's latest AM3 processors. These motherboards are based on both AMD and NVIDIA chipsets. Customers of the listed models only need to update their BIOS with the latest version, and don't have to purchase any new hardware. For more information about suitable motherboard SKUs and BIOS versions click here, or read the full story.

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DaedalusHelios · Feb 17, 2009

Thats very good of them. I am tempted to build an AM3 build now.

I have only had good luck with MSI despite even using their cheapest boards in a few builds.

hat · Feb 17, 2009

phew, I thought this was going to be about more x58 boards.

blueskynis · Feb 17, 2009

Uhmmm, what?

wiak · Feb 17, 2009

DaedalusHelios said:
Thats very good of them. I am tempted to build an AM3 build now.

I have only had good luck with MSI despite even using their cheapest boards in a few builds.

if you want to make a AM3 system then BUY a DDR3 supported board and a AM3 cpu
AM3 = Phenom II AM3 + DDR3

DaedalusHelios · Feb 17, 2009

wiak said:
if you want to make a AM3 system then BUY a DDR3 supported board and a AM3 cpu
AM3 = Phenom II AM3 + DDR3

Yeah but current AM3 DDR3 boards have problems with using more than two RAM slots at high speeds and then BSODs frequently. If I grab something new I don't want to pay alot for something that has crippled OC'ing. I would have bought a regular Phenom if I wanted crippled OC'ing and errata rearing its head. It was a shame because the X2 series by AMD was so revolutionary for its time and then the regular Phenom was like it was a Via product.

Its the fault of the current Phenom II's and not the mobo, but you get what I mean.

So with the current situation I would like to stick with DDR2 if I am using Phenom II.

masterbw2000 · Feb 17, 2009

DaedalusHelios said:
Yeah but current AM3 DDR3 boards have problems with using more than two RAM slots at high speeds and then BSODs frequently. If I grab something new I don't want to pay alot for something that has crippled OC'ing. I would have bought a regular Phenom if I wanted crippled OC'ing and errata rearing its head. It was a shame because the X2 series by AMD was so revolutionary for its time and then the regular Phenom was like it was a Via product.

Its the fault of the current Phenom II's and not the mobo, but you get what I mean.

So with the current situation I would like to stick with DDR2 if I am using Phenom II.

You are right.
AM3 CPU + DDR2 performs better than AM3 CPU + DDR3.

ASharp · Feb 17, 2009

masterbw2000 said:
You are right.
AM3 CPU + DDR2 performs better than AM3 CPU + DDR3.

Not really. DDR3 seems to perform on par with DDR2 systems not to mention they can also clock higher which will give them a bigger boost. In real world performance though, you probably won't see much difference. What is clear about this comparison though is that an AM3 + DDR2 system costs less than AM3 + DDR3 so it makes more sense money-wise to go with the former.

Polarman · Feb 17, 2009

Quite a list. Good for those that prefer holding on to their older boards for a while longer.

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 VID: 1.2125
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P rev.2.0
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme + Noctua NF-S12 Fan
Memory	4x1 GB PQI DDR2 PC2-6400
Video Card(s)	Colorful iGame Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5
Storage	2x 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32 MB RAID0
Display(s)	BenQ G2400W 24-inch WideScreen LCD
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS RC-1000 (sold), Cooler Master HAF-932 (delivered)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic + Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX
Power Supply	Chieftec CFT-1000G-DF 1kW
Software	Laptop: Lenovo 3000 N200 C2DT2310/3GB/120GB/GF7300/15.4"/Razer

System Name	Cosmos F1000
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Motherboard	MSI PRO B650-S WIFI AM5
Cooling	Corsair H100x, Panaflo's on case
Memory	G.Skill DDR5 Trident 64GB (32GBx2)
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6
Storage	4TB Firecuda M.2 2280
Display(s)	32" OLED 4k 240Hz ASUS ROG Swift PG32UCD
Case	CM Cosmos 1000
Audio Device(s)	logitech 5.1 system (midrange quality)
Power Supply	CORSAIR RM1000e 1000watt
Mouse	G400s Logitech, white Razor Mamba
Keyboard	K65 RGB Corsair Tenkeyless Cherry Red MX
VR HMD	Steam Valve Index
Software	Win10 Pro, Win11

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	Fedora-bluesky
Processor	AMD FX 8350
Motherboard	Asus 970A Pro Gaming
Cooling	Noctua U14S
Memory	Kingston 2x8192MB 667MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 960TI
Storage	2 x WD RED 2TB, 64GB SSD
Display(s)	Dell 1920x1200 24"
Software	Ubuntu, Fedora, Open Source Software...

Processor	Ryzen 5900X
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX 1.1
Cooling	Noctua NB-U12A
Memory	2x 32GB Fury DDR4 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon 7800 XT Hellhound
Storage	Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0
Display(s)	2x Dell U2412M
Case	Phanteks P400A
Audio Device(s)	Hifimediy Sabre 9018 USB DAC
Power Supply	Corsair AX850 (from 2012)
Software	Windows 10?

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Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2670v2
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth X79
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	4x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II
Storage	Mushkin Reactor 1TB
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp U2713HM
Case	Corsair Obsidian 650D
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek
Power Supply	Seasonic X-750
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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Processor	AMD Phenom II 975BE
Motherboard	MSI 890FXA-GD65 (Bios 18.7)
Cooling	Zalman CNPS 9700 Led
Memory	Gskill 8GB DDR3-1333 (8,8,8,21)
Video Card(s)	MSI HD6870 Hawk
Storage	WD Raptor 250 - WD RE4 500GB
Display(s)	Samsung T240 (1920 X1200)
Case	Silverstone Raven 2
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	PC Power&Cooling Silencer 750 (Red)
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit + SP1