Well, if it is like the AM2/AM2+ transition, a few of the AM2 boards could be flashed to accept AM3 CPUs, but all the AM2+ boards were validated for both AM2 and AM3 CPUs. Could just be firmware, but ...

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 that ...

The latest socket AM3 compatible Phenom II processors have been available for several weeks now and they had proven in our initial coverage to be excellent chips, a notable improvement over their ...

Recent rumors have been spreading that both AMD and Intel are edging away from a full-fledged DDR3 push due to a lack of consumer demand. While this remains a rumor for the time being, it's a good ...

The lack of Thunderbolt support on the AM3+ platform has now been fixed by ASUS. At Computex 2012 ASUS has been showing off 990FX AM3+motherboards with Thunderbolt connectivity. The “New” motherboards ...

We just got some good news for AMD fans. The new AM3 motherboards, coupled with new AM3 CPUs, will overclock better than the older, DDR2 based AM2+ boards. We don’t have any percentage figures yet but ...

According to sources cited in a report on The Inquirer, AMD’s future 45nm processors will work in current socket AM2 motherboards. Before socket AM3 hits though, socket AM2+ will be introduced later ...

Gigabyte can't get enough of its AM3+ line and has added three more listings. The boards have the catchy titles AMD 990FX-powered GA-990FXA-UD3 and GA-990FXA-D3 and the AMD 990X-based GA-990XA-UD3.

The Sapphire Pure Black 990FX is a full ATX sized board making full use of the features of the AMD 990FX and SB950 chipsets. Four dual channel memory sockets are provided capable of supporting up to ...

In addition to the new graphics cards, ECS also had several new motherboard designs. The first two being from the Black Series and supporting the new eJiffy quick-boot functionality that's very ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 29, 2011 – If there’s one component you don’t want to fail in your PC; it’s the one that holds all the other together: motherboard. With the importance of motherboards in mind, ...

Okay, why are we here again? - Well, AMD has once again released a new CPU, but this is using the same name as previous yet still fairly new CPU. Confusing? - I know; it is to me as well. One month ...