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11-21-2007, 07:22 AM
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does the new phenow have a new socket or does it support my old am2 ?
hi, does the new phenom prosessors have a new socket or do they still support the same old mainboards ?
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11-21-2007, 08:29 AM
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Re: does the new phenow have a new socket or does it support my old am2 ?
AM2+ CPUs are pin compatible with older AM2 boards. You can use them, but extra features introduced with the AM2+ chips would be unavailable.
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11-21-2007, 01:02 PM
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Re: does the new phenow have a new socket or does it support my old am2 ?
Yes Phenom uses the same socket as AM2
but before you buy a phenom cpu, make sure your board supports it
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