does the new phenow have a new socket or does it support my old am2 ?

seeker991 · 11-21-2007, 06:22 AM

hi, does the new phenom prosessors have a new socket or do they still support the same old mainboards ?

seeker991 · 11-21-2007, 06:23 AM

when i say the same old mainboards i mean am2 -.-

ebackhus · 11-21-2007, 07:29 AM

AM2+ CPUs are pin compatible with older AM2 boards. You can use them, but extra features introduced with the AM2+ chips would be unavailable.

**linderman** · 11-21-2007, 12:02 PM

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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seeker991 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 97 OS: Win xp Pro My System	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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seeker991 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 97 OS: Win xp Pro My System	Re: does the new phenow have a new socket or does it support my old am2 ? when i say the same old mainboards i mean am2 -.-

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linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 19,370 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	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 __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial