Can a AM3 cpu work in a AM2 socket ( Asus M2A-VM ) ?

No, just AM2+ sockets, with recent enough BIOS.

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> No, just AM2+ sockets, with recent enough BIOS.

M2A-VM's web page says AM3 cpu can work, newest bios
http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us
can recognise AM3 cpu. Can Asus be wrong ?

On 7/13/2010 10:53 AM, TE Cheah wrote:
>> No, just AM2+ sockets, with recent enough BIOS.
>
> M2A-VM's web page says AM3 cpu can work, newest bios
> http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us
> can recognise AM3 cpu. Can Asus be wrong ?
>
That is most unusual. It is a BETA bios, so not completely tested.

However they list some AM3 cpu's in their cpu support list as working
with that bios:

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us

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Surprise! I checked on a motherboard I used to build 2 people personal
computers, and that AM2 can also take some AM3 cpu's. Maybe this is more
common than I thought, although I don't think it's very well-known.

That one is the Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2 with the geforce 6100 chipset.

This makes me happy that they won't need a new motherboard when they
upgrade from their Sempron cpu's.

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On 7/13/2010 4:51 PM, Ed Light wrote:
> Surprise! I checked on a motherboard I used to build 2 people personal
> computers, and that AM2 can also take some AM3 cpu's. Maybe this is more
> common than I thought, although I don't think it's very well-known.
>
> That one is the Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2 with the geforce 6100 chipset.
>
> This makes me happy that they won't need a new motherboard when they
> upgrade from their Sempron cpu's.

Oops. No, for bios version it lists N/A. It can take a few Phenom AM2+.

Forget that.


>

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> I used to build 2 people personal computers

Do you run a pc shop ? I can't find a shop in USA willing to
mail ( sea / air ) a blu-ray rom to msia, all shops want me
to pay for courier.

On 7/15/2010 7:08 AM, TE Cheah wrote:
>> I used to build 2 people personal computers
>
> Do you run a pc shop ? I can't find a shop in USA willing to
> mail ( sea / air ) a blu-ray rom to msia, all shops want me
> to pay for courier.
>

Sorry, no. It was just for 2 people!

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