Will The New AM3+ Processors Work On An AM3 Motherboard??

Hello, I have been recommended to this forum by a user for it's quick and helpful response

I am looking into upgrading my CPU at Christmas, and i have come across a bit of an annoying find. I found that for £10 more than the top AM3 processor i can get a second best AM3+ processor, but am worried my AM3 board won't support it.
Here are the models:

Motherboard = Asus M4A77D
AM3+ CPU = AMD FX Series 8120 Black Edition 8 Core Bulldozer Processor (Core Name = Orochi)

I have heard that the pins match up, and i know my motherboard supports HT Link 3.0 @ 5200MT/s, which is what the AM3+ CPU uses, so surely it should be compatible??

Please help, any suggestions are welcome Thank you for your time!

 

No that board does not support the Bulldozer CPU. This link has the supported CPUs for your board: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2Plus/M4A77D/#CPUS


Sam

 

Thank-you for your reply, I have found this list before, and I know that its not on the list and I know that Asus are offering BIOS updates offering support for some motherboards
, however I want to know if it is (un-officially) supported, it's likely that the whole am3+ thing is a marketing scheme.

 

The last BIOS update for your mobo is dated July 2010 so that's a nogo, plus there would be a chipset update needed too. As to marketing ploys you should see what Intel is doing with the various sockets they've released, at least 4 sockets in the last 3 or 4 years! AMD has been much better about upgradeable mobo's for a long time.

I would have bought a Bulldozer if the hype that surrounded it were true as they're marketing it as a 2600K killer though the Intel chip blows it out of the water. Quite disappointing really. However, for regular folks who don't fold it's a great chip IMO.

 

thankyou for your reply.
Again i think there is a mis-understanding. I wish to know if the new Bulldozer AM3+ CPU's are (UN-OFFICIALLY) supported by my motherboard, i know about the BIOS updates, i know about the lists, i know they all point to no. What i wish to find out is if the CPU WILL WORK, NOT whether AMD/ASUS says it will work or not.