The new Phenom II X4 955 and 945 processors can still make good use of the AM2+ socket, the very same socket used by existing Phenom X4 and X3 processors, as well as Athlon-based processors. Although ...

As mentioned earlier, the Phenom II X4 processors still make use of the AM2+ socket, the very same socket used by existing Phenom X4 and X3 processors. Motherboard makers such as Asus and Gigabyte ...

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AMD's new Athlon II processors feature lower power consumption than standard parts. And the energy saving aspects of the processors are accompanied by increasingly competitive pricing. With a TDP of ...

In preparation for the release of its eight-core 'Zambezi' processor line later in the summer, AMD has rolled out its 9-series chipset, debuting with it the AM3+ socket. As well as being compatible ...

A Closer Look Like the other Phenom II X2 series of processors the Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition is sold as a dual core processor but is actually a quad core processor with two cores disabled. The ...

Is there something I'm missing, like AM3+ just being an AM3 socket with a chipset update? Well, if it is like the AM2/AM2+ transition, a few of the AM2 boards could be flashed to accept AM3 CPUs, but ...

There has been a lot of confusion recently concerning upcoming AMD sockets dubbed AM2+ and AM3. Since AMD hasn’t released anything official, all we really have to go on is speculation. Current ...

ASUS M5A99/97 Series motherboards offer the most compatible AMD AM3+ solutions available. Onboard the M5A99/97 core series motherboards is the latest DIGI+ VRM technology, which acts as a digital ...