I guess so.

I think that should be the way if FM2 has the same pin count and pin position as FM1. There should be backwards compatibility if it is true and I do think AMD wouldn't be changing sockets without backwards compatibility with every processor generation they produce.

MOBO AM3+ under rm300 which one is good? Dont want gigabyte

Be patient for the AM3+ mobo to come.
Most of them are still not in market.

I'm still wondering whether I should upgrade my system. If upgrade, I have two option ;

1. Sell off my mobo, ram and proc and buy SandyBridge after pricedrop when BullDozer launches
2. Change my motherboard now to am3+, then after bulldozer out, I'll change my processor

1. Not very likely that SB will have a price drop although it is speculated to happen. Intel could easily just sell a refresh with higher stock clock speeds or BD is not going to be for every user so it doesn't bother Intel at all that they should reduce their prices.
2. Stick with AM3+ boards that have the 970 or 990 chipsets and a full sized board as I have seen some of the CPU support list for the Gigabyte's range and lower end boards will only support 95W TDP Bulldozers while higher tier boards will be able to support all. Could be applicable to other brands as well.

1. i do not know why I'm eager to change to intel but yeah, if the price will drop, it'll be good already. like i7 2600k.. now few sellers selling it at sub rm800 right?

2. So you adviced me to buy higher end mobo/a good mobo if i want to but the mobo now?

btw, when is bulldozer predicted to launch? next week?

1. Supposedly there are rumors saying that there will be a SB refresh to counter BD at launch but it is still a rumor only. SB is the next best thing to BD I think as there are rumors of Ivy Bridge being delayed as well. Pricing depends but should be around RM900 +-
2. Not necessarily high end. Some boards cant support a 125W TDP processor . Just double check the CPU support list of the board you're buying if you intend to get the top end FX-8150.

I have no idea but they should release it soon. Rumored to be 19th September but starting to sound less and less likely. We'll see what comes by then.

Alright thanks for the help mang. Appreciated it

How about M4A88T-V Evo / USB 3 ? you think asus will come out the bios for support am3+ ?

there is even a possibility that the AM3 mobo might support BD as well. Your Athlon X3 is still a decent CPU, I see no reason to upgrade for now.

Found this just now: Zambezi vs Sandy Bridge - SiSoft Sandra benchmarks



Rumors: AMD's Highly-Anticipated Bulldozer Chips May Face Further Delay.

This post has been edited by lex: Oct 2 2011, 06:39 PM

I knew this would be happening... zzz

AMD's CPU division needs to be replaced by the ATI division. At least we can count on ATI to deliver a new GPU generation every year!

Lol at this rate they gonna follow the footsteps of Voodoo5, as far as I know 3DFX does not delay voodoo5 this long.

why need 8 core to run dirt 3 kinda dont understand at all

Smoother Framerates i assume? Looks like Dirt3 scale quite well.
Less core for gaming = Higher CPU usage = higher possibility of lagging or sudden drop in FPS, imho.

another delay??
Playing delay games again??
Mayb they are waiting for LGA2011 to launch??

Another BD delay... LOL

At least I can stay with current system until next year & manage to save enough money to jump to BD if its really great as rumored hehe.