Is it ready for Bulldozer?

[KingOtaku]

Hello there! This is a pretty simple question, but I still wanted to ask nonetheless. Will my motherboard work on the up-and-coming AMD Bulldozer CPU's?
Here's the board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402&Tpk=m4a79xtd%20evo

 

[rolli59]

No! You will need a AM3+ board for that!

 

[olsalex]

You gonna need 8-series and above AMD chipset.

 

[KingOtaku]

Alright then, and how much do those cost? Right know I have a phenom 2 X4 oc'd to 4.0 ghz, and it takes everything i throw at it, but I just want to know for future reference.

 

[purple stain]

You should just get a 9xx series board.The 9xx series boards a fully capable of running every proccesor from AM3+ and AM3.The 8xx series boards are only capable of running Llano and Bulldozer processors.

The cheapest 9xx series boards right now are these 2.You'll have to wait a month or 2 if your looking for more of an entry level motherboard from the 9xx series.

MSI 990FXA-GD65 $160+$8 Shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130604&cm_re=990fx-_-13-130-604-_-Product

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 $160+ $8 Shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514&cm_re=990fx-_-13-128-514-_-Product

 

[KingOtaku]

Hmm...well I just spent all my money on a graphics card, but by the time bulldozer comes out (Q1 2012 at earliest, I heard) I should have the money.

 

[KingOtaku]

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[purple stain]

They actually should be releasing Bulldozer next month.Llano should be out in a couple weeks.

 

[KingOtaku]

Oh, really? Well then...still, my X4 has done pretty well thus far, so I will just wait until I absolutely need the Bulldozer
And by the way, do you know whether Bulldozer is using 32nm or 28nm architecture? Because I've heard both.

 

[purple stain]

What is your X4?

The new processor's are 32nm and the new graphics cards are 28nm.The new line of graphics cards won't come out till way later in the year.

 

[KingOtaku]

It's a Phenom 2 X4 965, though I OC'd it to 4.0
Damn, and I just bought a new graphics card too. 28nm is a huge jump down.

 

[purple stain]

Yah me too.I think i'm going to hold off on crossfire until i see what the new cards can do.

 

[KingOtaku]

Yeah...although if I get another 6950 in Crossfire....that'd be amazing. I just got into computers, so I'm not used to things with that much power.

 

[purple stain]

Yah it would.I only just found out yesterday about the 28nm design.Thats a HUGE step up from 40nm.Making me reconsider crossfiring my 6870.I might just save up a whole bunch of money and get a really big single card.They should be realsing somewhere around christmas too.