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- Thread starter X53Gunner
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you cant put a 940 pin cpu in a 938 pin s0cket .. 720 WILL FIT IN A DDR2 BOARD BUT NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND
Did you see the link?
If that is the case, why Gigabyte put Phenom II 940 on the CPU support list of GA-MA790FX-UD5P??
Did you see the link?
If that is the case, why Gigabyte put Phenom II 940 on the CPU support list of GA-MA790FX-UD5P??
From what I have been able to dig up on this motherboard, it looks as though they may have several versions floating around. I have seen the same model number listed with DDR3 and DDR2 RAM slots. I have not seen a model with both slots (2 and 2).
For simplicity, Gigabyte may have opted for an AM2 940 pin socket on all the versions and just swapped the RAM slots on the various models. So, if you have a model with DDR2 slots, you could use an AM2 or AM3 socket compatible chip. If you have a model with DDR3 slots, you would have to have an AM3 socket chip for the DDR3 memory controller.
Anyone around here have this model motherboard that could weigh in?
From what I have been able to dig up on this motherboard, it looks as though they may have several versions floating around. I have seen the same model number listed with DDR3 and DDR2 RAM slots. I have not seen a model with both slots (2 and 2).
For simplicity, Gigabyte may have opted for an AM2 940 pin socket on all the versions and just swapped the RAM slots on the various models. So, if you have a model with DDR2 slots, you could use an AM2 or AM3 socket compatible chip. If you have a model with DDR3 slots, you would have to have an AM3 socket chip for the DDR3 memory controller.
Anyone around here have this model motherboard that could weigh in?
I have the ddr3 version am3 socket
I have the ddr3 version am3 socket
Just curious, do you recall whether or not the socket had the moved pin slots (actual AM3 socket)?
I find it unlikely that Gigabyte would use the AM2 socket, especially since an unsuspecting user would potentially damage an AM2 by putting it in there. Here is a visual example.
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