AM3 chip in AM2 board

[Wajidali]

I need some help to find out about the Socket AM3. I have a AM2 motherboard and I found that if I place the AM3 CPU on it it might not work fine. Is that correct. Because I had purchased a new processor and the motherboard was old. After finding out the specification I found that this is a AM2 Socket. I had not yet fixed it on the board. I am also looking for a favorable heatsink for it. Also there is some issue about the DDR2 and DDR3 RAM.

[Abhibhava]

It is compatible. Just fix the proices on the motherboard. The new AM3 chip will work on AM2 and on AM2+. You does need to go for a replacement here. You will be surprised to know that these processors on Socket AM2 + are compatible only with the memory of DDR2 memory while the Phenom on socket AM3 is ready and works with both DDR3 and DDR2 is backward compatible with socket AM2 +.

[Aloke]

Phenom AM2 + 920 and 940 are not compatible with AM3 motherboards because of lack of memory controller supporting DDR3. To be more exact, it is disabled on the 940 and 920. Unless an AM3 motherboard offers DDR2 , the Phenom will be out and it might be confined to the AM2 + boards. But these Phenom are clocked at 3 GHz and 2.8 GHz which creates some interest in the processor.

[Balamani]

The 800 series chipsets from AMD will not be ready run 45nm Deneb Phenom. The chipmaker has decided to provide a first step AM3 motherboards based 790FX amended to provide a complete platform. If users have no more interest in staying on a motherboard with a Socket AM2 + which is compatible with the upcoming Phenom Deneb and wait for new chipsets to enjoy the AM3.

[Balamohan]

AMD is preparing to start marketing three new processors compatible with socket AM3. Among them, the heart-model quad Phenom X4 II 975 Black Edition 3.6 GHz. This processor line comes with three new quad-core models compatible with socket AM3. The first displays a clock frequency of 3.6 GHz, L2 cache 2MB L3 cache memory of 6MB and a TDP of 140 Watts. The second part of his work at 2.6 GHz and integrates 2 MB second level cache and 6MB of cache memory.

[Bansi_WADIA]

Seven new models of motherboards in case are compatible with DDR2 or DDR3 memory. The M4A79T M4A79 Deluxe Deluxe AMD 790FX chipset used and SB750 southbridge. The M4A78T M4A78-E and E have their side of AMD 790GX chipset with engine Radeon HD 3300 integrated) and a SB750 southbridge. The M4A78 Pro merely consist an AMD 780G chipset (Radeon HD 3200) and a southrbridge SB700.

[Russell]

You can use any compatible AM2 CPU cooler which will fit very well with CM AM3. Tthe socket is almost identical physically is fine and it lacks a pine in relation to the AM3 AM2 / AM2 +. So here are some my references the first is the Cooler Master Hyper Z600 with Noctua P12-1300 rather than a S12, the P12 is designed to cool the CPU or GPU and the S12 is queit not nice. A other alternative is the Noctua NH-U12P. If your case is too low to host one of these two coolers then go for Noctua C12P.