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Phenom, the native quad-core processor recently launched on the market, are one of the most desired product launches from AMD this year. These series of processors adopt the new Socket AM2+ design. They allow the transmission bandwidth to effectively rise, and with a BIOS update MSI can allow older Socket AM2 motherboards to support the new generation Socket AM2 + processors. This allows AM2 socket motherboard users a smooth upgrade to the new Socket AM2 + processors. MSI's successful products such as AMD 690 series and NVIDIA nForce series motherboards are among the many boards that can now enjoy the benefits of the new AM2+ processors. MSI has also introduced the AMD 790 series motherboards for gamers to experience high performance of the native Socket AM2+ products, in their full glory!

Socket AM2 + processor smooth performance upgrade
The Phenom processor is one of the most important products from AMD this year. Due to the internal architecture that adds L3 Cache, and the number of processor cores expands to quad, they give this family of products great multi-task performance. The new generation of processors will change the HyperTransport from 2.0 to 3.0. A new Socket AM2+ is needed to enhance these features, but current motherboard use Socket AM2 design. In order to offer loyal MSI customers a smooth upgrade transition, we have released an updated the BIOS, so that the past purchased Socket AM2 motherboards support the new Socket AM2+ processor. This function will help the user save the motherboard upgrade costs.

MSI products are the best option for PC2008
MSI knows that our customers demand the best performance, this is why MSI has been preparing a number of motherboard to support the Socket AM2+ processor before Phenom CPU was even launched. These products include AMD 790 series motherboards which support native AM2+ socket, AMD 690 series and NVIDIA nForce series motherboards which can support Socket AM2+ processors through bios update. Compared with our competitors, MSI's motherboards on AMD platform not only have the highest cost-effective solution, but also extreme performance.

If you want to upgrade to the latest AM2+ processor, then refer to the following list of product. Among these motherboards, 790 series products offer unrivalled performance and best choice for the use of Phenom processors.




AM2+ Ready motherboards

Motherboards
Chipsets
Bios
AMD® 790X
A7388AMS.111
7388-010
AMD® 790FX
A7376AMS.10E
7376-010
AMD® 690G
A7368AMS.209
7368-020
AMD® 690G
A7368AMS.209
7368-010
AMD® 690V
A7367AMS.G01
7367-030
AMD® 690G
A7367AMS.G01
7367-010
AMD® 690G
A7367AMS.206
7367-020
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7050
A7349NMS.H07
7349-010
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7050
A7349NMS.U01
7349-020
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7050
A7349NMS.W01
7349-030
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7050
A7349NMS.S06
7349-040
AMD® 690V
A7373AMS.204
7373-020
AMD® 690V
A7373AMS.204
7373-030
Notice: These current Beta BIOS is only used with AM2+ CPU (Examples: Phenom 9500/9600.) Before update the BIOS, please check the test report of CPU& Memory on the website, which provides you the easiest, up to date, memory configuration.