GIGABYTE ha ufficialmente annunciato il supporto dei prossimi processori AMD a 45nm (socket AM3 e AM2+) "desktop oriented" da parte di un gran numero delle sue attuali motherboard basate sui chipset 790FX, 790GX, 790X, 770, 780G, e 740G di AMD e nForce 750a SLI con IGP GeForce 8200 di NVIDIA.
Come già accaduto con altri produttori di primo livello, come MSI (cfr. questo documento) e ASUS (cfr. questo documento), GIGABYTE ha diffuso una lista, presentata peraltro anche di seguito, che racchiude tutte le motherboard in grado di gestire una cpu AMD di nuova generazione a valle di un aggiornamento del bios.
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Taipei, Taiwan, November 18, 2008 – GIGABYTE, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today is pleased to announce support for the soon-to-be-released AMD 45nm processors including socket AM3 and AM2+ on a full range of current platforms including the AMD 790FX, 790GX, 790X, 770, 780G, 740G as well as the NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI and GeForce 8200.
With a simple BIOS upgrade, GIGABYTE delivers an easy upgrade path for users wanting to take advantage of AMD's latest 45nm process technology enhancements including higher core clocks with greater energy efficiency over past generations, integrated DDR2/DDR3 memory controller (DDR3 memory support for AM3 processors and AM3 designed motherboards only), HyperTransport 3.0 and C1E enhanced power savings.
GIGABYTE has tested and verified the following products support AMD AM3 /AM2+ 45nm CPUs by upgrading to the BIOS version listed. To download the latest BIOS version for your board, please visit: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Default.aspx.
News Source: GIGABYTE Press Release
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