AMD Motherboards: Processor Support
by Wesley Fink on June 28, 2005 1:00 PM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
Socket 939 Motherboards with Dual-Core BIOS
In addition to the Official X2 Support list from AMD, manufacturers are releasing x2 BIOS updates for their motherboards. Below is a list compiled from the manufacturers that claim x2 compatibility with their BIOS update.In general a board must be Socket 939, and the x2 updates, at least for the present, are mainly limited to the nVidia nForce4 family and a few VIA K8T890/K8T800Pro motherboards. The new ULI 1689 chipset also features x2 support, with AGP 8X on the M1689 and PCIe with the M1695. There are also several older VIA AGP boards in the X2 support list. ATI Crossfire AMD and SiS 756 also support dual-core, so new motherboards using these chipsets will support the new X2 Athlon 64.
"Check Web Site" means we could not find BIOS support for x2 processors at the website, and that you need to check the website or contact the manufacturer for an updated support lisitng.
Dual-Core BIOS Revision is the earliest listed BIOS to support Dual-core. Later BIOS for the same board can reasonably be expected to also support x2 processors.
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AMD Dual-Core BIOS Releases |
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Manufacturer |
Model Number |
Dual-Core BIOS Revision |
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Abit
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Fatal1ty AN8 SLI AN8 SLI AN8 Ultra AN8 AN8-V |
1.5 (6/16/05) |
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AV8 - 3rd Eye AV8 |
2.1 (6/16/05) |
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Albatron |
K8SLI K8NF4U K8NF4X |
1,07a (Beta) (5/30/05) |
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AOpen |
Check Website |
Check Website |
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ASRock |
K8 Combo Z (ULi) K8 Upgrade-VM800 |
2.1 (5/19/05) 1.4 (6/03/05) |
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Asus |
A8N-SLI Premium A8N-SLI Deluxe A8N-SLI A8N-E |
1005 1010 1008 1004 |
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A8V Deluxe A8V |
1013 0205 |
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Biostar |
N4SLI-A9 NF4UL-A9 NF4ST-A9 |
nslia614 nf4ua614 nf4sa614 |
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Chaintech |
VNF4/VNF4 Ultra |
V5.0 (6/03/05) |
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S1689 (ULi) |
0523 Beta (5/23/05) |
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DFI |
LANParty nForce4 SLI LANParty UTnF4 SLI-D LANParty UTnF4 SLI-DR LANParty UTnF4 Ultra-D LANParty UTnF4 Ultra-DR |
NFLD510 Beta (5/10/05) NOTE: 6/23/05 Recommended |
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LANParty UT LP NF3 Ultra-D |
Shipping BIOS |
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ECS |
KN1 Extreme nForce4 A939 |
1.1A (6/02/05) 1.0D (6/02/05) |
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KV2 Extreme KV2 Lite |
1.2C (6/27/05) 1.1B (6/27/05) |
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Epox |
9NPA+ SLI |
Beta 05.05.26 |
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Foxconn |
NF4UK8AC NF4K8AA |
See Website (www.foxconnchannel.com) |
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Gigabyte |
K8N Ultra SLI Check Website for other nF4 |
F3 (6/28/2005) Check Website |
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K8U-939 (ULi-AGP) |
F1 |
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Jetway |
939GT4-SLI 939GT4-Ultra |
Check Website |
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MSI |
K8N SLI Platinum K8N Diamond K8N Neo4 Platinum K8N Neo4-Fi K8N Neo4-F |
3.4 (6/02/05) 1.4 (6/02/05) 1.5 (6/03/05) 1.5 (6/03/05) 1.5 (6/03/05) |
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MSI K8T Neo2-F/FIR |
9.1 (6/08/05) |
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RS480-M2 (ATI) RX480-M2 (ATI) |
3.4 (5/13/05) |
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Soltek |
SL-NF4PRO-939 |
1.1 (6/02/05) |
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SL-K8TPro-939 SL-B9D-FGR SL-K8T-939FL |
W1.5 (5/25/05) G1.3 (5/16/05) F1.1 (5/23/05) |
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arswihart - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - link
actually here's a link to a foreign thread that has links to the new BIOS's:http://www.msi-forum.de/thread.php?threadid=17206&...
Did this completely escape you Anandtech?
Also, I've read the F6 Bios for the Gigabyte K8NS Ultra and the F9 Bios for the K8NSNXP give X2 support. Haven't read any results from them though.
Noubourne - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - link
Wasn't part of the issue with 4 DIMMS that not only would you be stuck with 2T, but also with DDR333 with all four slots populated?Wasn't part of it also that 2x1GB wouldn't do 1T either? I am fairly certain SD and Venice are both capable of doing 1T with 2x1GB. That is important to mention for people looking at 2GB of RAM, but not necessarily OC.
larson0699 - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - link
"We also had done some testing with the early Winchester and Newcastle chips which were based on the 90nm production process instead of the 130nm process used for clawhammer."Newcastle IS a 130nm part.
"If the BIOS doesn't support rev E (In other words, you may have a good board, but the BIOS is pretty old), you will likely need to install a pre-rev E (AKA-130nm) AMD processor to flash the BIOS."
Misleading. Winchester is also pre-Rev.E and is only 90nm.
And that was from one of their own guys.
#2, don't you fret. The mass of nForce3 owners raises too high a demand for the makers _not_ to do something about it. nForce3 isn't at EOL simply because of PCI-e; what matters is that it's socket 939 (still as much a current platform as nForce4's 939) and they have customers that they don't want to lose.
Viditor - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - link
The Final Words link in the dropdown menu is broken...it takes you to a search page.arswihart - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - link
A couple nf3 boards have already made BIOS's available (MSI and Gigabyte), while DFI has promised support on its upcoming nf3 board. Epox support looks likely as well in the near future, as per Epox Tech.This is all based on what I've read, I never tried tracking down any of the actual BIOS files because I don't own an MSI or Gigabyte board. But I've heard they're out there.
matthewfoley - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - link
BOOOO! No 939 nForce3 x2 compatibility!?!? MSI get off your asses and release a bios. That is rediculous.larry89 - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - link
^.^ nice