Report: Fastest AMD chips run with circuit-board fix

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Thu, 05/01/2008 - 7:20pm

Inexpensive circuit boards can work reliably with the fastest AMD quad-core Phenom processors when modifications are made, according to a report.

This comes in the wake of mismatch issues between Phenom chips and select motherboards, as reported by Asia-based vendors.

Gigabyte AMD 780G-based motherboard

Gigabyte AMD 780G-based motherboard

(Credit: Gigabyte)

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