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ASUS Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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P5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later
0 `9 l9 f. F8 Q: ~P5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later * S: g. z6 E3 o: P; W6 b, g- v- o% q
P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later
' u& A8 [9 m4 }# p2 u: uP5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
7 l1 a0 z# `6 G# BP5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later # K! X4 y# _: x
P5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released % x: d" Y6 t! X% Q5 v! S
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released
3 N1 {, V9 a; u4 w: x( g1 ^P5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later
c) ^' S! G9 K; cP5B-V Intel G965/ICH8 BIOS 0403 and later
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Version 2 of the 975X Platinum is also called the MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition. This model, MS-7246, was recently introduced to support Core 2 Duo and is a different model than the older MSI 975X Platinum, which is also called MS-7246, but does not support either Core 2 Duo or Kentsfield.
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Description Model # BIOS Revision
+ F D' o% d7 e5 w* c975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later
: u% i# T/ ?& m% U. l) A# R! aP965 Platinum MS-7238 BIOS V`1.1 or later 4 ~- k$ O5 D9 Q* v
P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed
+ k4 z! B9 \: U0 I' YP5N Platinum MS-7350 NO BIOS Update Needed 2 h; W5 U" E* Y7 p5 Y. I* I
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It appears recent MSI 975X and 965 boards will have no problem supporting Kentsfield Quad Core processors.# f$ R+ H. e6 q5 E
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Gigabyte provided an extensive list of models that would support Kentsfield. However, all of these models are Revision 2 boards that will be released in mid- October. Gigabyte made it very clear that all Revision 2.0 boards below will fully support Kentsfield.
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GA-975X-DS5 Intel 975X
! V+ Y% z! F# V6 c& a, } n7 eGA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965
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GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965
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GA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965 8 M( D$ U) v v
GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965
2 |0 p* ^" h2 j6 y3 Z+ a5 K9 C3 WGA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965
% u* o9 g$ D' L1 s9 PGA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series
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GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945 series
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GA-945PLM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
9 n3 }- K- {3 S" @GA-945G-DS3 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
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GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945 series
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Gigabyte also advised AnandTech that some current Revision 1 boards would also support the Intel Core 2 Quad with a BIOS upgrade. Gigabyte will be providing a compatibility list of current boards that support Kentsfield as soon as testing and BIOS updates are complete.
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