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( _) B5 Q. x+ d; c Q, n# PAsus provided complete details on their models and BIOS revisions that would support Kentsfield.$ O* L5 c) g" {" ^( T @
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ASUS Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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: k3 x- y+ j* h/ ^) TP5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later 8 V: @- S @1 Q, t3 A( `
P5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later 9 F6 K1 ~0 Z4 o7 q
P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later
8 _0 c0 g9 X3 rP5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later + M! s4 v5 E; n$ i! |
P5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
! \. R) S/ C, A9 Q. I4 A4 mP5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released ' R" ^ v! _( B6 ?( j
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released % M7 o% q% Y- u) T J3 }
P5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later
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' e( O; M. G0 j/ |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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MSI Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards ( r+ \# T) e* k2 F
Description Model # BIOS Revision
* V W) W7 b3 n975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later ( B6 V! E, r+ @# h' w7 ?9 B
P965 Platinum MS-7238 BIOS V`1.1 or later 6 g$ e# H1 u: E
P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed " S& G& A7 ~% z: L9 L6 F( I" g
P5N Platinum MS-7350 NO BIOS Update Needed : B+ o1 x% z& E" N
5 U4 J& K7 L' @/ `" {% a$ P7 |6 |- zIt appears recent MSI 975X and 965 boards will have no problem supporting Kentsfield Quad Core processors.* r5 ^" k' U, ^
; U3 h# ~3 }* ]4 ~/ H2 {1 P3 c; \Gigabyte. u9 n& n8 b m' M u; G
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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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Gigabyte Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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GA-975X-DS5 Intel 975X
3 t0 |9 D- T9 b" i2 D4 EGA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965
$ ^5 f- F+ Q1 U; f- r2 sGA-965P-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel P965
8 k% |0 y, G9 ]9 a5 P9 n9 _3 Z$ Q0 tGA-965P-DS3 Intel P965
$ J9 |) c3 v0 F6 O$ O4 rGA-965P-S3 Intel P965 2 S7 u" k* Z; y/ }
GA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965
5 Z+ N t, Q' v4 wGA-965G-DS3 Intel G965
: h4 C9 @6 ^5 I( uGA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965 * }- L$ K( p4 C* s6 ~
GA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series # w& F; x# {- E$ `1 a u5 h
GA-946GM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 946 series # U7 ]8 R& q. q: ?+ V" }
GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945 series
2 h7 r+ i# _7 ]! R: mGA-945PL-DS3 Intel 945 series
, E+ ? o# I, l4 ]$ R* N" eGA-945PLM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series & u* A6 H7 r0 e1 h4 k# U- w
GA-945G-DS3 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series ! ?' ^/ n4 a6 _+ g& I1 Y3 {
GA-945GMF-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
3 v; k) e) s2 ?# t5 mGA-945GM-DS2 Intel 945 series
- W+ M2 `; t) n- |- dGA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945 series
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* W+ r2 R p! PGigabyte 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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