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Asus provided complete details on their models and BIOS revisions that would support Kentsfield.
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6 j' e/ r( J' w7 T$ X. q; WASUS Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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, v% X7 ?2 C) I+ X& {3 H0 iP5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later
1 Q( e$ n1 }- ?# u8 z) C# ZP5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later
7 \( c _* e; p+ D* J6 FP5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later ) ]- J+ B; S, H1 i; S
P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
/ o+ S- R# C$ \9 L) s0 h8 e2 A; f; bP5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
! B4 O; J. g) ]* b% |1 w5 M; KP5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released / u# L p w0 ?/ F7 h0 V& b
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released
" O# o# r& J j' b3 l3 h" B: gP5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later
/ A3 T9 Q$ Y8 a) _P5B-V Intel G965/ICH8 BIOS 0403 and later ' J4 m4 \& Y; s) M7 d, U& T
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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. + Y# R0 q- i9 f& R. [
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MSI Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later & C" h2 n' Q3 g& S, d4 l; ^5 q( Z
P965 Platinum MS-7238 BIOS V`1.1 or later
; {# E- @! x& [: {; z5 ]P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed
3 L6 j+ U q& y: p" cP5N Platinum MS-7350 NO BIOS Update Needed 2 E, Q+ @* W3 y# |5 m- E6 X" H
6 B" V8 _% s# X5 v8 hIt appears recent MSI 975X and 965 boards will have no problem supporting Kentsfield Quad Core processors.7 G: B) o4 g5 _3 j
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Gigabyte
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' s/ ~! R D6 ]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-965P-DQ6 Intel P965
/ p* q& t! {3 R, F8 S3 BGA-965P-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel P965
6 [+ Z$ h' w& f# y/ {8 ^3 \GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965 8 j# A. t2 p, n/ R
GA-965P-S3 Intel P965
1 E5 \, S) |4 c, LGA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965 ' y- y/ S" q# j8 f0 b
GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965
; c4 [0 A2 R8 M% OGA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965
& J9 O7 e; }0 w# j iGA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series
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GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945 series , e, i; Z. Y: c/ A1 P
GA-945PL-DS3 Intel 945 series
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GA-945G-DS3 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series 0 _5 g& p# V. x9 M9 d
GA-945GMF-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
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GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945 series . k4 M6 V! C9 C* E, n
) G9 H! l! @' XGigabyte 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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from Anandtech 9/28/2006
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