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" ^% b* A/ I3 x i* NAsus provided complete details on their models and BIOS revisions that would support Kentsfield.
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Model Platform BIOS Revision
" R% @2 m8 \3 Y7 uP5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later
$ j( j9 ^' n) a* c, B8 }, _! P+ s1 VP5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later 7 F! M- ^% ?8 k6 Q
P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later }7 V7 L1 k W% C% Y" f
P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
- _) h! ?3 V" a# BP5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later - _, F( w/ j: W `6 V) w
P5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released 3 N; Q# ?- i, t5 u3 @ B# k: s
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released 6 Q" w7 ?6 I! b! n: }( y/ k6 i9 _
P5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later ) T) Q- }7 n( v6 ~% [7 B
P5B-V Intel G965/ICH8 BIOS 0403 and later ' ^) J4 K9 `9 n: m$ d7 ?
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( S9 ^3 m. B0 _0 AVersion 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. 1 Z: I+ f/ H# J# t& a
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MSI Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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2 }& n1 E J' ~$ b8 G975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later
, ?' \( \- v7 \' |0 r9 P1 XP965 Platinum MS-7238 BIOS V`1.1 or later 6 k8 U( ~7 M$ ^' q- U5 y& H; H
P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed + I3 A& E0 y0 D$ T4 X# Y
P5N Platinum MS-7350 NO BIOS Update Needed
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It appears recent MSI 975X and 965 boards will have no problem supporting Kentsfield Quad Core processors./ X, V9 T3 P5 t# G& d, z
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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.0 j* Z9 ~& a' @
1 }# a ?2 e3 D p, o! xGigabyte Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards ! T; p. [) a/ x& v
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GA-975X-DS5 Intel 975X + [* ?/ r$ ^$ E3 ]& X/ Y3 c
GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 ; m6 [! h' i4 I0 F0 O4 ?* |8 a& p
GA-965P-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel P965
# p7 B9 X& _4 ^! }+ _GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965 * |2 w0 g, C! l7 L/ r
GA-965P-S3 Intel P965 . a. i$ s7 n% l" `: r, I
GA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965
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GA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965
3 x& {3 n% ?* ^4 O' fGA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series 7 ~# r! ~+ u* ^- _
GA-946GM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 946 series
( V2 g- a9 ]+ n/ LGA-945P-DS3 Intel 945 series
4 ]6 j( a, e, F0 v/ hGA-945PL-DS3 Intel 945 series % b+ N. \( e/ r# N3 B% ]% S [6 ^ s
GA-945PLM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series ! M5 p& j* Y1 x5 L2 I
GA-945G-DS3 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
' E5 E6 ]; k# x0 f0 LGA-945GMF-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series # g N+ n3 M4 }0 n8 K7 ^$ B
GA-945GM-DS2 Intel 945 series
' I! _, o0 U2 A% D0 {" RGA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945 series
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" I/ R" I- A3 f) P, wGigabyte 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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