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Asus provided complete details on their models and BIOS revisions that would support Kentsfield.
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ASUS Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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P5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later Y# G9 }, ]# i1 G: P8 W7 }1 b
P5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later " C/ j" D5 \0 n# c
P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later
! N+ U; b0 |9 }* w! r" hP5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
6 k, I6 x0 P0 IP5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later
w+ j- b2 _0 RP5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released $ c# |9 Y# C: p, X) G
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released $ O) [ P1 t) [$ |/ Y
P5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later - P1 z! O" k O2 `8 D" B) h" Z
P5B-V Intel G965/ICH8 BIOS 0403 and later ! H# u9 B% c9 C
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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. : \+ l( @% `+ G! t. u
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MSI Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards 4 X5 b* }- z7 W5 r9 n0 N1 B" W
Description Model # BIOS Revision / N% q3 `8 L! w
975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later
}/ s. [8 f4 V4 {9 W2 q4 e3 [P965 Platinum MS-7238 BIOS V`1.1 or later 4 G& w0 W L$ m+ O0 z, {8 i
P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed 6 N8 G0 [& E9 P* v: c, W7 W# E
P5N Platinum MS-7350 NO BIOS Update Needed + _6 \* l+ ?. s6 @. y
. U8 Q- M7 e3 W8 g: @4 ^8 M dIt appears recent MSI 975X and 965 boards will have no problem supporting Kentsfield Quad Core processors.
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. c ^% a: n- {) ]( C! KGigabyte 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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0 D. n, K1 ]3 _2 W: Y ?Gigabyte Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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7 j# l& R: _. r( m `/ C9 v- U. jGA-975X-DS5 Intel 975X
0 L' g# O: b( o; C) h7 N# ^& v( LGA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965
3 G; w; O* F O& YGA-965P-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel P965
3 \; u; }- `& W! ^GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965 1 e+ w2 [6 X; m7 x* }* u
GA-965P-S3 Intel P965 ; r. H3 }1 O' s' p7 K
GA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965 1 T& q& ~8 Q+ G$ V: Q
GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965
& h! x# r9 n/ t! HGA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965
; p* R1 t8 q, wGA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series
0 z" D: C5 }, i- q8 V0 PGA-946GM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 946 series
$ j1 i0 F6 ^8 O1 m0 Z) UGA-945P-DS3 Intel 945 series ' H- x2 u* u* Q1 X c5 l2 O) t( o
GA-945PL-DS3 Intel 945 series * U" e8 t& z0 ~. O0 R, D
GA-945PLM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series 0 i- B# {# ?0 x# C2 B. G1 m4 `
GA-945G-DS3 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
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GA-945GM-DS2 Intel 945 series ; m. k! T: t; s: P
GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945 series
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* P1 z* e5 q/ G8 q6 EGigabyte 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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