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AMDKaveriCPUs/APUsAthlon860k&ASeries(A6/A8/A10)MotherboardCompatability,Awarningtoothers.

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Lastresponse:April4,20154:43PMinComponents
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February27,201512:31:37PM

tldr:Buyer Beware!IfyouarebuyingthenewAMDAthlonX4860koroneofthenewKaveri
APUs,thereisnoguaranteethatyouwillactuallygetacompatibleFM2/FM2+motherbaord,dispite
specsclaimingtheyare.Duetothefactthatmanyofthemwheremanufacturedpriortorelaseof
thenewCPU/APUandretailershavemixedstockthereforeyouwon'tknowwhichbiosversionis
ontheoneyouactuallypurchased.Theonly2boardsIamawareofthatguaranteecompatability
aretheMSIA88XG45andMSIA88XMGamingMotherbaords.
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February27,20154:25:17PM

MNostmotherboardsdohaveasmallstickeronthemthattellsyoutheBIOSversion.

37660messagessince7/24/12

AlotofmotherboardsnowyouletyouflashtheBIOSwithaCPU.Ihaven'tcheckedyourboards
yetasI'meatingbutoneofthemmayallowit.
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ThegigabyteMBhashadcompatibilitysince06/2014.Iwouldassumethatwouldextremelyold
stock.LookontheMB'sforasticker,itwillhavetheBIOSversiononit.
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February27,20154:51:57PM

getochknsaid:

ThegigabyteMBhashadcompatibilitysince06/2014.Iwouldassumethatwould
extremelyoldstock.LookontheMB'sforasticker,itwillhavetheBIOSversiononit.

Honestly,therearenostickersasidefromthes/nonthegigabyteboard.
AsfortheMSIBoard,IsawapostthatclaimedthatthemanufacturedateisontheS/Nofthe
boardandataguessthatmeansthisboardwasmanufacturedonthe16thJanuary2014.The
compatiblebioswasreleasedinMarch.
Ican'tfindanystickerthatshowsthebiosversionontheMSIboardeither.
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April4,201512:27:50PM

ThereareaLOTofnewboardsouttherenowthatallowyoutosimplyswitchoutachiponyour
boardtoupdatetheBIOSjustforthisissue.
IhavethesameCPU(AthlonX4860K)andtheASRockFM2A88X+BTCmotherboard,andI
switchedtheBIOSbysimplypullingachipoffmyboardandputtinganewonein.
http://www.pctechguide.com/howtoupdateyoursystembi...
Theonlyproblemanyonecouldpossiblyhaveisthatthepinsonthechipsarepaperthin.I'mpretty
sureifyoudidn'tgentlyplacethechipontosomething,it'dprobablybendthem.
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April4,20154:43:40PM

SethLsaid:

ThereareaLOTofnewboardsouttherenowthatallowyoutosimplyswitchouta
chiponyourboardtoupdatetheBIOSjustforthisissue.
IhavethesameCPU(AthlonX4860K)andtheASRockFM2A88X+BTCmotherboard,andI
switchedtheBIOSbysimplypullingachipoffmyboardandputtinganewonein.

http://www.pctechguide.com/howtoupdateyoursystembi...
Theonlyproblemanyonecouldpossiblyhaveisthatthepinsonthechipsarepaperthin.
I'mprettysureifyoudidn'tgentlyplacethechipontosomething,it'dprobablybendthem.

ThanksforthisI'lllookfurtherintoit.Inthenedthankstotheadviceofamemberonthe
overclocker'sforumIgotanASRockFM2A88XPro3+whichwasperfectlycompatibleandkeptme
withinbudget.Definatlygoingtolookfurtherintowhatyou'vepostedthough,thanks!
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