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i had a lot confusion on amd sockets... can amd socket am3+ cpu fit to am3 socket? can anyone of you explain me about those sockets and how to recognizes the socket... at least post me some images of amd sockets or a explaination video..:P (otherwise i easily understand intel sockets lol)

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some am3 motherboards support am3+ CPUs but usually no. you can check sockets by checking which CPU/motherboard you have and use some google-fu to find out which socket they're made for.

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Am3 CPUs will fit in AM3 and AM3+ sockets. AM3+ CPUs will only fit in AM3+ sockets. 

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17 minutes ago, Ben Quigley said:

Am3 CPUs will fit in AM3 and AM3+ sockets. AM3+ CPUs will only fit in AM3+ sockets. 

 

26 minutes ago, aieman_new_builder said:

i had a lot confusion on amd sockets... can amd socket am3+ cpu fit to am3 socket? can anyone of you explain me about those sockets and how to recognizes the socket... at least post me some images of amd sockets or a explaination video..:P (otherwise i easily understand intel sockets lol)

that's not even factoring in possible AM2/+ compatibility

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM3%2B

but really there's no point in trying to figure out dead sockets.

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Just now, Streetguru said:

 

that's not even factoring in possible AM2/+ compatibility

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM3%2B

but really there's no point in trying to figure out dead sockets.

Yeah, I didn't want to go into the whole massive forwards compatibly thing AMD has had going for many years before AM4 with using the same physical socket and offloading so much to the North ridge they could just slap in a two or three platform/socket old CPU and it may possibly work but isn't guaranteed thing.

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