16 GIGABYTE AMD AM3+ Black Socket Motherboards Coming Soon

By Nathan Kirsch

GIGABYTE today announced a new line of 16 Black Socket motherboards previously unveiled at CeBIT 2011 that offer support for AMDs next generation, 32nm AM3+ CPUs and are based on current generation AMD 800/700 series chipset-based motherboards. Gigabyte didn’t mention all of the boards in the press release, but did name 10 of the 16 boards.

GIGABYTE AM3+ Black Socket

GIGABYTE AM3+ Black Socket Series Motherboards:

  • 890FXA-UD5 (Rev 3.1)
  • 890GPA-UD3H (Rev 3.1)
  • 880GA-UD3H (Rev 3.1)
  • 880GM-USB3 (Rev 3.1)
  • 880GM-USB3L (Rev 3.1)
  • 870A-UD3 (Rev 3.1)
  • 870A-USB3 (Rev 3.1)
  • MA770T-UD3 (Rev 3.1)
  • 780T-USB3 (Rev 3.1)
  • 78LMT-S2P (Rev 3.1)

Wanting to ensure users their motherboard is able to take advantage of all the performance enhancements that AMDs upcoming AM3+ CPUs have to offer, GIGABYTE has equipped their entire line of AM3+ CPU ready motherboards with a new black colored socket, making it easy to spot for AM3+ support. In addition, GIGABYTE Black Socket series offer full backwards compatibility with AMDs current generation AM3 socket CPUs, allowing for painless migration to the AM3+ CPUs when they become available.

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