Quote Originally Posted by nex_73 View Post
So there you have the explaination to why it doesn't work on ex: gigabyte boards before v3.1
Asus has routed the extra am3 socket pin-holes on the listed models, where the other manufacturers have not.
So everyone but Asus was being lazy... nice.
GJ, Asus, really. I would be really glad if I had an Asus board right now.
Looks like we can dismiss all the doubts about the new CPUs working in the old boards right now.