MSI has revealed a new FM2+ motherboard lineup with support for upcoming AMD Godavari processors, further indicating the launch of these new CPUs will be very soon though no official announcement has yet been made by AMD.
As reported back in January when the lineup allegedly leaked the new Godavari SKUs feature higher clocks on both processor and, more significantly, in GPU cores in upcoming APUs like the rumored 8850K. MSI states that "these new models are available in ATX, micro-ATX, and mini-ATX form factors and are backwards compatible with FM2 processors (Kaveri, Richland, Trinity, 6000 and 5000 series)", so it makes sense to consider these new models for future compatibility if shopping for an FM2 motherboard today. It remains to be seen if vendors will offer support for Godavari through BIOS updates, though it does at least seem likely.
For those interested here is the list of new MSI AMD FM2+/FM2 motherboard models:
- A68HM-E33 V2
- A88XM-E45 V2
- A78M-E35 V2
- A88XM-P33 V2
- A78M-E45 V2
- A88X-G41 PC Mate V2
- A88XM-E35 V2
- A88XI AC V2
The familiar Military Class 4 and OC Genie 4 branding is visible across the lineup, and the new models also feature "a rich blend of features and technologies, such as onboard LAN, PCI Express 3.0 x16, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0 and multiple display support".
Godavari is one of those hard
Godavari is one of those hard sells, the last of a line and we know it. I imagine it will end up in a few small store budget builds, but I think most will either wait a bit longer or go Intel. Sad.
Apparently MSI doesn’t think
Apparently MSI doesn’t think so…
Well there will be a need
Well there will be a need for FM2+ motherboards anyways, boards burn and need replacing and what not, and these will support any AMD APU from trinity (it’s fuzzy, Llano was FM1 right?) to godavari so they make sence as a product, and I’m confident they know close to around as many or a little of each model they will sell. I’m saying, that the whole “Would you like to buy the last generation of a product line that had a lower performance than expected?” is a hard sell. For now at least. It still needs to be bench-marked, it may just be the perfect bulldozer product we’ve been waiting for since 2011.