It looks like the CPU support BIOS Updates have dried up for my current ASROCK 939Dual-SATA2 with AM2CPU upgrade board. As a result I'm on the lookout for something else that will allow a nice gradual upgrade path similar to the one I've enjoyed over the last few years.
The best candidate at the moment seems to be the Jetway HA08 Combo L. It's a combined 790GX board offering native support for AM2/AM3 and DDR2/DDR3. The board is full height ATX and supports dual 8 lane PCI-E 2.0 Crossfire (or 16x for single graphics card). It'll take a maximum of 4GB DDR2 (2 slots available) or 8GB DDR3 (4 slots available) but not at the same time. 140w CPUs are also supported
Jetway's product page is here: http://www.jetway.com.tw/jw/motherbo...=HA08%20COMBOL
A review can be found here: http://www.pro-clockers.com/motherbo...therboard.html
MSI announced a similar board last year but I don't think it ever saw the light of day. These Jetway boards seem to be available on a few chinese sites. There's also a similar micro ATX board on Newegg in the USA but it's limited to 4GB DDR2 or DDR3 which rather limits the upgrade potential.
Due to the almost complete lack of full size Jetway boards available from UK retailers I've put in some enquiries. I've contacted Jetway themselves plus one UK retailer about getting them in the UK. Will let you know if I hear anything posititve.


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