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Phenom quad core support?

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Hey guys,
at the moment i have an Asus m2n4-sli motherboard and an AMD athlon x2 5000+ processor, but ive heard debates where my AM2 (its not am2+) board will support the phenom x4 processor because it has both an am2 and am3 memory controller built into it or something along those lines...

what do you guys reckon? don't just spam me with replies like 'no' and don't explain why either :)

they're are people who swear they have an am2 board and an x4 phenom works fine and then they're are others that don't even recommend it.

the reason i'm asking is because I like my motherboard i currently have its great with overclocking and its very stable. if it doesn't work with the phenom could you guys recommend a good am3 board with ddr3 memory slots and 2/4 pci-e graphics slots :) thankyou!
 
Looking at the CPU support list here the Phenom is not supported.

Quick spec:

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Gigabyte GA-790FXTA-UD5 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £139.98
(£121.72) £139.98
(£121.72)
CP-244-AM_60.jpg
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £125.98
(£109.55) £125.98
(£109.55)
MY-181-OC_60.jpg
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 Dual Channel (OCZ3OB1600LV4GK) £83.98
(£73.03) £83.98
(£73.03) Sub Total : £304.30 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00 VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £47.00 Total : £360.30
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
Patriot Sector 5 Viper II 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 1333MHz Dual Channel (PVV34G1333LLK) Patriot Sector 5 Viper II 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 1333MHz Dual Channel (PVV34G1333LLK) £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
Sub Total : £202.59
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £31.81
Total : £243.90

:p
 
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