Will these work together?

[newbuyer17]

AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with H20 Cooler
Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME **

I want to use my current Phenom II X2 550BE and unlock the cores (which works fine on my current motherboard), then at some point upgrade to the above CPU.

Can I confirm this M/B will be able to unlock the cores and also take the bulldozer and future AMD CPUs?

Is this board future prooofed to all new AM3+ CPUs or does it have something missing?

Thanks

 

[newbuyer17]

I dont think it makes sense financially.

If I stick to AM3+ I can keep my current processor then upgrade in a year or two.

If I go with Intel, then the equivilent boards and CPU are even more. I also want to use virtual machines as well as a bit of gaming, so the extra cores in the AMD should help even though they dont look great for gaming in single thread.

OK, FM2 is an option instead of AM3+, but this still means ditching my current CPU now. Are the ones listed even any more powerful than my current CPU with the 4 cores unlocked?

Cheers

 

[newbuyer17]

Thanks.
Does that just mean it hasn't been tested or is there something missing.
From what I read the only different between 970 and 990 is the sli crossfire thing, yet 990 stuff seems to work with later cpus?
Or does it just need BIOS update?