New AMD chipsets/CPU's

[Dyckyj]

AMD released a couple new chipsets (870, 880g, 890gx, 890fx) and some new 6 core CPU's. Anyone know if they'll work with OSX? I'm guessing the CPUs should work with a non-vanilla kernel (like they usually do) but will the new sb850 southbridge? Will someone have to make drivers for it?

[spalek83]

you would need ssse3 among other things. does it have that?
otherwise its just like using amd before those

[Dyckyj]

Yep, they have ssse3. I was fairly sure the CPUs would work but what I'm not really sure about is the new motherboards. Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure the sb700, 710, and 750 southbridges worked with just ahci. Will the new sb850 be the same? It's native Sata 6gb/s so I'm guessing it won't. There is however a few 880g boards with sb710 southbridges that should work fine.

[Imkantus]

Yep, they have ssse3.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Phenom_microprocessors#.22Thuban.22_.2 8E0.2C_45_nm.2C_six-core.29

Source of your information,pls ? :)

[spalek83]

he was probably referring to sse3, not ssse3.. not the same thing.

[Dyckyj]

Oops, your right it doesn't. Still wondering about the sb850 southbridge, is there a chance it will work with osx? Reading some more I've found it has support for ahci, I'm still fairly noobish on this stuff but I think that means osx should work (with a non-vanilla kernel of course).