According to a report by Fudzilla, socket AM3's days are numbered. The year and a half old desktop platform will supposedly be replaced by a new socket called FM1 by the time early 2011 rolls around.

There's a lot riding on AMD's CPU+GPU Fusion part (now known as an APU in official AMD parlance), but new information suggests that when Llano does launch, it'll do so in a new socket. The new form ...

Despite of introduction of new "A-Series" and other "-Series" families, the company continued to use "Athlon II" and "Sempron" names for "Llano" products, that didn't have on-chip GPU. The first ...

And yet another pre-computex leak from Gigabyte, check out the Socket FM1 Micro-ATX Motherboard called Gigabyte A75M-UD2H. Aimed at the desktop PC / HTPC scene this little motherboard might work ...

AMD is currently working on a new launch, a new accelerated processing unit in the FM1 package. The A4-3420 is set to be a value model for all those on a tight budget, or simply those without the need ...

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Two slides have surfaced which it is claimed detail the company's timeline for the release of upcoming CPUs and APUs (Accelerated Processing Unit, CPU/GPU hybrids). Origin of the slides is the German ...

TweakTown Motherboards Socket FM1 Browse our Socket FM1 section, featuring 11 items curated from the Motherboards category. Dive into the latest releases, detailed buying guides, expert tips, ...

As excited as we are for the new Trinity APUs, we can't help but be disappointed that they require a new socket that isn't backwards compatible – unlike what we have seen with the AM2/AM2+ and AM3.

Due to the size of the board, we can see everything from a first glance and though a lot of features have been packed into this small form factor, the general layout is relatively spaced out with ...

Below, we have a picture of the AMD accelerated processing units in both FM1 and future FM2 packages, which the latter will be based on the next-generation Trinity APU. In the picture below, "Llano" ...

We're fans of AMD's A-series APUs, as they open up extra options to those looking to build a budget gaming system or capable media PC. However, we're uncertain about how APUs will appeal to people who ...