Since the motherboard manufacturers are stating their support for bulldozer on labeled AM3 motherboards, then there is a possibility, yes. So far I haven't seen any images the ASUS motherboards that have the exact same pin count as an AM3b socket, suggesting that they are indeed AM3 sockets in their present boards. Therefore, unless they are willing to take back the boards and physically change the socket, then yes, Bulldozer uses no more then 940 pins with the same physical dimensions of the AM3 socket.
AMD does not support unlocking on the 800 series chipsets. Other vendors do. This is the same story with AMD and bulldozer.
AMD does not support unlocking on the 800 series chipsets. Other vendors do. This is the same story with AMD and bulldozer.













