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Runningkid · 10-23-2005, 09:50 PM

Hi all,

I am a noobie into building PCs, but i was wondering does a

AMD Opteron UP 144 San Diego 1.8GHz 1MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-141-AM) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...Athlon_MP.html)

fit into a

Sapphire ATI Radeon Xpress 200P SKT939 mATX w/LAN 6Channel Audio USB2.0 SATA (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=90154)

, i ask this bcoz i was told that altho it is a 939 socket, it might still not be compatable. the example i was given was pluging a K7 1ghz into a wrong K7 mobo will blow up ??
If not , what sort of north bridge will take it? and wot sort of chip set?

pls help me, ty

**apj101** · 10-23-2005, 10:14 PM

whow any reason your running an opteron cpu in that board, do you know what an opteron is, what are you tyring to build here?????

Runningkid · 10-23-2005, 10:27 PM

opteron is for severs , i think ... but i thought it would be better than a normal AMD 64 coz it has way more cache.so will it work?? i m trying to build a low buget PC,(i m poor) below 350 pounds. so i've made up a list, but a friend just suggested to use this CPU rather than a 3000+

[-0MEGA-] · 10-23-2005, 10:31 PM

Athlon 64's are the best for gaming. Opteron may be better at multi-tasking, but im not sure.

Runningkid · 10-23-2005, 10:34 PM

well here was my original list,

but i would still like to kno if it would work, coz if it does it will be great

34erd · 10-23-2005, 10:55 PM

Actualy opterons are killer CPU's now that they have been ported over to 939. People over at Xtreme Systems have been getting 3 gigahertz easily on air with them. I say go for it.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=75211

super_xero · 10-23-2005, 11:52 PM

opterons are ok but i say just go fro a athlon 64 3000 or 3500

Thechefxxxv · 10-24-2005, 12:49 AM

I HATE opterons. Athlon 64s are cheaper AND faster. my last PC had a 250 and It was nothing compared to my PC now

Runningkid · 10-24-2005, 12:06 PM

mmm... i dunno i got a lot of different opinion in this thread, but i still wanna know will the opteron be compatable with my mobo? coz i dont want it to explode,lol

ty

[-0MEGA-] · 10-24-2005, 12:11 PM

no, its not. The motherboard in the link is to a socket 939 athlon 64/FX, not a socket 940 opteron.

10-23-2005, 09:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Runningkid Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	Amd Hi all, I am a noobie into building PCs, but i was wondering does a AMD Opteron UP 144 San Diego 1.8GHz 1MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-141-AM) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...Athlon_MP.html) fit into a Sapphire ATI Radeon Xpress 200P SKT939 mATX w/LAN 6Channel Audio USB2.0 SATA (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=90154) , i ask this bcoz i was told that altho it is a 939 socket, it might still not be compatable. the example i was given was pluging a K7 1ghz into a wrong K7 mobo will blow up ?? If not , what sort of north bridge will take it? and wot sort of chip set? pls help me, ty Last edited by Runningkid; 10-23-2005 at 10:06 PM.

10-23-2005, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,166	whow any reason your running an opteron cpu in that board, do you know what an opteron is, what are you tyring to build here????? __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

10-23-2005, 10:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Runningkid Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	opteron is for severs , i think ... but i thought it would be better than a normal AMD 64 coz it has way more cache.so will it work?? i m trying to build a low buget PC,(i m poor) below 350 pounds. so i've made up a list, but a friend just suggested to use this CPU rather than a 3000+ Last edited by Runningkid; 10-23-2005 at 10:31 PM.

10-23-2005, 10:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	Athlon 64's are the best for gaming. Opteron may be better at multi-tasking, but im not sure. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

10-23-2005, 10:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	Actualy opterons are killer CPU's now that they have been ported over to 939. People over at Xtreme Systems have been getting 3 gigahertz easily on air with them. I say go for it. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=75211 __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

10-23-2005, 10:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Runningkid Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	well here was my original list, but i would still like to kno if it would work, coz if it does it will be great

10-23-2005, 11:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
super_xero Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,307	opterons are ok but i say just go fro a athlon 64 3000 or 3500

10-24-2005, 12:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
Thechefxxxv Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South of Lumbridge Posts: 205	I HATE opterons. Athlon 64s are cheaper AND faster. my last PC had a 250 and It was nothing compared to my PC now

10-24-2005, 12:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Runningkid Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	mmm... i dunno i got a lot of different opinion in this thread, but i still wanna know will the opteron be compatable with my mobo? coz i dont want it to explode,lol ty

10-24-2005, 12:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	no, its not. The motherboard in the link is to a socket 939 athlon 64/FX, not a socket 940 opteron. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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