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[Runningkid]

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/acatalog/AMD_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/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_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]

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]

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+

 

[Geoff]

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

 

[Runningkid]

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]

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/showthread.php?t=75211

 

[super_xero]

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

 

[Thechefxxxv]

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]

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

 

[Geoff]

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

 

[Runningkid]

but at over clockers it says the opteron is a socket 939, *confused*

 

[apj101]

the opteron is not aimed at the desktop market. A few people probably run them for what i'm sure are valid reasons. I'm not sure what this machine is to be used for. I can see its budget, but is it budget gaming or budget work horse.

The opterons are really aimed at sever markets running multiple cores on the one board. Cost -performance you will get a better deal from the normal desktop ranges amd64, p4, celeron, sempron

 

[Runningkid]

oh ok, thanks this PC is aimed at gaming mostly but i will use it for small amount of work (homework, etc)

 

[apj101]

then go with the amd route, amd 3000+ will give you a good experience, but may be out of the budget. The sempron should be a decent budget alternative.

 

[Runningkid]

nah i dont like semprons , too little cache, thats actully the reason y i looked at the Opteron.

 

[apj101]

amds k8's have never really been cache limited, although 256k can put people off, but heck if you can get the amd 64 in your budget then go for it.