do i have to find a motherboard that supports opteron 165?

[Charles_Lee]

i want to get an opteron 165 1.8Ghz, socket 939.
the motherboard i want to get is Asus A8R-MVP
http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=787&l1=3&l2=15&l3=236
but the thing is, it doesn't say anything about supporting opterons...
well, when i checked other socket 939 motherboard, they don't say anything either,
so i am asking if i can buy both Asus A8R-MVP, and opteron 165...

 

[34erd]

It doesnt officaily suport it, but it will work.

 

[MIK3daG33K]

Ya i have a opteron 170, no motherboard officially supports opterons but mine works great.

 

[Charles_Lee]

Ya i have a opteron 170, no motherboard officially supports opterons but mine works great.

how good is opteron 170 compared to opteron 165?

 

[MIK3daG33K]

Its the same processor except the 170 is 2 ghz and the 165 is 1.8.

 

[Praetor]

no motherboard officially supports opterons

Thats going a bit far now isnt it?

how good is opteron 170 compared to opteron 165?

"very"

 

[mgoldb2]

It doesnt officaily suport it, but it will work.

It does not officialy support it?

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=A8R-MVP