Socket 940 & 939

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Nobster

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This is probably a stupid question, but I am new to computer building. What is the difference between the the socket 939 and 940?
Nobster
 
a 940 board is a one time thing that AMD made, mainly for an FX-53 i believe, but with that particular CPU and Socket, you had to use ECC Registered Memory, which is very expensive.

939 is the "future" it's gonna be the high perfomance, or newer styled "standard" however you want to put it. Everything is going to be directed towards the s939's i believe. while the s754 are either stopping production in desktop processors, or becoming a Value solution.

If you are trying to decide whether 939 or 940, i would go with 939, especially when the PCI-E comes out with the Nforce4.
 
a 940 board is a one time thing that AMD made, mainly for an FX-53 I believe, but with that particular CPU and Socket, you had to use ECC Registered Memory, which is very expensive.
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They still make them man :P Thats what Opterons are run off :)

What is the difference between the the socket 939 and 940?
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Socket 939: Mainstream consumer interface, features 2000MHz HTT, supports "normal" memory
Socket940: Server interface, features 1600MHz HTT, requires registered memory

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