Socket 939

[Gianni]

I was just browsing looking for a MOBO SK939 and I'm not able to find one.

I can find some MOBO for sk 478, few for sk 754 but none for socket 939.

I'm just curios why it is in this way, was AMD socket 939 a bad/unlucky processor line?

Ok Intel sells more CPU than AMD, but sk 478 is older than sk 939 AFAIK ... but seems easy to find MOBO for older socket or it's just me?

Ciao
Gianni

[dood]

Re: Socket 939

socket 939 had some issues, and was very quickly replaced by AM2. It was AMDs shortest-lived socket. I'm using a 939 system at my part-time job, and have had no problems. We also have a 939 processor just sitting in a box because of a lack of boards.

[Scenic]

Re: Socket 939

We also have a 939 processor just sitting in a box because of a lack of boards.

for me it's the other way around... got a board but no CPU
one of those (in)famous Asus A8N-SLI thingys (those with the always broken southbridge fans)

[dood]

Re: Socket 939

Yep, we had a A8N-SLI... I think it toasted, and that's where the spare proc came from.

Another big limitation was that they only supported DDR, NOT DDR2!

[Scenic]

Re: Socket 939

but thats based on the CPU, because those had the memory controller built in (like the new Core i7 crap)

i don't like the idea of an integrated memory controller at all...

[Gianni]

Re: Socket 939

Thanks for explanation... now it's clear.

Ciao
Gianni

[370forlife]

Re: Socket 939

but thats based on the CPU, because those had the memory controller built in (like the new Core i7 crap)

i don't like the idea of an integrated memory controller at all...

Why? No northbridge needed (except for integraded graphics,) and everything connects directly to the processor. One of the main reasons why AMD 64's were so much faster than pentium 4's.

[willawake]

Re: Socket 939

core i7 is certainly not crap its just expensive at the moment

[agraham]

Re: Socket 939

eBay has 448 939 boards available right now
http://computers.shop.ebay.com/items...QQ_sacatZ99245