looking for an agp mobo s939 for an amd x2 CPU

ereinion · Post by **ereinion** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:59 pm

Hi, i am looking for a good mobo for a AMD x2 CPU

thinking about this one

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php? ... cture=ASUS

any thought/suggestrion
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teknerd · Post by **teknerd** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:29 pm

the board you posted is a Via K8T800 chipset, which does not support dual core CPU's.
To my knowledge there is only one board that meets all your requirements: the ASRock 939Dual-Sata.
unfortunately the nforce4 chipset (which is far and away the best chipset available for AMD chips) is PCI-Express Only.

ereinion · Post by **ereinion** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:49 pm

THis is a Via K8T800 pro chipset Read that was suppose to support x2, when look on AMD site, they say that this board support it, but some other agp board might support it that i haven't knowledge of.

Looking to asus web site, this one should support x2 cpu. With bios update or with x2 sticker on box for compatibility out of the box

Lawrence Lee · Post by **Lawrence Lee** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:54 pm

Pretty sure the MSI Neo2 Platinum supports dual-core CPUs. Same should go for most nForce3 boards.

teknerd · Post by **teknerd** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:55 pm

if you look at asus's website they specifically designate when a board supports the amd x2 (such as the a8n-sli series) there is no such designation under the a8v deluxe.

vertigo · Post by **vertigo** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:52 am

Email Asus about it. It's a really good AGP board, if that's what you want email them and ask.

Zorander · Post by **Zorander** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:43 am

I am using the ASUS A8V-Deluxe (K8T800Pro) with the X2 3800+. The board recognises the CPU alright and dual-core functions properly in Windows.

Cheers!

ereinion · Post by **ereinion** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:10 am

TY all

I have found the information on Asus web site in the support section/FAQ

+5 to all

Sooty · Post by **Sooty** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 1:57 am

teknerd wrote:the board you posted is a Via K8T800 chipset, which does not support dual core CPU's.

As has been said, the K8T800 does support AMD X2. Perhaps you’re thinking of the K8T890, which isn’t compatible.

teknerd wrote:unfortunately the nforce4 chipset (which is far and away the best chipset available for AMD chips) is PCI-Express Only.

Why do people say the NF4 is superior? I’ve investigated this and can’t find anything. It has a hard-wired firewall, which gives a lot of problems to a lot people, so it’s best not used. The VIA K8T800 consumes about half the wattage and produces half the heat. So why is the NF4 regarded as superior?

Zorander · Post by **Zorander** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:13 am

"The VIA K8T800 consumes about half the wattage and produces half the heat"

Part of the reason I went with a VIA chipset is exactly that: the lower power consumption (and hence heat generation). I have all the performance I need and it is perfectly stable. I can understand the reason why the masses flock to the most popular chipset though.

Cheers!

Dirty-Harry · Post by **Dirty-Harry** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:34 am

Zorander wrote:"The VIA K8T800 consumes about half the wattage and produces half the heat"

Which motherboard are you using? I'm with you on the heat issue.

Zorander · Post by **Zorander** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:12 am

ASUS A8V-Deluxe.

I had no problem getting it to recognise my X2. Just had to flash the BIOS to the latest (v1014) to get CnQ working.

Cheers!

~El~Jefe~ · Post by **~El~Jefe~** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:17 pm

Abit, Asus, Gigabyte:

All of them told me over the phone that a dual core chip often does not "post" with a new board. They all told me that a single core chip should be used on first boot, flash the system with most modern bios, then install the x2 chip.

Yeah, that's like lame x200.

via's chipset is the one to use for lowest heat producing system possible. However, it's a bit old.

I suggest this: 939 dual-sata2 board from http://www.asrock.com

it is agp. pci-e, sata-II and sata-I, it is passive, and is 69 dollars!!!

It is the only motherboard out of the box garaunteed that is fully compatible on first boot with dual core.... that is also a good board that is in a lot of review and chatter on the web.

ocworkbench is best for the info, 2nd is anandtech.

bingo. best board out there I feel besides for a kt800 pro chipset if you want to go least power style.

Zorander · Post by **Zorander** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:12 pm

~El~Jefe~ wrote:Abit, Asus, Gigabyte:

All of them told me over the phone that a dual core chip often does not "post" with a new board.

How come then mine successfully POST the first time? Whoever told you that must not have known what they were talking about (or you somehow understood all of them wrong).

Regards.

ronrem · Post by **ronrem** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:04 pm

I'd consider the ECS KV2-Extreme,which appeals to me for their dedicated soundcard slot-and price,but I'm gonna take another look at that Asrock-Sata2? $69? AGP+PCIe+passive -thats a pretty good set of positives.

teejay · Post by **teejay** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:47 pm

The DFI LanParty UT nF3 Ultra-D is a bit of rarity in online shops, but it sports the AGP and Socket 939 combination you want on an nForce3 chipset. There is no mention of X2-support, but as Amourek posted before, most nForce3 boards should work with X2.

Mine is due to arrive today, but it's not meeting an X2 for at least the next few months: I'm sticking with Venice for now.

ChooChoo · Post by **ChooChoo** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:25 am

The DFI NF3 supports X2 right out of the box.

It is/was however subject to a hardware revision due to (i'm not 100% sure about this) voltage regulation problems. The revised version has not shown up in stores though.

You can check out the thread here at http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12885...I stopped reading it rougly a month ago when it was at 3000 posts. As you can see it's up to 5000+ and there are still unresolved issues. Then again, most of these (but not all) arise from some form of overclocking