939 boards and opteron's

[pharoah]

would just about any socket 939 board that can use an x2 also use a dual core opty

 

[linux_0]

Yup.

Any board that can use an X2 should be able to use an Opteron 1xx socket 939.

If not out of the box it should work after a BIOS upgrade.

 

[pharoah]

cool thanks for the input im looking at this AMD Opteron 165 Denmark 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103588

and motherboard <(has to be a micro board for my aspire x q-pack case)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138264

 

[linux_0]

Looks good to me 😀

Good luck! 😀

 

[dvdpiddy]

yes and get an opty 165 if you plan to oc

 

[pharoah]

yes scroll up a bit the 165 is exactly what im lookin at :lol:

 

[dvdpiddy]

good for you man but get a better mobo may i suggest this one if its in stock then get it

 

[pharoah]

hey thanks for pointing me to that board one of the reviewers on new egg said it runs his opty 165 just fine :lol:

 

[dvdpiddy]

welcome