socket 754 processor on socket 939 MoBo?

Musta Kyy · Dec 31, 2005, 04:55 PM

This may be a dumb question but is socket 939 backwards compatible with socket 754?

I'm thinking of upgrading from my socket A xp 1700+ and I'm on a pretty tight budget. I would rather buy a S939 MoBo but the cheapest S939 processor I could find is roughly 35% more expensive than the S754 sempron 2800+ I'm currently considering.

Elysian · Dec 31, 2005, 04:58 PM

caveman-jim · Dec 31, 2005, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Elysian

no.

+1.

Musta Kyy · Dec 31, 2005, 05:01 PM

Thanks.

cmar · Dec 31, 2005, 05:08 PM

This is your only hope, but it's AGP only.

http://www.asrockamerica.com/Products/K8combo.htm

Gator · Dec 31, 2005, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmar

This is your only hope, but it's AGP only.

http://www.asrockamerica.com/Products/K8combo.htm

I advise against that for the simple fact it's AGP, meaning it's already obsolete. Complicated board design too.

If you're gonna buy a S754 CPU, at least get one with PCI-E 16x. The motherboard in my HTPC has Nforce4, PCI-E 16x, and it was only $60usd

cmar · Dec 31, 2005, 06:14 PM

Precisely my point, Asrock should re-do that board with PCIE or even as a dual.
Jetway also makes a 754 PCIE board using the ATI chipset.
EPOX even makes an NF4 SLI 754 board!
There is still plenty to choose from if you want to go cheap.

Gator · Dec 31, 2005, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cmar

Precisely my point, Asrock should re-do that board with PCIE or even as a dual.
Jetway also makes a 754 PCIE board using the ATI chipset.
EPOX even makes an NF4 SLI 754 board!
There is still plenty to choose from if you want to go cheap.

There is a S754 SLI option available? Wow! I feel so good all of a sudden

Ya Asrock should make a S754 + S939 + AGP + PCIE board. Be nice if the seperate sets of DDR slots wasn't necessary, it's just wasted real estate to me.

AsDDff · Dec 31, 2005, 08:12 PM

That would be one hell of a mobo

Just get pci-e. I am very much enoying my 7800gt.

cmar · Dec 31, 2005, 08:26 PM

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...npa_sli/1.html

I'm considering one of these when my 9800 gives out, there could still be some life left in all those high end 754's yet. In this review they only used GT6600's and a crappy Semipron to show you could use this board to build a good budget SLI setup. With top end parts it could fly!

I agree about the need to accomodate the extra memory slots on the Asrock dual boards being wasted space. I guess if there was a way to make the board without having to do that then Asrock would have found it - the're not exactly a company to waste money needlessly.

Gator · Dec 31, 2005, 09:20 PM

That's frigin awesome!!! Long live the Clawhammer

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cmar Radeon Sea Islands Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Great South East Posts: 3,038	Precisely my point, Asrock should re-do that board with PCIE or even as a dual. Jetway also makes a 754 PCIE board using the ATI chipset. EPOX even makes an NF4 SLI 754 board! There is still plenty to choose from if you want to go cheap. __________________ Once I used to have a life - then I bought a PC

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AsDDff Resident EviL Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,946	That would be one hell of a mobo Just get pci-e. I am very much enoying my 7800gt. __________________ i cant wait till the sequal of gigli!! its gonna be awesome... im not a geek i am just social challenged!

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cmar Radeon Sea Islands Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Great South East Posts: 3,038	http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...npa_sli/1.html I'm considering one of these when my 9800 gives out, there could still be some life left in all those high end 754's yet. In this review they only used GT6600's and a crappy Semipron to show you could use this board to build a good budget SLI setup. With top end parts it could fly! I agree about the need to accomodate the extra memory slots on the Asrock dual boards being wasted space. I guess if there was a way to make the board without having to do that then Asrock would have found it - the're not exactly a company to waste money needlessly. __________________ Once I used to have a life - then I bought a PC

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