socket 939 mobo?

[Zuntar]

Newegg has the athlon64 socket 939s. :jelly:

Are there any mobos out there? what am I missing?

[phlip]

This will answer ur question i hope http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20040601/index.html

[drowd]

yeah, they just came out. monarch computer dot com has one of the 939 mobo's for pre-order, i think its the Asus A8V Deluxe K8T890. anyway, they also have the procs, but i would prolly just order those from newegg. good luck, i am planning on building a 939 system sometime this summer, and i cant wait :D

[Zuntar]

Yea, I have the mula just burning a hole in my pocket. I'm trying to wait, but it ain't easy!!!! :cool:

But of course I am not so sure I want to spend that kind of cash when a not so fast kind of system will do. :loco:

[citrixmeta]

im just gonna sit back and build some cheap 940 opteron rigs :)

i think the prices will drop once the 939 kicks in.

[Zuntar]

im just gonna sit back and build some cheap 940 opteron rigs :)

i think the prices will drop once the 939 kicks in.

Citrix, what do you like about the optrons?

[citrixmeta]

dual channel goodness and a very powerfull cpu.

a combo setup with an opteron 144-146 can compete vs a 3ghz+ intel pc.

i was cracking 20k+ 3dmarks01 with my 1.8ghz Opteron+9700Pro.

[GnomeWizardd]

not to mention opterons are cooler

[Zuntar]

not to mention opterons are cooler

How do they compare w/ the reg 64s though? I guess what I'm gettin at is why are they offering both? I thought the opterons were geared for servers.

:loco:

[Mackanz]

Even if the S939 FX is expensive, i actually think it's a good investment. It will take close to 6 months for the prices of the FX series to go down, and the loss will be at a minimum if you sell it in 6 months. How long have the other S940 FX been out? 5 months? It still retail for the same price. At least close to that. I would NOT get a S939 A64 since the multis are locked and the cache are crippled. The FX is compareable to an Engineering Sample of the Intel cpus and you all know what those goes for on egay. That's why i'm building up a pile of BH5 sticks.

[citrixmeta]

/me hugs his FX

[yagga]

* yagga hugs his imaginary quad set of opterons that he took out of his imaginary quad cpu tyan mobo

[Zuntar]

OK, which one you like, and why. :cool:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 1 MB L2 Cache (ClawHammer) (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-413&depa=1)

AMD Opteron Model 146, 1MB L2 Cache (Hammer) (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-103-435&DEPA=1)

AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache (Newcastle) (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-424&depa=1)

[citrixmeta]

im gonna say opteron again.

opterons are basicly underclocked FX's.

dual channel memory makes a huge diff in gaming perf.

[GnomeWizardd]

I like the 3200+ no need for registerd ram and they are cheaper. Citrix and his FX and 9800XT only get 2k more than me in 3dmark and mine is around 500 less in price I mean 21k in 3dmark for me is great. Id say get the 3200 get a WC kit and ur set

[Mackanz]

I'm talking about the NEW FX cpu's here. The ones that doesn't need registered ram. The normal A64 will not hold it's price for very long at all and i actually see those as a bad investement. If you can afford a new FX 53 socket 939, buy that one.

Gnome, Citrix FX rig is capable of 28K 3dmark, don't forget that.

[citrixmeta]

yes gnome, i will prove that to u soon, gonna prepare a fresh drive just for benching.

i will show uu!!!!!!!

[Zuntar]

Okey doky, I was PUMPED at the new MSI K8N Neo Platinum and the 3200+, but Since I am absolutly ANAL about choosing my hardware, I will wait till some 939 mobos show up to make the mix thicker!

Now I am not looking for the best of the best, just gotta hit the sweet spot or I'll be PO at myself for not waiting!!

*Zuntar ponders......will msi come up with a Neo Platinum for 939's.......soon?

[Mackanz]

yes gnome, i will prove that to u soon, gonna prepare a fresh drive just for benching.

i will show uu!!!!!!!
Wasn't you gonna sell that setup? Isn't Gnome buying the Mach II?

[jwersan]

I just put together a Asus A8V with an AMD 64 3500+

Nice system, still playing with it though....

Will keep you informed as I proceed.

Any suggestions though???

[Zuntar]

I just put together a Asus A8V with an AMD 64 3500+

Nice system, still playing with it though....

Will keep you informed as I proceed.

Any suggestions though???

:bowdown: :bowdown: :thumbsup:

Keep us informed!

[citrixmeta]

I just put together a Asus A8V with an AMD 64 3500+

Nice system, still playing with it though....

Will keep you informed as I proceed.

Any suggestions though???


memory bandwitdh place, using sandra2004

i wanna seee :D

[jwersan]

Is 9337 good????? :confused:

[Zuntar]

:eek:

Full system specs please! :D

*Zuntar wipes the drool away.....checking newegg for pricing*

[citrixmeta]

nono, we need memory bandwidth test, not cpu

[jwersan]

My present system is:

Asus A8V Mobo
AMD 64Bit 3500+
1 gig matched pair memory
Liton CD R/RW DVD
Western Digital 200 gig SATA drive.

Output from Benchmark

SiSoftware Sandra

Display on Screen
Device Type : Desktop/Notebook

CPU Arithmetic Benchmark
Analysing...
Combined Index : 13292 (total)
Finished Successfully : Yes

CPU Multi-Media Benchmark
Analysing...
Combined Index : 41250 (total)
Finished Successfully : Yes

Memory Bandwidth Benchmark
Analysing...
Combined Index : 9340 (total)
Finished Successfully : Yes

File System Benchmark
Analysing...
Combined Index : 44928 (total)
Finished Successfully : Yes

Network/LAN Bandwidth Benchmark
Analysing...
Finished Successfully : No

Combined Performance Index Wizard
Finished Successfully : No

Output from Memory benchmark


SiSoftware Sandra

Benchmark Results
RAM Bandwidth Int Buffered iSSE2 : 4683MB/s
RAM Bandwidth Float Buffered iSSE2 : 4682MB/s

Int Buffered iSSE2 (Integer STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 4608MB/s
Scaling : 4599MB/s
Addition : 4772MB/s
Triad : 4755MB/s
Data Item Size : 16-bytes
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 71% (estimated)

Float Buffered iSSE2 (Float STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 4585MB/s
Scaling : 4599MB/s
Addition : 4789MB/s
Triad : 4756MB/s
Data Item Size : 16-bytes
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 71% (estimated)

Performance Test Status
Run ID : KLAATU on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 9:48:24 PM
Memory Used by Test : 512MB
NUMA Support : No
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 1
SMT Test : No
Dynamic MP/MT Load Balance : No
Processor Affinity : No
Page Size : 4kB
Use Large Memory Pages : No

Chipset 1
Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc K8T880Pro CPU to PCI Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 1x 206MHz (206MHz data rate)
In/Out Width : 16-bit / 16-bit
Maximum Bus Bandwidth : 824MB/s (estimated)

Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks

Chipset 2
Model : Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 1030MHz (2060MHz data rate)
In/Out Width : 16-bit / 16-bit
Maximum Bus Bandwidth : 8240MB/s (estimated)

Logical/Chipset 2 Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 3.0-3-3-3CL 2CMD
Bank 1 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 3.0-3-3-3CL 2CMD
Channels : 1
Speed : 2x 206MHz (412MHz data rate)
Width : 128-bit
Maximum Memory Bus Bandwidth : 6592MB/s (estimated)

Features
MMX Technology : Yes
SSE Technology : Yes
SSE2 Technology : Yes
SSE3 Technology : No
EMMX - Extended MMX Technology : Yes
HTT - Hyper-Threading Technology : No

I hope this helps you guys...

Thanks
John

[citrixmeta]

HOLY SHIT! nice bandwidth

i hope u start folding for us :)

:fold: :fold: :fold:

[Mackanz]

I just put together a Asus A8V with an AMD 64 3500+

Nice system, still playing with it though....

Will keep you informed as I proceed.

Any suggestions though???

Is that S939?

[Zuntar]

Is that S939?

YUP!

[Mackanz]

I see. What was the price of that cpu/mainboard combo?$700?

[jwersan]

I see. What was the price of that cpu/mainboard combo?$700?

$610 :confused: :loco:

[Mackanz]

Christ on a raft!
But you have an exclusive setup that i envy though. Is that via chipset? Locked pci and agp bus finally?

[jwersan]

Christ on a raft!
But you have an exclusive setup that i envy though. Is that via chipset? Locked pci and agp bus finally?

It is the VIA chipset..

Locked PCI??? AGP?? Not sure...

[Zuntar]

$610 :confused: :loco:

Hence why i had to go with the Socket 754 3000+, couldn't get the nice gig of ram and other stuff. ;) Maybe next time......

*Zuntar thinks that they will something much better by the time that he upgrades again. Zuntar still very Happy w/ choice!