Socket 754 mobo?

GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 LifeAkron, PA Icrontian
edited February 2004 in Hardware
Which is the best mobo fora socket 754 Athlon 64? I am going to be ordering one soon gotta find out!

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  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    You could actually look at one of the other 4 or so threads asking the same question...
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited January 2004
    Wait for 2nd gen Socket 939 mobos
    Wait for 2nd gen Socket 939 mobos
    Wait for 2nd gen Socket 939 mobos
    Wait for 2nd gen Socket 939 mobos......

    Due Mar/Apr
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    ^ what he said.....

    Be patient, and you will be rewarded ;D
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited January 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    ^ what he said.....

    Be patient, and you will be rewarded ;D

    No, let him buy!
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited January 2004
    Omega65 wrote:
    Wait for 2nd gen Socket 939 mobos
    Wait for 2nd gen Socket 939 mobos
    Wait for 2nd gen Socket 939 mobos
    Wait for 2nd gen Socket 939 mobos......

    Due Mar/Apr

    :scratch:

    Excuse me but don't you mean 1st gen Socket 939. The can't relise a second gen at the same time as the first gen. Or did you mean 1st gen 939 and second gen 754? :confused:
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    EyesOnly wrote:
    :scratch:

    Excuse me but don't you mean 1st gen Socket 939. The can't relise a second gen at the same time as the first gen. Or did you mean 1st gen 939 and second gen 754? :confused:

    He means exactly what he said, as I quote "1st generation motherboards are always buggy and have major problems".
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited January 2004
    Enverex wrote:
    He means exactly what he said, as I quote "1st generation motherboards are always buggy and have major problems".

    Yea that i can agree on but i haven't found any sorces in this forum saying that second gen 754 is comming out in mars/april. The only thing i've heard is about socket 939 comming out then. Correct me if i'm wrong but socket 939 isn't second gen 754, it's first gen 939. Wouldn't second gen 754 be called 754? :confused2:
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    No, second gen 754 boards will still be 754 boards, otherwise they wouldn't be second gen 754 would they, they would be 939. Get it? Google is a good place to look, i.e. outside the forum.

    There will be more boards, there always are.
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited January 2004
    No i still don't get it. It's been stated that 1st gen socket 939 comes out mars/april.ok fine. But how can 2nd gen cards come at the same time as 1st gen if now the 2nd gen 939 is comming out in mars/april which seems to be the case.

    And when is 2nd gen 754 comming out. If it has been published it would surely be added to the news of this site and i would have read about them. So i don't think that 2nd gen 754 is comming out in mars unless someone can point me to an article saying that. Omega might have made a typo. Typed 2nd gen when he ment 1st gen.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    EyesOnly wrote:
    No i still don't get it. It's been stated that 1st gen socket 939 comes out mars/april.ok fine. But how can 2nd gen cards come at the same time as 1st gen if now the 2nd gen 939 is comming out in mars/april which seems to be the case.

    Why wouldn't they? Manufacturers release their second set of motherboards around the same time as releasing the first set of 949 boards. I don't see a problem with that.
    EyesOnly wrote:
    If it has been published it would surely be added to the news of this site and i would have read about them.

    USE GOOGLE. They haven't set dates yet.
    EyesOnly wrote:
    Omega might have made a typo. Typed 2nd gen when he ment 1st gen.

    No, he meant 2nd Gen. Aka the Second Batch of 949s.

    This is my last post on this matter.
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited January 2004
    2nd Generation Chipsets are Due out in Mar/April

    Nforce3 250 (Pro and Non Pro) and Via K8T800 Pro (HyperTtransport 1000 among other improvements) are sampling now!

    2nd generation means the Chipsets (and mobo making experience)! Socket 754,939, & 940 all use the same chipsets and CPU/Mem basic interface.

    KT133 -> KT133A
    KT266 -> KT266A/KT333
    KT400 - KT600
    NForce1 -> NForce2

    Those who don't learn from history are just doomed!
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited January 2004
    Enverex wrote:
    Why wouldn't they? Manufacturers release their second set of motherboards around the same time as releasing the first set of 949 boards. I don't see a problem with that.

    Neither do i.
    USE GOOGLE. They haven't set dates yet.
    Just my point. Noone seems to know. No need to google for it. When it becomes known it will be published in several places. I can wait for that.
    No, he meant 2nd Gen. Aka the Second Batch of 949s.

    This is my last post on this matter.
    Well that is a typo since it's supposed to be 939. Ok i'll drop this for now. No point in arguing since the mistake seems to be on my side. I was just wondering that's all.
    Omega65 wrote:
    2nd Generation Chipsets are Due out in Mar/April

    Nforce3 250 (Pro and Non Pro) and Via K8T800 Pro (HyperTtransport 1000 among other improvements) are sampling now!

    2nd generation means the Chipsets (and mobo making experience)! Socket 754,939, & 940 all use the same chipsets and CPU/Mem basic interface.

    KT133 -> KT133A
    KT266 -> KT266A/KT333
    KT400 - KT600
    NForce1 -> NForce2

    Those who don't learn from history are just doomed!

    Ok then my mistake. Must remember to read the news more. It's been so much talk of various sockets and chipsets that it's hard to keep track of it all.
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited January 2004
    EyesOnly wrote:
    Ok then my mistake. Must remember to read the news more. It's been so much talk of various sockets and chipsets that it's hard to keep track of it all.

    Here you go some earlier news post and related links to stories....

    News Post: [link=http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7112]Daily roundup 1 - 07.12.2003[/link]
    The next big things for the Athlon 64 in 754-pin packaging – [link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/chipsets/display/20030926082054.html]the nForce3 250 and nForce3 250Gb[/link] – will be produced in business quantities starting from late January. There will also be CK8S2 version of the nForce3 250Gb with 4 Serial ATA ports for 939-pin AMD64 microprocessors, however, it will come later, as the mass production is slated to start in mid February. The timeframe is adjusted to meet customer demand for the chipset, as (the) first 939-pin AMD central processing units are projected to hit the ground in March 2004.

    News Post: [link=http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7643]Nvidia to add firewall capabilities to its next chipsets[/link]
    The latter – CK8S2 – will be a version of nForce3 250 designed for Socket 939 processors.


    Clicking on XbitLabs Chipset News link reveals......

    XbitLabs: 01-09-2004 [link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/chipsets/display/20040109103739.html]NVIDIA nForce3 250 is Coming Closer! -
    DFI, Chaintech Display nForce3 250 Mainboard [/link]
    Long-awaited NVIDIA nForce3 250 core-logic originally scheduled to come in Fall 2003, is nearly here by now, it seems. NVIDIA recently confirmed the existence of the product in one of its public statements, while DFI and Chaintech are showing off its nForce3 250-based mainboard at Consumer Electronics Show 2004.

    Xbitlabs 01-19-2004 [link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/editorial/display/jan2004_4.html]January 2004 Hardware News Overview (page 4)[/link]
    During these two months VIA will also announce its K8T800 Pro chipset with support of Socket939 and 1GHz HyperTransport, while NVIDIA will push on its nForce3 250 for the Socket754 that differs from the nForce3 150 by the support of SerialATA interface (nForce3 250Gb will also provide us with Gigabit Ethernet).

    XbitLabs 01-06-2004 [link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/chipsets/display/via-interview-2_4.html]Interview with VIA Technologies’ Ben Boyden (page 4)[/link]
    On the Intel processor platform, our first chipset to support PCI Express and DDR-II is the PT890, which is slated for launch by Q1 2004. Like the existing PT880 chipset, the PT890 will feature an asynchronous clock, allowing users to squeeze every last bit of performance out of the forthcoming Intel Prescott processors.

    Meanwhile, on the AMD processor platform, in Q1 2004 we will introduce the K8T800 Pro chipset for the new 939-pin AMD Athlon 64, which will build on the very successful architecture implemented for the K8T800, with the addition of a 1GHz HyperTransport bus between processor and chipset and a new asynchronous bus design. Around the same timeframe we will also introduce the KT880, a dual-channel DDR supporting chipset for the AMD Athlon XP platform. Later on we will debut the K8T890, which we expect to be the first available PCI-Express solution for the AMD processor platform.

    Via's new Async bus design is news to me! I must have missed that (significant) small piece of info!
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Well since i have a socket 754 chip I had to get a board! the Asus is crap and will be sent back as soon as my MSI board arrives mon or tuesday
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    If Komplett give me a refund, I think I may try and hold out for a gen 2 motherboard....
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited February 2004
    Thanks for the articles omega. Looks like it's wait and see then.
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