Any reason not to buy a socket 940 FX-53?

[jbh129]

It seems to be great value at its price range. Are there any downfalls for going 940 other than registered memory? Also, does registered memory perform more reliably than unregistered? What are the chances of SLI or PCIe coming to socket 940?

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: jbh129

What are the chances of SLI or PCIe coming to socket 940?

100%

IWILL DK8ES

Tyan has a similar board coming.

Any reason not to buy a socket 940 FX-53?

A few... for upgradability you'll have to stick with Opterons, which usually lag behind the top s939 FX chip for a few months. Also it is unlikely any more enthusiast boards will appear for s940, so all of the nforce4 s940 boards will be server-oriented.

 

[uOpt]

Registered RAM is not more or less reliable. Since it is a little more complex and has a few transistors more there is a theoretical disadvantage but it is probably very small.

The main problem with buying anything 940 is that you will have difficulties reusing or reselling components later.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Any reason not to buy a socket 940 FX-53

horrible price/performance ratio when compared to a 3000+/3200+/3400+/3500+

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: shady06

Any reason not to buy a socket 940 FX-53

horrible price/performance ratio when compared to a 3000+/3200+/3400+/3500+

yep....

Though you may be able to oc the piss out of it to get that ratio better but since those 300+-3500+ are hitting FX53 plus levels now and then some its hard to pass up...

 

[thegimp03]

Yeah, price/performance, it's not really worth it.

 

[jbh129]

I understand about the price ratio if you overclock but a 940 FX53 is much cheaper than a 939 FX-53 or 4000+. That is what got me to thinking about this.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: jbh129
I understand about the price ratio if you overclock but a 940 FX53 is much cheaper than a 939 FX-53 or 4000+. That is what got me to thinking about this.

Hey if this isn't going to break your bank I say go for it With rumors there will be drop in dual-cores for skt940 you might even have some future options if you can use better multitasking performance later.

 

[IamIkari]

If you're willing to spend the money on a FX-53, you might as well spend a little more and get the FX-55. Those things are hitting ridiculous speeds on good air cooling.

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: jbh129
I understand about the price ratio if you overclock but a 940 FX53 is much cheaper than a 939 FX-53 or 4000+. That is what got me to thinking about this.

Hey if this isn't going to break your bank I say go for it With rumors there will be drop in dual-cores for skt940 you might even have some future options if you can use better multitasking performance later.

Unfortunately that rumor I have seen has been from the inquirer and need I say more...You want to take that bet????

 

[AristoV300]

Originally posted by: thegimp03
Yeah, price/performance, it's not really worth it.

 

[RealityTime]

Originally posted by: IamIkari
If you're willing to spend the money on a FX-53, you might as well spend a little more and get the FX-55. Those things are hitting ridiculous speeds on good air cooling.

agreed the fx-55's are really shining. For once amd has a top-end chip out that you can't oc a lower level a64 to its levels. Those fx-55's are nailing 3.0ghz on air, and beyond with more exotic cooling. Which for once, is really giving some incredible performance compared to any oc's on lesser a64s

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: Duvie

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

With rumors there will be drop in dual-cores for skt940 you might even have some future options if you can use better multitasking performance later.

Unfortunately that rumor I have seen has been from the inquirer and need I say more...You want to take that bet????

Dual-core using the existing s940 is not a rumor. They officially announced it at Microprocessor Forum 2004 in October.


http://www.infoworld.com/artic...1/HNamddualcore_1.html
http://www.eet.com/semi/news/s...tml?articleId=49400814

The company's dual-core processor is a 205-million transistor chip, based on a 90-nm process and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology. The device is approximately the same die size as a single-core, 130-nm Opteron processor, McGrath said. The 940-socket compatible chip is said to have a 95-Watt power envelope, he said.
...
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has demonstrated the company's first dual-core microprocessors at its Austin, Texas, office, the company said Tuesday.

The chips -- which contain two processor cores and 1M byte of Level 2 cache for each core -- use the same 940-pin socket used by AMD's single-core Opteron processors manufactured with a 90-nanometer process, according to information posted on the AMD's Web site.

This compatibility will allow HP, Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. to incorporate dual-core Opterons in existing systems that are designed for the Opteron, AMD said.

There is also an official response in the AMD forums. Any s940 motherboard that supports 90nm will also support dual-core with a bios update.

 

[like a fox]

Originally posted by: klah

Originally posted by: jbh129

What are the chances of SLI or PCIe coming to socket 940?

100%

IWILL DK8ES

Tyan has a similar board coming.

Any reason not to buy a socket 940 FX-53?

A few... for upgradability you'll have to stick with Opterons, which usually lag behind the top s939 FX chip for a few months. Also it is unlikely any more enthusiast boards will appear for s940, so all of the nforce4 s940 boards will be server-oriented.

Dear god, that's gotta be the most tricked-out board i've seen, but the price will probably be 4 digits, lol. Not to mention if anyone COULD get that board w/ dual 6800ultras , dual 2.4 ghz opterons, and 8 gigs of memory they would have to either live next to a powerplant or have a sh*t-load of hamsters runnin' on wheels.