Asus SK8V Fantasies

[Roooooooooooooooooot]

A SK8V for $220 !

And an Opteron for about $220 (1.4 GHz, but still.)

Then I realize ... oh. I guess Anandtech's review was for the FX51 CPU, with the SK8V.

Then I look at the ASUS website and ... it emphasizes the FX51, and MENTIONS the
Opteron - the Opteron 142.

Now I'm totally confused.

Will the wonderful ASUS SK8V work with the Opteron 24X series ?

I like the idea of getting the MB and CPU for $500 or $600. Don't really feel like
paying $1000 ... don't really feel the need for the FX51.

Willing to live with a "slow" supercomputer.

But it's such a beautiful machine !!!

For use with an Opteron 24X series CPU, will the SK8V work -- or do I get the SK8N ?

Thanks.

Roger

 

[MDE]

It'll work, the FX chips are basically rebadged Opterons.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

and when the fx-53 drops to a cheap price you can upgrade.