BFG nForce 4 Ultra support Venice Cores?

[novaadage]

Hey guys,

First post here at AnandTech for me, be gentle

I recently bought the BFG motherboard since the three year warranty had a strong hold on me. I just wanted a simple 939 board and I grabbed one.

I was looking around to see if it supported the Venice core but I was unable to find any information about it. I emailed BFG tech and this is the email they sent me

/*
Thank you for your request. Though Venice is a Socket 939 processor, the answer is not yet known at this time. Please try back within the next 30 days.

Regards,

Mark S @ BFG Technical Support
*/

So I was wondering if anybody had tried this combo out yet?

thanks

 

[Budarow]

I don't see why it wouldn't be compatiable with a Venice 939-pin cpu. The Venice core is just the next revision of the Winchester core.

 

[Dacalo]

That BFG tech is an idiot.

It should work fine. Make sure to update the BIOS to the latest version.

 

[novaadage]

thanks guys,

anybody actually try it out yet though?
I don't want to throw down 200 bucks and it not work you know?

Else I can just go with a winnie, no shame in that

thanks

 

[Silversierra]

Isn't the bfg mobo a chaintech vnf4ultra rebadged. If so read about the vnf4 here.
http://forums.pcper.com/forumdisplay.php?f=46
Maybe search venice. The vnf4 already has a dual core bios out.

 

[Concillian]

Originally posted by: novaadage

/*
Thank you for your request. Though Venice is a Socket 939 processor, the answer is not yet known at this time. Please try back within the next 30 days.

Regards,

Mark S @ BFG Technical Support
*/

LOL

OMG that's some horrible support.

Umm, I don't know about you, but I'd be seriously consdiering returning the board if this is what you have for support. An EXTREMELY simple question that REALLY should have a yes/no answer by now and the answer is "try back within the next 30 days"???

3 year warranty is nice and all, but if they don't know if their board supports the most prominent 939 processor out right now or not, I don't know if you can trust their support? It's pretty difficult to buy a winnie these days, so I would HOPE the answer is yes.