Cut the pin off?

[Brian23]

If you have a socket 939 mobo and and socket 940 A64, can you just cut the extra pin off to make it fit?

 

[lenjack]

NO!

 

[coinz]

lol

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

i doubt anyone here has actually tried it, you could be the first and tell us if it still works

 

[Brian23]

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i doubt anyone here has actually tried it, you could be the first and tell us if it still works

Well it's not working now because it doesn't fit in the socket.

 

[OnEMoReTrY]

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i doubt anyone here has actually tried it, you could be the first and tell us if it still works

Well it's not working now because it doesn't fit in the socket.

... You actually cut it off?

 

[Brian23]

Originally posted by: OnEMoReTrY

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i doubt anyone here has actually tried it, you could be the first and tell us if it still works

Well it's not working now because it doesn't fit in the socket.

... You actually cut it off?

No, it's still there, thats why it doesn't fit in the socket. I was just saying that the chip doesn't work because it doesn't fit into the socket.


So.... should I cut it off?

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: OnEMoReTrY

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i doubt anyone here has actually tried it, you could be the first and tell us if it still works

Well it's not working now because it doesn't fit in the socket.

... You actually cut it off?

No, it's still there, thats why it doesn't fit in the socket. I was just saying that the chip doesn't work because it doesn't fit into the socket.


So.... should I cut it off?

I think you're overlooking the obvious solution of just drilling another hole in your motherboard. 939+1=940 Problem Solved!

 

[effee]

Nope, it wont work, i think 939 mobo architecture is different from the 940 by more than just a pin

 

[TStep]

God hates a coward But I'm pretty sure that you will be fvcked if you do.

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Socket 939 is obviously one less pin than Socket 940. It isn't possible to snip one pin off a Socket 940 processor and have it function in a Socket 939 motherboard. Think of Socket 939 and Socket 940 processors as first cousins that can't live in the same house. For now Socket 939 will not be able to function in multi-processor setups.

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Good Luck

 

[Brian23]

Originally posted by: Fern

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: OnEMoReTrY

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i doubt anyone here has actually tried it, you could be the first and tell us if it still works

Well it's not working now because it doesn't fit in the socket.

... You actually cut it off?

No, it's still there, thats why it doesn't fit in the socket. I was just saying that the chip doesn't work because it doesn't fit into the socket.


So.... should I cut it off?

I think you're overlooking the obvious solution of just drilling another hole in your motherboard. 939+1=940 Problem Solved!

The hole has to be big enough for the pin, but small enough that there's an interference fit between the pin and the socket so that it makes connection right? What size drill bit do I need?

 

[JohnAn2112]

OMG!

 

[naruto1988]

DRILL IT, DRILL IT! lol. i would never do that though.

 

[EightySix Four]

I sincerely hope your kidding, if so LOL, if not LOL at you!

 

[Tiamat]

dont risk it... you will just end up with a messed up motherboard on top of the non-functioning processor.

Sell the processor and buy a 939 A64.

 

[lenjack]

this is almost funny...I know you're jesting.

 

[Glavinsolo]

One more reason why not to work on your computer while drinking. I know everyone does it but bad things happen and more orders on newegg occur.

 

[judasmachine]

i say if you have the money to replace it, then by all means be my guest.

 

[Ronin]

If you take a look at a 940 CPU and a 939, you'll notice that the difference isn't simply "1 has 1 more pin than the other". The pin configuration is wholey different (they're in a different grid), and even if you were to nip the pin off, it wouldn't fit.

 

[Glavinsolo]

Originally posted by: Ronin
If you take a look at a 940 CPU and a 939, you'll notice that the difference isn't simply "1 has 1 more pin than the other". The pin configuration is wholey different (they're in a different grid), and even if you were to nip the pin off, it wouldn't fit.

True the diffrent notches within the cpu block grid are not the same

 

[SimsFreak]

Well go ahead and do it, I wanna see if it works, I laugh if it works!

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: Brian23
If you have a socket 939 mobo and and socket 940 A64, can you just cut the extra pin off to make it fit?

No, but you can bite into the core and see if it is made out of wood or not.

 

[SimsFreak]

^ Laugh!

 

[Concillian]

Originally posted by: Avalon

Originally posted by: Brian23
If you have a socket 939 mobo and and socket 940 A64, can you just cut the extra pin off to make it fit?

No, but you can bite into the core and see if it is made out of wood or not.

It's much less destructive to see if it's made out of wood if you wiegh it.
If it weighs the same as a duck it must be made of wood, since both ducks and wood float in water.

 

[Ronin]

BURN HIM! BURNNNNNNNNNNNNN HIM!