Opteron 146 and what Nforce Motherboard?

[SoundTheSurrender]

Which one do you guys suggest. I'm also confused, I see it saying socked 939 and socket 940 so I don't know wtf it is.


I AM NOT GOING FOR VIA BASED, I HATE VIA WITH A PASSION. DON'T EVEN RECOMMEND IT ALL.

Thanks

 

[lyssword]

There is socket 940 which uses special mobo/memory and also socket 939 which uses normal mem/socket 939 mobo.

 

[Ike0069]

You first need to figure out which socket you need. Then decide on a MB.
You probably want S939 (uness this is for a dedicated server), so there are many solid boards to choose from.

 

[KoolDrew]

This should get you started:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=29&threadid=1639727&enterthread=y

If you want us to give recommendations you need to give us more information.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

do you detest via from past personal experiences, or do you just hate it because some people here don't recommend it? because via is still a very reputable company and makes very decent chipset still. nothing wrong with my two via boards.

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
do you detest via from past personal experiences, or do you just hate it because some people here don't recommend it? because via is still a very reputable company and makes very decent chipset still. nothing wrong with my two via boards.

Personal experiences, almost every computer I built for people based on VIA, have given me problems that are impossible to fix and were just hair pullers.


Thanks guys, I didn't know there are two, I just see a rave of people talking about opterons and they seem cheaper/better price performance wise to a AMD 64. Its not for a server, just a upgrade from a AMD XP 2500+ based system.

 

[theMan]

get an epox 9npa+ ultra motherboard.

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: theman
get an epox 9npa+ ultra motherboard.

:thumbsup:

Also theMSI Neo4 is a very good board, but my first choice would be the Epox.