PCI Express for Socket A?

[Zimdesign]

I was under the impression that the only motherboards that used PCI Express were for Intel processors.

Now I might be confused since I have not been keeping up to date on socket A developments over the past year since I was looking to upgrade to the A64 (which I have now done) and that platform did not support PCI Express until very recently with the ATI Xpress 200.

 

[Hardlin]

Via, nVidia, ATI and SIS have PCI Express chipsets for the A64 platform. The nforce 4 chipset appears to be the easiest to find at vendors right now. I don't think there will be a solution for the socket A (Athlon XP) platform.

 

[Zimdesign]

Ok, because one of my friends would be able to get a good deal on a system advertised as having an MSI motherboard w/ PCI Express, Athlon XP 2600+, 1.5GBs of RAM, etc. I didn't remember hearing about any socket A mobos with PCI Express support.

 

[Zepper]

To get PCI Express on Socket-A mobo, you would have to have a new chipset and I haven't heard of any new Socket-A chipsets. Nor have I heard of any Socket-A mobo that has achieved PCI Express in any other way. LMK if you really know of any.
.bh.

 

[Ike0069]

Did it actually say PCI-express, or PCI-x, as these are 2 different things.

 

[ribbon13]

Athlon XP board with PCI-X is unlikely too. Possibly an MP board, but I doubt there would be a special on those, as they're esoteric.

 

[biostud]

socket A = Dead

 

[sandorski]

There are no SocketA PCI-E boards. Maybe there will be in the future, but I highly doubt it. If I'm wrong and there is such a thing, it would likely be some rare mobo made specifically for an OEM Systems maker. I think your friend may have mistook an Athon 64 with an Athlon XP, or maybe the Seller has made an error in heir advertisement.

 

[Zimdesign]

There are 2 reasons it cannot be an Athlon 64:

-it is a 2600+, the slowest A64 is 2800+
-the system is around a year old so it would not have PCI Express

 

[Mik3y]

socket A is dead my man. rip athlon xp.

 

[Tarrant64]

Aren't there Sempron's on the Socket A? I wouldn't say 'dead' necessarily. Last I looked, you can still buy them anywhere. the Athlon XP 3200+ is still a great performer for budget systems.

 

[Zimdesign]

The socket A is definitely a good buy for someone looking for a budget PC with decent performance, especially in my friend's case where he will be trading it for a used PS2

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: Tarrant64
Aren't there Sempron's on the Socket A? I wouldn't say 'dead' necessarily. Last I looked, you can still buy them anywhere. the Athlon XP 3200+ is still a great performer for budget systems.

a socket 754 Sempron is batter value IMHO

 

[Zimdesign]

I think an Athlon 64 2800+ is the best deal available for socket 754. I bought mine a few months ago when there was a slight premium over the Sempron 3100+. Today it is actually cheaper to get the 2800+ plus you get the advantage of being able to run Windows XP64.

 

[Zepper]

There is some advantage in running Linux 64 but I can't see any advantage in running Windwoes of any variety...

.bh.

:moon:

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: Tarrant64
Aren't there Sempron's on the Socket A? I wouldn't say 'dead' necessarily. Last I looked, you can still buy them anywhere. the Athlon XP 3200+ is still a great performer for budget systems.

nothng for socket A is still in production, even including the semprons. all semprons are now transitioning to 754 and 939 later this yr. its a dead socket, but the fact that its still on shelves retail give it a little more life.

 

[Zepper]

I just bought a KW7 w/ KT880 chipset, a very recent product and got a Sempron 2400+ to go with. More than adequate for normal human beings...
.bh.

:moon: