What socket for Opteron?

[Navid]

I don't know anything about AMD!

Are all Opterons for socket 939?

Here when I select Opteron for the CPU type, all the motherboards that come up have a socket 940. For example, this one.

 

[fire400]

if you are new to opterons get a 939

940 sockets exist also.

 

[Navid]

I will be new to AMD.

Please explain. Does an Opteron fit on a socket 939? If so, is that web site in error?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Navid
I will be new to AMD.

Please explain. Does an Opteron fit on a socket 939? If so, is that web site in error?

some do, most do not.

 

[Greenman]

There are both socket 939 and socket 940 Opterons. The 940's are server cpu's, the 939's are desktop cpu's. And before anyone jumps on me, I know thats over simplified, but it's close enough and gives the OP the information he needs.

 

[fire400]

well if the opteron specs say that it supports 939, obviously it will fit into a 939 socket

an opteron with specs mentioning it's model for a 940 socket will not work with a 939 socket and only a 940 socket.

I recommend 939

AMD CPU: Opteron 939

Motherboard: nForce series with Opteron support for 939 socket

 

[Navid]

Thank you all.

 

[Navid]

Please give an example of a motherboard that accepts Opteron 939, and one that accepts 939 but not Opteron so that I know what to look for.

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

if its a new mobo with 939 it will work.

 

[mike3uz]

I have a K8N Neo4 Platinum on a Opteron 165. It's by MSI. They all have support but you may have to update the bios. I had to update the bios in order to recognize my cpu. There are lots of boards out there. It depends on what you want.

 

[halw]

ASUS A8N series mobo's are 939.