939 motherboard chipsets

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

Jim - 27 Oct 2005 20:45 GMT

Looking to upgrade with a 939 motherboard. Any recommendations on which
chipsets to either avoid or obtain with regards to ease of installation?

OS's being used are XP and Mandriva 2006

Reply to this Message

KC Computers - 27 Oct 2005 22:32 GMT

> Looking to upgrade with a 939 motherboard. Any recommendations on which
> chipsets to either avoid or obtain with regards to ease of installation?
> OS's being used are XP and Mandriva 2006

Nvidia S939 chipsets tend to have less issues than those with VIA
ones, etc. We are a computer dealer and speak from experience.

---
Kevin Chalker, Owner (KC COMPUTERS)
E-mail: kc@kc-computers.com Web: www.kc-computers.com
Internet dealer since 1991!!! See WWW.RESELLERRATINGS.COM!!!

Reply to this Message

DevilsPGD - 27 Oct 2005 23:16 GMT

>> Looking to upgrade with a 939 motherboard. Any recommendations on which
>> chipsets to either avoid or obtain with regards to ease of installation?
>> OS's being used are XP and Mandriva 2006
>
>Nvidia S939 chipsets tend to have less issues than those with VIA
>ones, etc. We are a computer dealer and speak from experience.

My research bore out the same when I was investigating purchasing a S939
motherboard, and I've been very pleased.

Signature

A gun isn't a weapon; it's a tool. Like a harpoon, or a hammer or an
alligator. You just need more education on this subject.
-- Homer Simpson

Reply to this Message

Jim - 28 Oct 2005 00:11 GMT

>> Looking to upgrade with a 939 motherboard. Any recommendations on
>> which chipsets to either avoid or obtain with regards to ease of
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Nvidia S939 chipsets tend to have less issues than those with VIA
> ones, etc. We are a computer dealer and speak from experience.

Any particular series?

Reply to this Message

KC Computers - 28 Oct 2005 02:14 GMT

>>> Looking to upgrade with a 939 motherboard. Any recommendations on
>>> which chipsets to either avoid or obtain with regards to ease of
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>> ones, etc. We are a computer dealer and speak from experience.
> Any particular series?

We are a dealer and have had good success with the ASUS A8N-E and
A8N-SLI series.

---
Kevin Chalker, Owner (KC COMPUTERS)
E-mail: kc@kc-computers.com Web: www.kc-computers.com
Internet dealer since 1991!!! See WWW.RESELLERRATINGS.COM!!!

Reply to this Message

Tony - 30 Nov 2005 05:05 GMT

>>>> Looking to upgrade with a 939 motherboard. Any recommendations on
>>>> which chipsets to either avoid or obtain with regards to ease of
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>E-mail: kc@kc-computers.com Web: www.kc-computers.com
>Internet dealer since 1991!!! See WWW.RESELLERRATINGS.COM!!!

I've been looking at those... (sorry to hijack thread here), but I've
seen tons of forum postings of bad fans on the mobo... pretty much
wanna replace the fans before even installing the board in your case..

Making me stear clear of the Asus boards even though in all other
respects, they seem great!

-Tony!-

Reply to this Message

Hackworth - 30 Nov 2005 05:25 GMT

>>>>> Looking to upgrade with a 939 motherboard. Any recommendations on
>>>>> which chipsets to either avoid or obtain with regards to ease of
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
> Making me stear clear of the Asus boards even though in all other
> respects, they seem great!

I avoid all 939 motherboards with motherboard fans. Of course, that rules
out most of them, but I'd rather have a honking heatsink than to have to
fiddle around with those cheap, noisy little fans.

Reply to this Message

KC Computers - 30 Nov 2005 06:02 GMT

>>>>> Looking to upgrade with a 939 motherboard. Any recommendations on
>>>>> which chipsets to either avoid or obtain with regards to ease of
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> seen tons of forum postings of bad fans on the mobo... pretty much
> wanna replace the fans before even installing the board in your case..

ASUS has a new fan design on the A8N-E board which is quieter.
We have not had any customers report any problems with those
like we have seen with the old fan.

---
Kevin Chalker, Owner (KC COMPUTERS)
E-mail: kc@kc-computers.com Web: www.kc-computers.com
Internet dealer since 1991!!! See WWW.RESELLERRATINGS.COM!!!

Reply to this Message

DragonCroc - 30 Nov 2005 16:45 GMT

After reading up on SLI for the A8N's, I thought for an average gamer
and home video editing, I would not need SLI.. Because of the SLI
function, the price of the mobo is hitting >200.

I am building my home computer that should be work for me for at least
next 3 years.

Can somebody tell me if SLI is just a good idea or is it a have-to-have
for a mobo??

Reply to this Message

KC Computers - 30 Nov 2005 17:28 GMT

> After reading up on SLI for the A8N's, I thought for an average gamer
> and home video editing, I would not need SLI.. Because of the SLI
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> have-to-have
> for a mobo??

SLI is overrated for the average gamer.

---
Kevin Chalker, Owner (KC COMPUTERS)
E-mail: kc@kc-computers.com Web: www.kc-computers.com
Internet dealer since 1991!!! See WWW.RESELLERRATINGS.COM!!!

Reply to this Message

Ann - 30 Nov 2005 20:59 GMT

>After reading up on SLI for the A8N's, I thought for an average gamer
>and home video editing, I would not need SLI.. Because of the SLI
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>Can somebody tell me if SLI is just a good idea or is it a have-to-have
>for a mobo??

I wouldn't bother with Sli. I've watched loads of people building
with Sli boards saying that they will add another graphics card at a
later date and of course they never do. It's a waste of money. Get a
non-Sli board and a high end graphics card.

Ann

Reply to this Message

DragonCroc - 30 Nov 2005 21:41 GMT

Already bought Radion X700 Pro.. BestBuy had it on sale for 100$ over
thanksgiving.

How is this combo for mobo+cpu from tigerdirect:

Chaintech S1689 Socket 939 ATX Motherboard and an AMD Athlon 64 3700+
2.20GHz Processor

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=15385
96&CatId=0

It is selling at 270$

> >After reading up on SLI for the A8N's, I thought for an average gamer
> >and home video editing, I would not need SLI.. Because of the SLI
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
> Ann

Reply to this Message

DragonCroc - 30 Nov 2005 21:51 GMT

Never mind.. This mobo is ULI it says

> Already bought Radion X700 Pro.. BestBuy had it on sale for 100$ over
> thanksgiving.
[quoted text clipped - 24 lines]
> >
> > Ann

Reply to this Message

Graham H - 28 Oct 2005 14:05 GMT

> >> Looking to upgrade with a 939 motherboard. Any recommendations on
> >> which chipsets to either avoid or obtain with regards to ease of
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> >
> Any particular series?

Nforce 4 is the latest.

Nvidia NForce 4 come in 3 flavours,
Nforce 4
Nforce 4 Ultra
Nforce 4 SLI

See which version provides the performance what you need , and decide on
Mobo thats got the hardware built in what you need.
Choose good companies for support and relaiblitiy etc. Asus, Msi, Gigayte
etc etc........
Tomshardware should have some info chipset tech.
There`s also plenty of Mobo reviews kicking about.
Regards.
Graham..

Reply to this Message