A64 vs A64x2

Akashio · Post by **Akashio** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:40 pm

Can a motherboard that can run a Athlon 64 (or FX) processor also support a Athlon 64x2 processor?

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:13 pm

If it's Socket 754, then no.

If it's Socket 939, then you should be able to run an X2 with only a BIOS upgrade (if that).

Akashio · Post by **Akashio** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:47 am

Goddamn if someone bought Socket 754, they should kick them selves now.

SpringBoy · Post by **SpringBoy** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:24 pm

Well, if they bought it before 939 then I think they'll be happy.

Or they may have bought one because they're cheaper: in which case they're probably not going to be able to afford an X2 processor anyway.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:50 pm

SpringBoy wrote:Well, if they bought it before 939 then I think they'll be happy.

Or they may have bought one because they're cheaper: in which case they're probably not going to be able to afford an X2 processor anyway.

Third option:

Until very recently, socket 939 boards weren't available in small-form-factor systems.

Zero1 · Post by **Zero1** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:10 pm

Akashio wrote:Goddamn if someone bought Socket 754, they should kick them selves now.

Not really, I have a S754 Athlon64 3400+ Clawhammer, it's a regular PCI board by DFI, overclocks pretty nice.

When I want to upgrade I'll be going PCIexpress etc, no point bottlenecking it anymore with old components. A PCIexpress RAID card is going to kick a serious amount of ass