CPU/Mobo Socket 939 Mobos ??
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well i jus got a sapphire tech board for ard 2.5k...with onboard video stuff and pci slot and 2 sata ports in it.......though new stuff the guy told he will tc of warranty(2 year warranty of it)
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since my a8ne screwed and now i gave it to repair to 3 rd party...and now they saying they unable to get ics.....in short i m double screwed
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since my a8ne screwed and now i gave it to repair to 3 rd party...and now they saying they unable to get ics.....in short i m double screwed
...What is Dual Channel/Single Channel memory?
Socket 939 -- Dual Channel..
Socket 939 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So Does this mean my old DDR RAM will not be supported?
Old RAM Stick (256 MB DDR) was on a Socket A mobo (ASUS A7V400MX) with Sempron 2200+
Socket 939 -- Dual Channel..
Socket 939 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So Does this mean my old DDR RAM will not be supported?
Old RAM Stick (256 MB DDR) was on a Socket A mobo (ASUS A7V400MX) with Sempron 2200+
Foxconn makes good cheap nForce4 based mobo's - these were last selling for 2k or less, no idea if they're in stock here in Chennai. They're normally full-sized ATX boards and have no onboard graphics.
The other option is the nForce 6100 based mobo's, these are usually micro-ATX and have onboard graphics as well - hover around the 3~3.5k mark and should be easier to get than the Foxconn.
Dual-Channel/Single-Channel refers to the Memory controller access. When the memory controller has just a single data channel (64-bit) accessing the memory bank, its known as Single channel ; When there are two data channels (2 x 64-bit = 128-bit) accessing two memory banks simultaneously it becomes Dual channel - theoretically this doubles memory bandwidth. (You could sort of compare this to RAID, though not entirely)
Of course to enable Dual-channel memory access, you need to have two "memory banks" i.e have 2 memory modules at the least. The only issue with dual-channel memory access is that the two memory modules should be matched, or atleast diff modules but very similar in terms of speeds/timings so as to avoid any incompatibilities.
Your old DDR stick would work just fine in single-channel, just that if you try to add another stick which does not pair up well with it, you could have issues runnin dual-channel.
The other option is the nForce 6100 based mobo's, these are usually micro-ATX and have onboard graphics as well - hover around the 3~3.5k mark and should be easier to get than the Foxconn.
Dual-Channel/Single-Channel refers to the Memory controller access. When the memory controller has just a single data channel (64-bit) accessing the memory bank, its known as Single channel ; When there are two data channels (2 x 64-bit = 128-bit) accessing two memory banks simultaneously it becomes Dual channel - theoretically this doubles memory bandwidth. (You could sort of compare this to RAID, though not entirely)
Of course to enable Dual-channel memory access, you need to have two "memory banks" i.e have 2 memory modules at the least. The only issue with dual-channel memory access is that the two memory modules should be matched, or atleast diff modules but very similar in terms of speeds/timings so as to avoid any incompatibilities.
Your old DDR stick would work just fine in single-channel, just that if you try to add another stick which does not pair up well with it, you could have issues runnin dual-channel.
Thanx for the explanation Eddy.. :hap2: .
Any specific brands on this particular chipset?
Uh, but should the FSB match?
Any specific brands on this particular chipset?
Uh, but should the FSB match?
You will usually find both Asus and Gigabyte boards available, both are good enough (the gigabyte looks more colourful=CrAzYG33K= said:
hyeah: ). Though about a month back when I asked at Delta, due to some Socket 939 board shortage they were bundling nForce chipset based boards only with an A64 3500+ :S There are cheaper Via based boards available without such restrictions, however in general most guys prefer an nForce. Performance wise there's no difference between the two chipsets.
Yes and no ; since you hadn't mentioned which speed your DDR sticks were, i dint harp on the issue. The A64 memory controller supports speeds all the way from DDR200 upwards so it will run, just that lower-than-DDR400 speeds would impact performance accordingly.=CrAzYG33K= said:
Of course from the dual-channel memory perspective, you would be better off with two newer DDR400 rated sticks.
Ah yes i think thats the board i'm talkin about, thought it was a full-sized ATX version :ashamed: (or is there another full-sized ATX model in existence atleast?)TheMask said:
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Welcome to Mediatech India
Mediatech's webpage does look good for the motherboards..
But it's such a shame that the prices are not listed!
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