ASRock AM2CPU Board

[Bleek]

Did anyone ever buy one of these to stick in their ASRock S939?

http://www.asrock.com/mb/spec/AM2CPU Board.asp

Good results?

 

[mattyrigby00]

i dont see how itd even work because am2 uses ddr2 and 939 uses ddr1 so the memory controller probably wouldnt be compatible

 

[Quixote]

it works because the plug in daughter board has 4 ddr2 slots as well as the AM2 socket. I don't know where you'd find one now though. It would be easier just to sell the board & get a decent mid range AM2 board. Many Am2 boards will get bios updates to support quad core phenoms, I'm not sure this plug in board is likely to.

 

[mattyrigby00]

ah, i imagine the plugin board is hard to get and the price of it would make it cheaper to just buy a proper am2 board and also the way the plugin board is would restrict heatsinks.

 

[Bleek]

Found one for £15... take the plunge?

I love the ASRock board it's been a 'rock' and overclocks like a dream, stable as anything. It would be a shame to decommission it.

 

[Paracelsus]

Same here mate. I've got the 939Dual-sata2. Runs my Athlon 64 at 278fsb totally rock-solid.

I thought the board would be inherently unstable and poor performance, but looking at a few benchmarks it's actually good.

I was gonna try it but didn't think it would support a 6000+.

 

[Bleek]

Have you got links to any benchmarks?

 

[Paracelsus]

Here's one

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2006/asrock/AM2 CPU Board/g1.htm

 

[Bleek]

It performs virtually the same as the 'true' AM2 system, very good!