motherboard for Socket 939?

[fedude]

I need a motherboard for an AMD socket 939 CPU. I have all the other parts of the build but I just need a motherboard. Here are my other components.

- XFX PVT42EUDE3 Geforce 6800 XTreme 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
- Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel
- AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2000MHz HT Socket 939
- 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Does anyone have a recommendation?

 

[ikjadoon]

I like the A8N-e, but I have one nitpick: It uses a fan to cool the chipset over a heat-pipe. They did have a Heat-Pipe version, but it was only released in Korea. Shame, would've made that motherboard near perfect.

That is a small nitpick, anyways. I second the A8N-E, one of the best non-SLi 939 boards out there.

~Ibrahim~

 

[fedude]

Looked over the Asus ABN-E mobo and there are quite a few complaints about the onboad LAN.

 

[Onus]

Although I have had no problems at all from my Abit KN8 Ultras (I have two of them), I am not planning on using any more because they require a -5V rail that most PSUs don't have any more. The Aspire PSUs I've been using have also been fine, but I just think I ought to get better for my next build, and none of the PSUs I've seen recommended here have that rail. I'll be interested in what people have to say.

 

[The_Prophecy]

I agree with the Asus A8N-E recommendations. I hope you weren't reading Newegg reviews when you turned up this possible onboard LAN issue...... the Newegg reviews are not to be trusted. If it's still a problem for you though, you could also try the Asus A8N5X

 

[Pain]

Yeah, the reviews are just peoples opinions, but so is a forum. But, anyway, I agree not to trust the reviews but sometimes if there are more than just a few of the same comments in the reviews then there can be truth to it. I wouldn't trust 1 or 2, but if there is a general theme developing in the reviews there may be something to it.

I recently bought a bunch of wireless desktops. I didn't read the reviews before hand, but after several people start complaining about them I went back and read the reviews. Sure enough, it was a pretty common complaint. So, I added my comments too.

I too am beginning to look for 939 boards, and while I think the lan problems on that particular board are driver related, I'll go through a lot of the comments to see what might be revealed.

 

[harmonica]

I second the A8N-E...but you should change the northbridge fan...zalman has a good solution for that, fanless,

greetz