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Symz   10-13-2008 at 03:42:37 PM

Hi all. I'm writing today because my current system has an ASUS A8N-E mobo paired with an AMD 64 4000+ processor. I can't seem to find what the maximum processor that this board supports. I know it is socket 939, but I'm still not sure just how high I can go.

Can anyone answer me how fast of a processor I can put into this board?

Thanks, much appreciated.

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badge   10-13-2008 at 03:48:58 PM
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You should look up the ASUS product page for your MB. The CPU support and BIOS version is listed there.

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport [...] uage=en-us

The A8N-E supports the socket 939 FX and X2 dual cores with the proper BIOS revision.

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport [...] uage=en-us

EDIT: Socket 939 was discontinued log ago. Finding a 'new' FX or X2 Dual Core CPU is almost imopossible. Ebay is your friend if that's where you are headed.


Message edited by badge on 10-13-2008 at 03:51:51 PM
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Ragsters   10-13-2008 at 04:10:58 PM
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The best processor for this board is the FX-60. The problem is that they are extremely hard to find. The opteron 185 is exactly like the FX-60 but with a locked multiplier. The next best thing in the X2 4800+.

In order: FX-60
opteron 185
x2 4800+

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badge   10-13-2008 at 04:18:24 PM
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I have several 939 systems running currently and use them every day. 4800X2, FX55, 4000+ and just sold the 3800+ I put together a short while back. I have four socket 754 systems running too. They serve their purpose. Fast office workstations 8). It will be a couple of years before I think about replacing these systems with new. New MB/CPU are rare.

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