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Gigabyte 940 Motherboard
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garebo is correct.
Socket 939 supported:
Socket 940 Supported:
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Socket 939 supported:
Socket 940 Supported:
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.
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Very choice words. I have always admired him, even though they say he was a drunk and so on.
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I have a similar question (and based on the answers above, I'm guessing the answer already):
Can I put an AMD Sempron processor (which I think is designed for socket 754) into a Socket 939?
Asked another way: is 939 backwards compatible to 754 processors?
Thanks!
Can I put an AMD Sempron processor (which I think is designed for socket 754) into a Socket 939?
Asked another way: is 939 backwards compatible to 754 processors?
Thanks!
Strange. I would think AMD would want to make it backwards compatible to give the most upgrade options.
Okay, thanks!
Bryan Capitano
Technical Director
Portland Design Lab, LLC.
Okay, thanks!
Bryan Capitano
Technical Director
Portland Design Lab, LLC.
capitano
Unless you buy a dual socket motherboard that supports both ie:
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Unless you buy a dual socket motherboard that supports both ie:
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Capitano,
It's not a matter of what they want, it's a matter of engineering. Each pin on a CPU provides a specific connection for a specific purpose. If all of the pins aren't connected then the CPU (or mainboard) wouldn't work. Not only that, but the pinouts can vary significantly from one generation to the next. In other words, on socket 754 pin 1 may be used for one purpose, whereas on 939 pin 1 is used for something entirely different.
Another good example is different functionality between generations. The Athlon 64 line of CPUs (Socket 754, 939, and 940) all on integrated memory controllers. On socket 754 the memory controller is only single channel. On 939 it is dual-channel. On 940 it is dual channel with registered memory. If you could plug a socket 754 CPU into a 939 board, the board would freak out because there wouldn't be a memory controller interface for the second memory channel that is physically on the board.
Furthermore, most people don't upgrade their PCs piecemeal, even though that is standard practice in the enthusiast market. From that standpoint, the considerable amount of additional engineering that would need to be done to make sockets backwards compatible would far outweigh the potential return.
It's not a matter of what they want, it's a matter of engineering. Each pin on a CPU provides a specific connection for a specific purpose. If all of the pins aren't connected then the CPU (or mainboard) wouldn't work. Not only that, but the pinouts can vary significantly from one generation to the next. In other words, on socket 754 pin 1 may be used for one purpose, whereas on 939 pin 1 is used for something entirely different.
Another good example is different functionality between generations. The Athlon 64 line of CPUs (Socket 754, 939, and 940) all on integrated memory controllers. On socket 754 the memory controller is only single channel. On 939 it is dual-channel. On 940 it is dual channel with registered memory. If you could plug a socket 754 CPU into a 939 board, the board would freak out because there wouldn't be a memory controller interface for the second memory channel that is physically on the board.
Furthermore, most people don't upgrade their PCs piecemeal, even though that is standard practice in the enthusiast market. From that standpoint, the considerable amount of additional engineering that would need to be done to make sockets backwards compatible would far outweigh the potential return.
Yes, that makes perfect sense. I completely understand. Thanks for the detailed response.
Bryan Capitano
Technical Director
Portland Design Lab, LLC.
Bryan Capitano
Technical Director
Portland Design Lab, LLC.
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