Motherboard and Processor

[Bubba Grizz]

Hi,
I am building a new Micro Computer and I am having a bit of trouble with the new technology.

I plan on using the Aspire X-Qpack-BL/420 Black/blue case.

What I need to know is if this chip

AMD Opteron 170 Denmark 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model OSA170DAA6CD - Retail

64 bit Support: Yes
Hyper-Transport Support: Yes
L1 Cache: 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1MB
Multi-Core: Dual-Core
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Operating Frequency: 2.0GHz
Process Type: 90 nm
Series: Opteron
Voltage: 1.3 V/1.35 V

Model #: OSA170CDBOX
Item #: N82E16819103586

will work with this Motherboard

ASUS A8N-VM CSM Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

CPU Type: Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64/Athlon X2
DDR Standard: DDR 400 (PC 3200)
Dual Channel Supported: Yes
FSB: 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)
Maximum Memory Supported: 4GB
Number of DDR Slots: 4x 184pin DDR
PCI Express x1: 1
PCI Express x16: 1
PCI Slots: 2
South Bridge: NVIDIA nForce 430

Model #: A8N-VM CSM
Item #: N82E16813131570

[Aslanna]

I don't know much about AMD but I'm going to say yes. Processor is socket 939 and so is the motherboard. How can it not work!

To confirm you should probably visit ASUS's web site. Most motherboard manufacturers have compatability charts for memory and processors.


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

Don't see the 170 listed for that MB... But still thinking it will work!

[Xouqoa]

That chip is an Operton, which I think usually is used in servers.

However, the board looks like it only supports Athlon based chips, so don't think it would work. Don't quote me on that, though.

[Winnow]

Most MBs that support Athlon X2's also unofficially support Opterons...they're the same chip essentially.

I'm not familiar with that particular MB so can't say for sure.

[Pherr the Dorf]

I run that chip in an ASUS SLI premium motherboard and it works great, it was not listed for my motherboard either.