What Is a Socket 939 Motherboard?
Socket 939 is a 64-bit desktop platform socket standard released by AMD in June 2004. It has 939 CPU pin jacks, supports 200MHz FSB and 1000MHz HyperTransport bus frequencies, and supports dual-channel memory technology. Some Opteron 1XX series for the entry-level server / workstation market and Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, and Athlon 64 X2 for the desktop market are currently used in this slot. In addition, Sempron, which is exclusively used by OEMs, has also adopted Socket 939.
Socket 939
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- Chipsets with AMD Socket 939 processors:
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- Due to the introduction of AMD Socket 939 interface, major chipset manufacturers will naturally not let go of this new market. The two main chipset manufacturers who have been loyal advocates of the AMD platform
- With the full popularization of 64-bit processors and PCI-E bus interfaces, major manufacturers have launched chipsets based on the new PCI-E bus interface to seize the market. Among them, we must focus on recommending the now popular NVIDIA nForce4 series chipset.
- Since the great success of the nForce2 series chipset, NVIDIA has been a loyal supporter and advocate of the AMD platform. Fully transition from nForce2 to K8 platform nForce3 series chipset with Socket 754 architecture, and now to mainstream
- The integration platform market can be seen as a new round of competition between the two major display chip giants NVIDIA and ATI in the integration of the motherboard market. Relying on the strong strength in the development of display chips, both nVIDIA C51G and ATI Xpress 200 chipset have a good performance display core, and the price is comparable. Since nVIDIA released the first integrated motherboard chipset in 2002, nForce2 IGP, in the following three years, nVIDIA has not released any integrated chip products, which made the C51G motherboard attract much attention. And ATI has been committed to the Intel integration platform market before this, coupled with the consumer inertia for nVIDIA, obviously this time C51G is ahead.
- VIA's K8M890 and SiS's 761GX / 791GL integrated chipset are not selling well due to poor performance of integrated display chips.
- Motherboards that can be used with the Socket 939 interface are extremely rich. From nForce3 Ultra and K8T800 Pro in the AGP era to the mainstream nForce4 series and C51G and ATI Xpress 200 on the integrated platform, consumers can easily find a chipset suitable for them. It is worth mentioning that the current graphics display interface has transitioned from the AGP bus to the PCI-E bus. Motherboard products based on the AGP display architecture are basically outdated, so it is recommended to buy the nForce4 series, K8T890 PRO, C51G and Xpress 200 and other motherboard products.