Motherboard effed. now what? I could use some help

Geminiwave · Feb 1, 2009, 07:30 AM

So after some advice from some DH members earlier I have determined that the caps on my motherboard have blown. it is really subtle but a few are bent to the side and a few more have bulges on top.

anyway here is the problem. it is socket 939. I cannot find a place that ACTUALLY has a socket 939 motherboard except for buy.com. so the problem is that if I don't get socket 939 I have to get a whole new set of ram and a new processor.

what do I do? I don't think processors have gotten that much faster since I have my opteron. it gets well over 3ghz.

Is this a bad plan though? I'm not sure if I should be spending the cash to do an upgrade now or not.

BlueMak · Feb 1, 2009, 02:02 PM

Well, it depends on what you use your system for...

Have you tried Amazon?

OldBuzzard · Feb 1, 2009, 04:31 PM

Or, possibly Ebay?

eBay ? Socket 939 Motherboard, Motherboards for Desktop PC and Desktop PC Components items on eBay.com. Find IT on eBay.

Not all of them are used, you will find some NIB ones there as well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Abit-Av8-Motherb...3A1%7C294%3A50

I just searched for the "Buy it Now" ones, as that's how I generally buy things off of Ebay.

Syndicate2083 · Feb 1, 2009, 04:54 PM

Not sure what kind of budget your working with, or what your current system looks like.. you may want to just bite the bullet and do a minimal upgrade now to a newer chipset.

Maybe something like..

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core black edition Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - ASUS M2N68-AM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

just fire the imagination anyway. you may not want that option at all, and prefer to just find a 939 board. Either way, those are some of the prices you'd likely run into if you chose to upgrade.

Judas · Feb 1, 2009, 05:00 PM

there are quite a number of places that still have 939... even i can get socket A boards yet.....

ebay is a good start.. and actually some of those are there AREN'T used but are dead stock...

Feb 1, 2009, 07:30 AM	#1
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	Motherboard effed. now what? I could use some help So after some advice from some DH members earlier I have determined that the caps on my motherboard have blown. it is really subtle but a few are bent to the side and a few more have bulges on top. anyway here is the problem. it is socket 939. I cannot find a place that ACTUALLY has a socket 939 motherboard except for buy.com. so the problem is that if I don't get socket 939 I have to get a whole new set of ram and a new processor. what do I do? I don't think processors have gotten that much faster since I have my opteron. it gets well over 3ghz. Is this a bad plan though? I'm not sure if I should be spending the cash to do an upgrade now or not. __________________

Feb 1, 2009, 02:02 PM	#2
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Feb 1, 2009, 04:31 PM	#3
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,781 Rep Power: 141 System Specs	Re: Motherboard effed. now what? I could use some help Or, possibly Ebay? eBay ? Socket 939 Motherboard, Motherboards for Desktop PC and Desktop PC Components items on eBay.com. Find IT on eBay. Not all of them are used, you will find some NIB ones there as well. http://cgi.ebay.com/Abit-Av8-Motherb...3A1%7C294%3A50 I just searched for the "Buy it Now" ones, as that's how I generally buy things off of Ebay. __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

Feb 1, 2009, 04:54 PM	#4
Syndicate2083 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Framingham, MA Posts: 228 Rep Power: 23 System Specs	Re: Motherboard effed. now what? I could use some help Not sure what kind of budget your working with, or what your current system looks like.. you may want to just bite the bullet and do a minimal upgrade now to a newer chipset. Maybe something like.. Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core black edition Processor - Processors - Desktops Newegg.com - ASUS M2N68-AM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory just fire the imagination anyway. you may not want that option at all, and prefer to just find a 939 board. Either way, those are some of the prices you'd likely run into if you chose to upgrade. __________________ -Crash the silence for the sake of memory. Intrinsic Realities, Veteran-USN.