Which mobo For Opteron 248??

niceguyrichy · Feb 13, 2006, 12:42 AM

Having just bought an Opteron 428, I wondered which is the best mobo to get for it for a reasonable price, with the intention of some gentle to moderate overclocking?

I'm not hardcore into water and all that like tulc et all, but I will certainly want to push the performance a little given what I've been reading about these things

budget wise I'm probably talking up to £60 / £70 tops ($105 / $120 US)

opinions always welcomed

Drakon · Feb 13, 2006, 01:10 AM

Well here's what I found, Richy:
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...egory_Code=OMB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186055

I have no experience with 940 boards, so I can't help you there. You might want to do some research.

riles9262 · Feb 13, 2006, 02:05 AM

Wow, doing a quick search, the prices of s940 boards are nuts

http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=309471&cks=SER > cheapest here, unless you get refurbished stuff.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Feb 13, 2006, 02:16 AM

248's are 2 way chips...that must've cost you

swimtech · Feb 13, 2006, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by riles9262

Wow, doing a quick search, the prices of s940 boards are nuts

Yeah, it's the market - server, workstation, extreme gamer...

[hobo]eclipse · Feb 13, 2006, 02:25 AM

just curious, for knowledge benefit, wat do you mean by 2 way, h3x??

niceguyrichy · Feb 13, 2006, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

248's are 2 way chips...that must've cost you

didn't cost a lot tbh

need to find a mobo at the right price though, not paying £400 and all that silly money people want for them

found one for around £100, would like one cheaper, but still want to be able to overclock it

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Originally Posted by swimtech

Yeah, it's the market - server, workstation, extreme gamer...

indeed, the mobo's are pricey, but the benifits if I find a good deal on one.......

H3X4D3C1M4L · Feb 13, 2006, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by [hobo]eclipse

just curious, for knowledge benefit, wat do you mean by 2 way, h3x??

2 way as in they can be run in a two chip server, because it has the prerequisite number of HT links (3 vs. just 1 for a regular Athlon 64)

Judas · Feb 13, 2006, 02:34 AM

248?..... why not spend a bit more and get the 270s?

a well.... your most likely looking for something with pci-ex... and from any reviews i've seen.. your going to want to get a tyan board with the nforce 2900 series chipset (this may be the wrong number... sorry... i haven't looked to much into the multi chip boards aside for one guy that is nutz enough to pay 12 grande for a 8 cpu setup)

as for overclocking... your going to have difficulty doing so.... options for such things are pretty slim to none on the dual socket boards....typically....

niceguyrichy · Feb 13, 2006, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

as for overclocking... your going to have difficulty doing so.... options for such things are pretty slim to none on the dual socket boards....typically....

yeah, but it runs in single socket 940 boards too, so as long as I can lay my hands on one of those for sensible money I should be laughing.....I hope

I like a challenge anyways

Feb 13, 2006, 12:42 AM	#1
niceguyrichy hunter of tablets Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: spread all over my keyboard.. Posts: 6,875 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Which mobo For Opteron 248?? Having just bought an Opteron 428, I wondered which is the best mobo to get for it for a reasonable price, with the intention of some gentle to moderate overclocking? I'm not hardcore into water and all that like tulc et all, but I will certainly want to push the performance a little given what I've been reading about these things budget wise I'm probably talking up to £60 / £70 tops ($105 / $120 US) opinions always welcomed

Feb 13, 2006, 02:05 AM	#3
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Wow, doing a quick search, the prices of s940 boards are nuts http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=309471&cks=SER > cheapest here, unless you get refurbished stuff. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Feb 13, 2006, 01:10 AM	#2
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	Well here's what I found, Richy: http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...egory_Code=OMB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186055 I have no experience with 940 boards, so I can't help you there. You might want to do some research.

Feb 13, 2006, 02:16 AM	#4
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	248's are 2 way chips...that must've cost you

Feb 13, 2006, 02:25 AM	#6
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	just curious, for knowledge benefit, wat do you mean by 2 way, h3x??