Amd atholon 64

[Trekie47]

Hey, i am wondering if i can use  a AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4800+ on socket 939

 

 

[Wolther]

It's an am2 socket cpu, so I don't think so 

[TheRandomness]

Yes, yes you can as there's a socket 939 version.

 

-Thread moved to CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory.

[Fallenleader]

Is this a trick question?
Yes, it is possible, and to double check myself, I found the answer in 30 seconds googling it.

That isn't to claim you motherboard can support it.

You should consult with your motherboard manufacturer on whether you can or cannot.
For example, my motherboard needed a bios upgrade for me to go from an Athlon 64 to a Phenom 2 945.

[Wolther]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Yes, yes you can.

 

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I thought they had different pin counts and different memory types? 

[TheRandomness]

3 minutes ago, Wolther said:

I thought they had different pin counts and different memory types? 

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon 64 X2 4800+ - ADA4800DAA6CD (ADA4800CDBOX).html

Well, there's apparently a socket 939 version..

[Wolther]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon 64 X2 4800+ - ADA4800DAA6CD (ADA4800CDBOX).html

Well, there's apparently a socket 939 version..

 

 

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon 64 X2 4800%2B - ADO4800IAA5DO (ADO4800DOBOX).html

 

I guess there's two of the same cpu- but different sockets. Whut. 

 

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, Wolther said:

 

 

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon 64 X2 4800%2B - ADO4800IAA5DO (ADO4800DOBOX).html

 

I guess there's two of the same cpu- but different sockets. Whut. 

 

It's like how there were Pentium 4s available on Socket 478 as well as LGA 775

[JoeCoke]

Socket 939? Buy a 4200+, they're very common and very cheap. They start at like 2.2ghz which is good enough for web browsing and Youtube watching. You can also OC it pretty well, I have one that I OC'd to 2.8ghz with stock voltages. What is the model of your motherboard? What CPU do you have now? Be sure your motherboard supports multicore CPUs.

[Wolther]

7 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

It's like how there were Pentium 4s available on Socket 478 as well as LGA 775

I see, so I guess it depends on which version of the cpu OP has. I don't see it working on different sockets, or maybe it was different back then and it just worked *shrug* 

[Trekie47]

4 hours ago, 2Buck said:

Socket 939? Buy a 4200+, they're very common and very cheap. They start at like 2.2ghz which is good enough for web browsing and Youtube watching. You can also OC it pretty well, I have one that I OC'd to 2.8ghz with stock voltages. What is the model of your motherboard? What CPU do you have now? Be sure your motherboard supports multicore CPUs.

motherboard is from an old

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Motherboard Specifications, A8AE-LE (AmberineM)

and has a regular atholon 64 from 2001

[JoeCoke]

1 hour ago, Trekie47 said:

motherboard is from an old

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Motherboard Specifications, A8AE-LE (AmberineM)

and has a regular atholon 64 from 2001

From what I can see from a Google search, you should be fine to install a 4200+ 939. You just won't be able to OC, which you probably didn't wanna do anyway so no loss. ^^