Monday, September 28th 2009
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ASRock Innovates Socket 939 Motherboard with AMD 785G Chipset
This creation by ASRock is bound to surprise you. The motherboard specialist used a present-generation AMD 785G + SB710 chipset to drive a socket 939 motherboard, called the ASRock 939A785GMH128M. That's right, socket 939, supporting some of the oldest processors in the Athlon 64 and Sempron 64 series. The socket 939 CPU is powered by a 5-phase power circuit. It is wired to four DDR memory slots, supporting dual-channel DDR memory at speeds of up to DDR-400 MHz.
The AMD 785G chipset packs an ATI Radeon HD 4200 class integrated graphics processor with 128 MB SidePort memory, while the SB710 southbridge provides 5 internal SATA 3 Gb/s ports, and one eSATA port. The expansion slots on this micro-ATX motherboard include one PCI-Express 2.0 x16, one PCI-E x1, and two PCI slots. The IGP connects to its displays using DVI-D, HDMI, and D-Sub. 8-channel audio, and gigabit Ethernet make for the rest of it. There is no word on the availability or pricing as yet.
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The AMD 785G chipset packs an ATI Radeon HD 4200 class integrated graphics processor with 128 MB SidePort memory, while the SB710 southbridge provides 5 internal SATA 3 Gb/s ports, and one eSATA port. The expansion slots on this micro-ATX motherboard include one PCI-Express 2.0 x16, one PCI-E x1, and two PCI slots. The IGP connects to its displays using DVI-D, HDMI, and D-Sub. 8-channel audio, and gigabit Ethernet make for the rest of it. There is no word on the availability or pricing as yet.
64 Comments on ASRock Innovates Socket 939 Motherboard with AMD 785G Chipset
AND I'll get to test my theory of poor overclocking of the old Asus board. And even better - I'll do that by saving (not spending)! :toast:
I love it ;)
Now if only there was some form of availability for s939 processors
(amazing how much old tech is just lying around at work not being used...)
www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.245404
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820159019
For $108 (with 20 in rebates) and get a 2GB, 2.7GHz Phenom II based chip, and a motherboard (albeit a really cheap one. It doesn't have the options that this board has, but at $88 you get a machine that will beat any single core 939 board - so unless you've got a dual core (and it would only be worth it with a 4200 or better for most apps) - this package would actually be faster. Now there's a chance that this board will come in under $88, but it is a specialty part in a niche market, and considering the lowest priced 785G board on newegg is only $18 less than that combo, they don't have much margin for a competitive price.
Now if you have 4GB of DDR2 and an X2 and are absolutely strapped for cash when your motherboard fails, this is an option.... but I don't see it being that spectacular of an option when you can get a similar setup for maybe $30 more with more in terms of features, performance, and lower power consumption, while for $60 more than the cost of the board you can get at least one more core and all the tech benefits.
It is always interesting to see what ASRock brings to the table though, they offer a lot in terms of broad processor support.
Oh well...
-Indybird
The new motherboard will keep the S939 alive.. ASRock Rocks...
If you ever want to sell that ummm FX-60 ehem :D