best clocking 939 boards, what are they ?

locutus12 · 22 Dec 2006 at 17:05

looking for a board with a second hand value of between £25 to £45, must be an excellent clockers but other than DFi i dont know what to look for, id appreciate some input as to the best clocking boards for socket 939

i have an opteron 170 comming which i know with the right board will do 3.1Ghz per core.

Ice Rich · 22 Dec 2006 at 17:14

i know you said no apart from DFI but I have a DFI Expert and it really is good.

You could probably pick up a ULTRA for you budget and mod it to SLI if needed.

Nothing matches the DFI's overclock/stability tbh.

Rich

trojan698 · 22 Dec 2006 at 17:24

As above, DFI. If you're struggling to find one in that price range, try MSI - a neo4/k8n sli platinum would be a good option.

steve258 · 22 Dec 2006 at 17:34

DFI *** when it comes to OC.

Popular onces include the Ultra-D and the SLI-DR but they're expensive even 2nd hand.

However there's the DFI RDX200 on this week only for only £35 inc.VAT!! Read the reviews and you'll know it's a great ocer, only downside is the lack of SATA2.

Apart from DFI then I'd say some ASUS models like the A8N-SLI / Premium / Deluxe OC very well.

p4radox · 22 Dec 2006 at 17:48

DFI Lanparty series is the obvious choice. Other than that, Asus A8N series, the MSI K8N, or Biostar TForce are all good clockers.

xsnv · 22 Dec 2006 at 17:59

Asus A8R32MVP-DELUXE is another very good board...bit pricey though

ozzyDe · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:44

I am using a DFI ultra D it comes with a SLI bridge eventhoe its not set as true SLI, but the mod to unlock the SLI on the chipset is so easy, just take off the heatsink and a pencil line accross the SLI bridge and that dose the job, and at only £60 with OCUK you get a very good overclocking MB has SATA 2 and every option you could ever need, I am running 2 OCUK7900gs in SLI mode and the diffrence is outstanding.
well it was £60+ but now its £89+"£105inc"
find one of these and buy it DFI lanparty ultra D mod it and clock it.

cheers
D

andyr · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:51

Hi , i found the dfi cfx 3200 a very good board especially with the later bios release, well equipped and a good clocker

locutus12 · 22 Dec 2006 at 21:54

MSI K8N Neo4 nForce4 Ultra Socket 939 ATX MB w/RAID
£41.39 inc delivery from the USA, any good ?

Gashman · 22 Dec 2006 at 22:37

locutus12 said:
MSI K8N Neo4 nForce4 Ultra Socket 939 ATX MB w/RAID
£41.39 inc delivery from the USA, any good ?

my K8N managed 365HT

processor didn't like

Edit: some of them have iffy BIOS, so it would need flashing if it happened to be that way

KELTICKNIGHT · 22 Dec 2006 at 22:58

andyr said:
Hi , i found the dfi cfx 3200 a very good board especially with the later bios release, well equipped and a good clocker

using dfi cfx32000,happy with it
chosey with psu and ram doe

celliott · 22 Dec 2006 at 23:02

I have found the Asus A8N-E to be pretty good for overclocking. Lots of features and rock solid.

Heaven Can Wait · 23 Dec 2006 at 02:22

Is the k8n neo4 better than the neo2?
they have been selling for 55+
Got one arriving as part of a 3000+ package for 120

Bizarre · 23 Dec 2006 at 03:18

K8n neo 4 = PCI Express.

K8n neo 2 = AGP.

Both boards are great overclockers.

KELTICKNIGHT · 23 Dec 2006 at 06:30

if i didnt have dfi cfx3200 ,would go for msi k8n neo4

locutus12 · 23 Dec 2006 at 06:56

KELTICKNIGHT said:
if i didnt have dfi cfx3200 ,would go for msi k8n neo4

k8n neo4 its going to have to be, i need the board and god only knows when MM will reopen

i had a look to see what OCUK sold, basically nothing now when it comes to 939 boards

and yet so many of us are still planning on using them until AM3...

EDIT... just noticed...

DFI LanParty UT RDX200CF-DR Crossfire (Socket 939) Motherboard

£35 from OCUK ? any good ??

ah scratch that... just read it doesnt support drives with NCQ which my raptor and my seagate both have

GeezerButler · 23 Dec 2006 at 13:08

Another DFI NF4 Ultra-D here. No problems since purchase, running Athlon 64 4000+ at 3GHz stable since day one. Supports NCQ OK and the SLi mod seems to be easy if you need it.

trojan698 · 23 Dec 2006 at 13:24

The neo4 is a good board and should allow a decent oc.

dark4orz · 24 Dec 2006 at 12:07

Just buy yourself a DFI, they are KINGS for Overclocking especially when I use to have my Venus - PERIOD !

Check out DFI STREET

locutus12 · 24 Dec 2006 at 12:10

dark4orz said:
Just buy yourself a DFI, they are KINGS for Overclocking especially when I use to have my Venus - PERIOD !

Check out DFI STREET

they require money, this i dont have much of. plus i cant find anyone selling one for under £50