Where can I get a decent 939 PCI-e mobo?

[PhatoseAlpha]

So, I'm thinking about doing a GPU upgrade, and since my Neo3 is an AGP board, that pretty much means a mobo change. Unfortunately, most of the mobos I can still find are from foxcon or ECS - not exactly super reputable companies.

Unfortunately, even finding one by a higher tier manufacturer is proving problematic. Are any of the still available boards reasonably capable of hitting 250fsb to let me keep my overclock?If not, where's a good place to find a decent board?

Please don't recommend upgrading to another socket - my opteron isn't that long in the tooth, and I don't want to spend extra for a new processor and ram.

 

[tcsenter]

You think we are privy to some top secret reseller who still has access to motherboards that nobody else has? If you've looked and found nothing, there's your answer.

 

[Piccoro]

Zipzoomfly has some MSI and Asus boards that use Nforce4 and are Socket 939.
Most of the Asus ones are back ordered although this one is in stock.

 

[PhatoseAlpha]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
You think we are privy to some top secret reseller who still has access to motherboards that nobody else has? If you've looked and found nothing, there's your answer.

*chuckle* No, at least probably not, but I was thinking perhaps someone has used the mobo's still available and might at least be able to point me towards the one that was best, or the least disagreeable.

 

[f4phantom2500]

is geeks.com no longer selling that neo4-fi?

 

[chusteczka]

DFI has the best reputation for S939 motherboards. I have been able to get an ASUS A8N-E, without SLI, to reach 290MHz stable. I would expect any of the S939 motherboards to easily reach 250MHz.

 

[bigsnyder]

Have you checked the FS/FT forum? I just bought a Nvidia 6150 board from there.

 

[o1die]

Etech4sale.com has 2 pages of 939 listings, including the msi neo4-f for around $70.

 

[DasFox]

Abit KN8 SLI for the money was the best 939 board out. All Jap caps, and passive cooling, and I just sold mine to upgrade, it was an awesome board.

http://www.google.com/products...I&btnG=Search+Products

http://www.google.com/search?q...h+Products&sa=N&tab=fw

ALOHA

 

[Puffnstuff]

Whatever you buy make sure that it has the nf4ultra chipset. I just swapped the s939 mb in my parents pc with a bfg nf4ultra and apart from the quirky jumpers on the mb it is working just fine. I got it from compusa and they have a few more online the last time I checked. I was able to get them from one of the local stores. You are running out of time to get a new s939 mb as the supply is almost dried up. I got lucky with the local stores having a decent mb. They have several msi k8n neo4-f's but the one that I got couldn't maintain contact with the drives and I could never install windows so I took it back and got the bfg. If you can find a neo4-platinum they are a feature rich mb and I've got one on another machine.

Edited for spelling.

 

[PhatoseAlpha]

Thanks everyone! Got plenty to look over now.

 

[RedBeard]

FS/FT is the way to go!

 

[VirtualLarry]

always check NewEgg for open-box S939 boards. They had a bunch over the last few weeks but they all sold out within a short time. Seems demand is high and supply is low.
I got a Biostar NF4 board from NewEgg, and a DFI NF4 board off of ebay.

 

[kadajawi]

Originally posted by: RedBeard
FS/FT is the way to go!

Agreed, get a second hand one. I'm quite possibly selling my abit AT8 soon, I guess you should get a well proven board pretty cheap.

 

[sparka]

You may want to take a look at the EPOX 9NPA+ Ultra
Pretty decent overclocker, and should hit 250 FSB pretty easily

 

[chusteczka]

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[WildHorse]

Watch the AT Hot Deals forum for DFI LanParty nForce4 mobos.
You should eventually find some good buys as these excellent-overclocking S939 mobos are phased out of sellers' inventories.