A good Linux Computer

[techieMoe]

Speaking of Dual Core, do you need a special Socket 939 mobo in order to use Dual Core CPUs?

Don't quote me on this, but I don't think a "special" Socket 939 exists. If it's Socket 939, it's socket 939. That's it.

[a thing]

Why not get a Dual Core Socket 939 Opteron instead of X2? IIRC, the price difference is only minimal ~$30 or thereabouts and you'd have more bragging rights, it also would be a more stable processor etc...

Speaking of Dual Core, do you need a special Socket 939 mobo in order to use Dual Core CPUs?

If the CPU is Socket 939, then yes.

[techieMoe]

Why not get a Dual Core Socket 939 Opteron instead of X2? IIRC, the price difference is only minimal ~$30 or thereabouts and you'd have more bragging rights, it also would be a more stable processor etc...

Speaking of Dual Core, do you need a special Socket 939 mobo in order to use Dual Core CPUs?

If the CPU is Socket 939, then yes.

I assume what you mean is, that for a Socket 939 CPU you need a Socket 939 motherboard, which seems to me to be obvious. If that's the case I misunderstood the original poster's question. I thought they meant to ask if there were two different types of Socket 939 motherboards: one for dual cores and one for non-dual cores, which there aren't.

[kbk]

Alright, first thing, don't spend 1k on a linux only box unless you know for a fact that all the games and programs you want to use are supported (unless you're a wine fan).

For less than 500 you can have a perfectly capable linux box that will run most software (outside of newer games) at very decent speed.

Also, I've heard bad things about sony DVD players/recorders as far as format support and actual hardware problems. Might want to stay clear of those.

I don't game at all on my PC so that isn't really an issue for me, I just want a computer that will work really great, no matter what OS I have on it.

[AlexK]

Why not get a Dual Core Socket 939 Opteron instead of X2? IIRC, the price difference is only minimal ~$30 or thereabouts and you'd have more bragging rights, it also would be a more stable processor etc...

Speaking of Dual Core, do you need a special Socket 939 mobo in order to use Dual Core CPUs?

If the CPU is Socket 939, then yes.

I assume what you mean is, that for a Socket 939 CPU you need a Socket 939 motherboard, which seems to me to be obvious. If that's the case I misunderstood the original poster's question. I thought they meant to ask if there were two different types of Socket 939 motherboards: one for dual cores and one for non-dual cores, which there aren't.

Actually guys, only some 939 boards support Dual Core CPU's out of the box, other boards need a BIOS upgrade in order to work with a Dual Core chip.

If you are going for the Dual Core cpu, make sure that the board supports the cpu. IIRC, AMD has a list of boards which it recommends you use with a dual core cpu. From memory most of them are some variation of the nForce4 chipset.