Reviving an AMD 64 x2 3800+
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Hello.
I have recently received several parts of a computer, in which everything is fine except the motherboard, which is dead (puffed up capacitors and burnt chipset). It is a PC whose CPU is an AMD 64 x2 3800+, with 1.5 GB of RAM, along with a 500 GB hard drive and two DVD rewriters, apart from its corresponding CD reader.
I would like that PC if I can revive it to have the functions with which I am currently using my old Pentium 4 HT 524, with temperature problems and which is already crying out for its retirement.
The problem is that the CPU is socket 939, and finding a motherboard with socket 939, I think it is going to be very difficult.
The configuration I had thought of in case of restoration of this PC could be the following in case it is restored.
CPU: AMD 64 x2 3800+ (socket 939)
Motherboard (socket 939, due to the CPU)
RAM: 1.5 GB DDR 400. (From the computer)
Graphics card: 8800 GT (I would take advantage of the graphics card that the Core 2 Duo had for a long time)
Power supply: Thermaltake 600W (the one that had the Core 2 Duo for a while)
HDD 500 GB SATA II.Would it be worth restoring this computer? Would this computer be well balanced in case of being restored? Would this computer remind me in terms of performance of the Pentium D 930 that I sold on eBay?
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I did something similar a few months ago...
With my 4200+ whose motherboard had blown. I bought one from PCComponentes (I think it was the only one for about 75€) and that was it... It's a computer that's more than enough for browsing and many other tasks, but obviously it's not an i7
In my case it was the only PC I had at home (apart from the laptop) so it was worth spending 75 euros, rather than buying a whole new one (750€)
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Look for second-hand, I don't think it's worth buying anything new, if there is, it will be expensive, but second-hand you can find it for 40-50€.
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I had that micro with 2 Gigas of Ram and delighted with life for office work, games of the time and watching movies. It is still a very decent micro, more than the Pentium D 930.
Current computers have more than enough power for office work like internet, movies and stuff like that. You don't need a cucumber for your needs and a second-hand motherboard will cost 25-30 and I'm talking about decent motherboards.
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if you can make it work with minimal expense that's fine, but I wouldn't spend money on new components for that pc
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Alternate has one, but they are 80€ from the wing: [http://www.alternate.es/html/product/Placas_base_Socket_939/ASRock/939A790GMH/477265/?tn=HARDWARE&l1=Placas+base&l2=AMD&l3=Socket+939](http://www.alternate.es/html/product/Placas_base_Socket_939/ASRock/939A790GMH/477265/?tn=HARDWARE&l1=Placas+base&l2=AMD&l3=Socket+939) and PCComponentes for another 70€: [http://www.pccomponentes.com/placas_base_amd_socket_939.html](http://www.pccomponentes.com/placas_base_amd_socket_939.html) I would look on second-hand websites, you can find some good deals: [http://www.milanuncios.com/placas-base/placa-base-asus-soket-939-a8n-e-32018006.htm](http://www.milanuncios.com/placas-base/placa-base-asus-soket-939-a8n-e-32018006.htm) -
What a great price! €80 for a socket 939 motherboard! When for that price nowadays you can find pretty decent motherboards for today's processors (be it AMD or Intel). The same thing happens with RAM. The older it is, the harder it is to find and the more expensive it is. I'll have to look for one second-hand, with the risk that I might not find one that's broken, or one that doesn't recognize the CPU. Things would have been much easier if that CPU were socket AM2, especially for the RAM, since AM2 uses DDR2 memory. On the other hand, it's amazing that, with the price of 939 motherboards (€80) and how hard they are to find, you can still find socket 478 motherboards (for the old Pentium 4 Northwood) for around €50 on PCComponentes, with PCI-express x16, and that use, have DDR2 memory banks. Like this example. ASRock P4i945GC 90-MXG950-A0UAYZ Motherboard I can hardly believe that a motherboard with such an old socket as the 478 of the old Pentium 4 Northwood, being older than the socket 939, is easier to find and better priced than a motherboard with socket 939 for the AMD 64 x2 that went with that socket. -
The 478 is older than the 939, but at the same time it is easier to find any motherboard or micro, and that is why the price is less inflated. As an example, I can give you public administration, especially defense, where more than half of the computers have PIVs, although most are already on socket 775. However, when I come across an AMD, it is almost something to celebrate. -
I don't know what city you're from, but I would opt for "encantes" or Sunday flea market, but if you look at the green points or something like that, not long ago I threw away an Asrock 939 pci, expansion slot and ddr, paying more than 30/40 for something like that, I see it as an aberration, in the encantes I bought something for 10/15
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I will try later, since I also do not know the condition of the AMD 64x2 3800+ CPU, and I do not want to be surprised that the CPU might also be dead when I get the motherboard. Since I do not know how to check if a CPU is in working condition without its corresponding motherboard.
And honestly, I am not going to spend 80 € on a motherboard that is already obsolete, only to later find out that perhaps the CPU is also bad.
Anyway. At least it is clear that with a stroke of luck I can repair the AMD 64x2 3800+, it seems that in the end it will be my Core 2 Duo E8200 that will finally perform the tasks that the recently retired Pentium 4 524 3.06 GHz did, after six long years of service.
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There has been luck in the end.
Finally I have been able to get my hands on a socket 939 motherboard, although it is a simple one and for a few euros. The CPU is in good condition, although the configuration has been as follows.
CPU: AMD 64x2 3800+
Motherboard: Asrock 790GX
Graphics card: 8400 GS (I will change it)
Power supply: Nox Urano 450 W.
HDD: 250 GB SATAII
RAM: 1'5 GB DDR 400Which has been freed from the Core 2 Duo, after retiring the Pentium 4 prescott.
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It's great, you have more than enough for what you need just look at how precarious my signature's teams 2 and 3 are… :llorar: I'm glad you found the board and I hope that AMD gives you many more years of service
Best regards
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