dreamliner77
The Analog Kid
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Has anyone successfully run an Opteron 185 in an MSI mobo; specifically an RX480 (Neo2-F)? MSI support doesn't list the Opteron 185 as supported, but it also doesn't list it for ANY of their socket 939 boards. It appears that the RX480 supports EVERY other socket 939 processor, so my logic would say that it would support the the Opteron 185. It also supports the FX-60 which is basically the same processor but unlocked. (The FX-60 is what was supposed to go in the board, it's a long story that I will get into later).
So... the reason I ask this is that I had ordered an FX-60 based barebones system from TigerDirect (it was $329.99!). The order processed, my card charged and a confirmation was sent. So I went ahead and ordered the rest of what I needed from Newegg. When I received shipment, the processor was missing. The next day an email was sent saying that the order for the fx-60 was cancelled because they were out of stock. Now it was time to get on the phone. I explained how I was a little miffed that a) they would send a shipping confirmation email if it hadn't actually shipped and b) that they'd send the case/psu/mobo from a barebones system if they had cancelled the cpu? I also explained how I had ordered parts from another vender that would need to be returned at my expense (the ddr ram).
Tiger Direct rep gave me three options:
1. Wait for FX-60 to come into stock again (unlikely).
2. Let them send me shipping tags to send everything back (I'd still eat shipping cost to send ram back to Newegg).
3. Pick a comparable item. To me this would be the Opteron 185 but I'm not sure the mobo will support it.
Here's the link to what I had originally ordered.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-detailsInactive.asp?Sku=M452-2816 G
So... the reason I ask this is that I had ordered an FX-60 based barebones system from TigerDirect (it was $329.99!). The order processed, my card charged and a confirmation was sent. So I went ahead and ordered the rest of what I needed from Newegg. When I received shipment, the processor was missing. The next day an email was sent saying that the order for the fx-60 was cancelled because they were out of stock. Now it was time to get on the phone. I explained how I was a little miffed that a) they would send a shipping confirmation email if it hadn't actually shipped and b) that they'd send the case/psu/mobo from a barebones system if they had cancelled the cpu? I also explained how I had ordered parts from another vender that would need to be returned at my expense (the ddr ram).
Tiger Direct rep gave me three options:
1. Wait for FX-60 to come into stock again (unlikely).
2. Let them send me shipping tags to send everything back (I'd still eat shipping cost to send ram back to Newegg).
3. Pick a comparable item. To me this would be the Opteron 185 but I'm not sure the mobo will support it.
Here's the link to what I had originally ordered.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-detailsInactive.asp?Sku=M452-2816 G
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