Buying a 939 socket dual core, need to update BIOS first?

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#1 Trilvester
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I about to buy this 939 socket dual core opteron and was wondering if I needed to do anything like try to update my BIOS or can I just pop it in just like that?
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#2 LouieV13
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Im pretty sure you do
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#3 Trilvester
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ok does anyone have a more convincing answer or could tell me how exactly to update it if I even need to?
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#4 Makari
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it.. depends on whether or not the BIOS currently loaded on your motherboard supports dual-cores or not. that's really all there is to it. :( you can see the BIOS revision while the computer boots usually, so just google it up or look at the manufacturer's site and see.
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#5 Farwalk
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I just updated my 939 from a Sempron to a dual core 4800x2.It was a simpleswap and go no problems.

just make sure you get the optimizer download from AMD to make it play nice with your machine.

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#6 Trilvester
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Ok I found http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=335

The fith last download it says dual core support so I just download that and I'm good to go?

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I about to buy this 939 socket dual core opteron and was wondering if I needed to do anything like try to update my BIOS or can I just pop it in just like that?Trilvester

AFAIK, all of the MBs based on the nVidia NF4 Chipset already started off being ready to run with an X2 (same chip, just less scrupulously binned after manufacture than an Opteron).