well it wouldn't work in my other system either. However I tried it again in my pc after letting it stand and as I switched it on a component of some sort on the harddrive popped and there was smoke all around. Thinking my life was over since I'd lost all my work and personal things, I sat there...
Ok so I was just sitting at my PC when all of a sudden it froze in the way when a component such as the graphics card or harddrive is unplugged while booted. So i switched off and no and it started up for a split second then turned itself off. I unplugged the HDD and tried booting and all was...
I just searched "144 opteron 939" on www.google.de and got a bunch of results, with a variety of prices.
cheapest so far is $180 for a 144
144
There are plenty of other stores selling them
Im ordering my 144 out of germany. It's a tad more expensive but they have in stock..
honestly im caught up between the 144 and 146, i dont know if the 200mhz is worth the price difference.