AM2 vs. 939

[railmaster7]

im going to build a new computer and had all my parts picked out one of which was AMD X2 4400 socket 939...then socket AM2 came out and i was wondering what are some advantages to having AM2 over socket 939?

 

[vipercrazed]

if you get a halfway decent mobo, you will be able to have upto 8 gigs of ram compared to 4gb in a 939

not that you will never use 8 gigs or that it shows a difference but when vista get pumpin and real nextgen arrives, 8 gigs will be useable(though not neeeded)

and there are many new cores comming and already out for am2, like 65w versions.., 939 has pretty much haulted thier 939 development

 

[ProSlayer]

What is your budget? You could go C2D instead...

 

[Law]

You'll also get a free lollypop from AMD.

AM2 can now use DDR2. Which is a slight increase, not significant enough though, unless you have a board and memory module with DD2-800.

If you want to know more, thereÂ’s like a page on tomÂ’s hardware site, itÂ’s like 62 pages
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/23/amd_reinvents_itself/

 

[Drizo]

You can get a great deal on the AMD FX-55 cpu on newegg if you already have an account with them, normally the price is $189.00, but if you apply the promo code "AMDROCKS" then you'll get $50 off, totaling out at $139.00. If you go that route, then you'll have to go with a socket 939, DDR setup.

 

[Vybuni]

I'd say the biggest advantage of 939 over AM2 is that you can get some older CPUs that are still pretty good for pretty cheap.

 

[Law]

You can get a great deal on the AMD FX-55 cpu on newegg if you already have an account with them, normally the price is $189.00, but if you apply the promo code "AMDROCKS" then you'll get $50 off, totaling out at $139.00. If you go that route, then you'll have to go with a socket 939, DDR setup.

**** I didn't know that

 

[Drizo]

Law, if you have an 939 setup, just return the processor you have to newegg if you bought from them, they're very good about returns, at the most you'll end up paying a restocking fee. They let me return a mushkin psu, which I opened up the box but still let me return it and refund what I paid for it, though you still have to pay shipping.

 

[003]

I think AM2 is a flop (with it's current line of CPUs anyway). DDR2 offers no improvement over DDR and in some cases it's actually slower.

 

[b1gapl]

Well they have to, to stay in competition with Intel.