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AM2 or 939
Building a new PC and i was wondeing if AM2 would be a better idea then 939.
Have read something about memory problems on AM2 though. Price is about the same. TIA C |
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AM2 or 939
On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:29:58 GMT, "Dansker"
wrote: Building a new PC and i was wondeing if AM2 would be a better idea then 939. Yes, it's newer, more forward support for faster CPUs and other one-generation-newer feature sets. Have read something about memory problems on AM2 though. Price is about the same. Yes, if price is most important, buy a 939 as the performance is quite similar (enough to not matter in the long run). However, if you're buying memory too, buying the DDR(1) means you certainly only get one system's use out of it, while moderately good DDR2 you might be able to reuse. I can't know if this matters to you but I like to buy parts that are as versatile/reusable as possible. Something to keep in mind is that AMD's next gen CPUs for socket AM3, are supposed to work in socket AM2, too, so you might get a significant upgrade in the future if only your system supports those CPUs when the time comes. Of course I can't guarantee this kind of upgrade path *today*, when the time comes you may need a motherboard bios update for example so in general it's yet another reason to buy from companies that have good product support like Asus, Abit, sometimes MSI or Gigabit. Then again if you only want cheapest build, some of the 2nd tier brands can be a good value. |
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AM2 or 939
Thanks kony. Again. Have heard that the memory problem in pretty much onlt
on DDR2 53 and 667 and that 800mhx should work just fine. I am thinking about buying the ASUS M2NPV-VM. ASUS being a major manufactur of MOBO i hope it is a good choice. Any other suggestions?? "kony" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:29:58 GMT, "Dansker" wrote: Building a new PC and i was wondeing if AM2 would be a better idea then 939. Yes, it's newer, more forward support for faster CPUs and other one-generation-newer feature sets. Have read something about memory problems on AM2 though. Price is about the same. Yes, if price is most important, buy a 939 as the performance is quite similar (enough to not matter in the long run). However, if you're buying memory too, buying the DDR(1) means you certainly only get one system's use out of it, while moderately good DDR2 you might be able to reuse. I can't know if this matters to you but I like to buy parts that are as versatile/reusable as possible. Something to keep in mind is that AMD's next gen CPUs for socket AM3, are supposed to work in socket AM2, too, so you might get a significant upgrade in the future if only your system supports those CPUs when the time comes. Of course I can't guarantee this kind of upgrade path *today*, when the time comes you may need a motherboard bios update for example so in general it's yet another reason to buy from companies that have good product support like Asus, Abit, sometimes MSI or Gigabit. Then again if you only want cheapest build, some of the 2nd tier brands can be a good value. |
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AM2 or 939
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:53:59 GMT, "Dansker"
wrote: Thanks kony. Again. Have heard that the memory problem in pretty much onlt on DDR2 53 and 667 and that 800mhx should work just fine. I am thinking about buying the ASUS M2NPV-VM. ASUS being a major manufactur of MOBO i hope it is a good choice. Any other suggestions?? Nope, you pays your money and takes your chances like everybody else. Random problems are just that. |
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