939 or AM2?

[Realillusion222]

Hey, I am considering building a new computer, but am unsure on what socket too choose.

Obviously i'd like to go AM2, but the only thing that deters me is that I have 1.5gig's of DDR RAM that will go to total waste, and also i'd have to shell out an extra £100 on 2 gig's of DDR2 RAM.

Or could I get by with 1 gig of DDR2?

 

[Realillusion222]

Personally I'd say go Conroe (and I'm an AMD fan!). Don't forget you can sell your old RAM to cover some of the cost of the new stuff.

Yeah, I could sell one of the gig's I guess.

Just to check, I won't be able to use my DDR RAM will I?

Yeah, i'd like to go Conroe, but with the huge delays and the apparent lack of decent boards, I think AM2 is the way for me.

 

[Realillusion222]

Or build a stopgap cheap as chips 939 system for about the same price as a Conroe chip on its own.

Eg circa £60 for a 3200 that cost £120 a few months ago or £90 for a 3700 San Diego that cost £180 not long ago. Granted Conroe probably chews them up and spits them out but the savings could go toward a better graphics card which may be more important with loads of games (assuming you're a gamer) being graphics limited rather than cpu limited.

Also loads of 939 boards going cheap with AM2 and now Conroe out.

My descision is to get a 7300GT which will do me fine till DX10.

I will probably go AM2, considering that their is a new AMD chip out next year which is supposed to be good i guess; and getting an AM2 board now would prevent my from having to replace it in the future.