AM2 or Conroe

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heelo all

first question is this board GA-M59SLI-S5 8 phase power.

second question

i have got an option to upgrade, i have always been amd fan for yrs and these conroes are due to be released.

my options is to upgrade to a socket am2 or conroe, i,m unsure which one and which would be better for overall gaming and future upgardeability.

i have currently:

amd x2 4400
socket 939
gigabyte ga-k8nxp-sli
2gb ocs 2.5.3.1.5 ram.
7900gtx

i,m gamer and web developer and that rig is going to a friend.

so any ideas and suggestions would be great.

thanks
 
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If you look at all the benchmarks etc all over the web on Conroe, it looks the way to go.

I would wait a few weeks and see what people on here actually find they are like as no one has a retail chip as yet.
 
i wouldnt bother upgrading at all with that rig :o, dont really see the point... wait it out till vista comes, and get a direct x 10 card, and a monster of a cpu, or if you really want to spend some cash, stick a vapochill on that cpu :p

edit, just re-read and saw your giving the rig away, did i tell you i am your friend? ;p

but as others has said, conroe for sure.
 
If you can wait - wait and see, the prices of both are only going to drop as the summer progresses.
 
WJA96 said:
If you can wait - wait and see, the prices of both are only going to drop as the summer progresses.
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hello all

thank you all for the feedback, it lloks like i,m swaying towards the conroe i,m just rather worried that amd may pull something special out of the hat for am2.

thanks
 
Conroe for the next 3 years then the next Intel gen

AMD aint go nowt not even there 65nm stuff
 
Drazic said:
Conroe for the next 3 years then the next Intel gen

AMD aint go nowt not even there 65nm stuff
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The 4x4 looks interesting but bloody expensive as you will need 2 CPUs as far as i can tell.

As with any new release chip just wait and see before you buy. It might be that the cheapest Conroe clocks like a beast (quite likely) so you can save yourself a couple of hundred quid. :)
 
hello all

the conroe is looking promising although the motherboard are not near is gooof as the nforce in my opionion in terms of expansion and i/o.

but 775 has been out a while and i was sure i read some where that will support intel next gen chip, am2 has just been released and s939 will be phased out in a couple of months but would the am2 out live the s775 i mean is it worth just upgrading it for that.

and would nforce590 boards released for the conroe whats your opinions on that?


thanks
 
ATI said:
heelo all

first question is this board GA-M59SLI-S5 8 phase power.

second question

i have got an option to upgrade, i have always been amd fan for yrs and these conroes are due to be released.

my options is to upgrade to a socket am2 or conroe, i,m unsure which one and which would be better for overall gaming and future upgardeability.

i have currently:

amd x2 4400
socket 939
gigabyte ga-k8nxp-sli
2gb ocs 2.5.3.1.5 ram.
7900gtx

i,m gamer and web developer and that rig is going to a friend.

so any ideas and suggestions would be great.

thanks
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Im not quite sure why you want to upgrade - can you current system not handle everything you throw at it?

Id wait 3-6 months to see how things work out tbh. Unless your a big spender :p
 
hi

i do appreciate that, but my mate really wants a dual core asap and he said he wants mine and its fine for what how much i want sell it for, he really really is a big spender and lazy so its my chance to upgrade, or get an am2?

which one would you get it given the choice?

thanks
 
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