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Socket 939: Dead or alive?.....

There are still many users on 939, so one would assume that they would continue support or add something to the line if they were feeling generous.
I for one am keeping my 939 setup until native quad core hits retail.
 
Skyline said:
I know what i believe.... ;)
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Also, I heard someone say: """"AMD knows a lot of 939 users are going to migrate to Conroe, not AM2, if they don't release more 939 chips"""""


I find a lot of sense in that, because why would a 939 user upgrade a pc to an AM2? taking cheaper conroes and all in to consideration? *If* i upgraded my mobo, LGA775 would probably be stamped on it :)

-Ant
 
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I know if i am to buy ddr2 for a new system it wont be for amd, it really bugs me that they just cant get their socket revsion sorted once and for all. Blimey its got more pins than intel but can only support one fabrication of chips. So although intel costs more, at least it will last much longer with a simple bios update! Back to the op, this platform is dead so lets just accept it imo! :mad:
 
same but thats why i may not go to amd next time becuase of this stupid pin skt stuff if only it give a justifiable boost that will last long and will be able to upgrade with out buying new ram and mobo
 
There are two reasons I have not upgraded my skt939 AGP system.

1). Faster AMD chips require a complete new system.
2). Faster and better Conroe systems reqire a complete new system.

Hmm, maybe that's only one reason but if it is going to cost me £500 to inrease my system performance by ~20% then I am not doing it. If however AMD release 3.5GHz capable 65nm 939 chip, they can have my money.

edited to say my current system is a Shuttle SN95G5 running an Opty 165 at 2.9GHz (on stock volts and using Clockgen to get around the 280fsb bios limitation)
 
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When you hear of people who once had 939-AMD, the odds are, that a very large percentage are on ""Conroe" (nothing wrong with that for the consumer) - BUT AMD won't want that.

And there are more than a handful of Socket 939 people hear on planet Earth - many millions in fact. So there has to be a market for 939 users, who are baffled by AMD - and there “what happens next" approach. I have an Athlon FX-55 (clawhammer) - so will be looking for more than a souped up dual core to keep my AMD interest up:)


-Ant
 
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will deffo buy a fast dual core cpu especially a low wattage one for my 939 setup. i wont do a full upgrade again for a long time since buying another 4 gigs of newer ddr2 ram is gonna be a rinse.
hope they put 939 back into production.
 
Have a read of these:-

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1554

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17591366&highlight=754+outlive+939

It was announced back in April that 939 would be end of life in Q4 2006 due to AMD concentrating on AM2 instead. All the cpu's that are for sale is all that is left. I would'nt bet on another run or production restarting unless something official is forthcoming from AMD. The thing is that 939 is no better than AM2 and still cannot compete with C2D so they really need to concentrate on AM2 to try to bring it up to scratch.
 
Well, in AMD's AMD FAQ it goes on to say: : Does AMD still plan to support socket 939-pin package parts? If so, for how long?

A: As a customer-centric company, we plan to support the socket 939-pin package parts as long as customer demand warrants it.



I DEMAND!
 
pastymuncher said:
Have a read of these:-
It was announced back in April that 939 would be end of life in Q4 2006 due to AMD concentrating on AM2 instead..
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Why did my birthday have to be in april i would have kept back and gotten a am2 system oh well
 
Similar story for me. I have a reasonable dual core S939 system (Opty 165 @ 2.7ghz). C2D is certainly faster but I'd need to spend a lot of money to get a small to medium gain. It's just not worth it. And AM2 is out of the question right now because it simply doesn't stack up against C2D. So my current plan is to wait as long as possible and upgrade in the future.

But...

...if AMD were to release faster dual core S939 processors at a reasonable price then I would definitely buy one.
 
It a hard choice for 939 owners right now. C2D is defo faster, but it involves a full CPU/Mobo/Mem upgrade, even a new gfx card in some cases. The gains are good, but at that price and hassle it ain't bang for buck.

Having said that I'm keen to do it very soon. the reason is not so much the power gain, but that second hand 939 gear still commands a decent price. Sell and upgrade soon (or upgrade & sell), and we'll rescue a bit more $$.

I've worked out that switching to C2D will cost me around £100, so long as I get a conservative return for my old x2 4800, lanparty ultra-D and 2gb 3200 memory. Have a X1900XT to sell too - that will help ;)

I feel the biggest risk is how far i can clock the new CPU. It will have to be good to justify the hassle.
 
bfar said:
I've worked out that switching to C2D will cost me around £100, so long as I get a conservative return for my old x2 4800, lanparty ultra-D and 2gb 3200 memory. Have a X1900XT to sell too - that will help ;)
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It has cost me pretty much nothing to upgrade from an X2 4400, 2GB Corsair 3500LL and DFI Ultra D.

The 4400s are worth around £150 and I've been offered £175 for my memory. The board should fetch me £40ish as well so thats £365 in total.

With that I managed to get a 6300, Asus P5B Deluxe and 2GB OCZ PC6400 memory. Its a good time to upgrade at the moment with second hand 939 prices being stupidly high! I have seen a bit of difference in games like CSS, especially on the HDR maps. Before I'd be averaging about 60FPS with an X1900XT with HDR on, now with my [email protected] I get around 80! :)
 
"still support" does not mean "still produce". support means troubleshooting and new driver versions etc.

The socket 939/DDR amd64 architecture isn't produced anymore. The only architecture produced is the socket am2/ddr2 amd64 architecture. The only way 939 would still be produced is if am2 silicon can be packaged in socket 939 products - this cannot happen as the memory controller - hardwired into the silicon - only supports DDR2.

Hope that settles it.

Russty
 
I think a lot depends on what you use you machine for. I am a gamer with a dual core opteron rig. I am holding off upgrading as very few if any games are optimised for dual core, so my pcs only running at half pelt.

Until this changes and I can compare the difference when both cores are running compared to a C2D I will hold off from buying. As I may find that may gpu will be better off upgrade if my gpu is the bottleneck in gaming.
 
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