Socket AM2 or 939?

Scottie2004 · 11 Jun 2006 at 09:02

jonathanm said:
i agree, ive just gone am2 from a p3 and its great, really cheap as well

Where you not worried about loosing a lot of bang for buck by not waiting for Conroe to come out?

Duke · 11 Jun 2006 at 09:31

I wouldn't go for either. Wait for Conroe to come out and then weigh up the options

Scottie2004 · 11 Jun 2006 at 09:35

Duke said:
I wouldn't go for either. Wait for Conroe to come out and then weigh up the options

I've been waiting to purchase my pc for a few months now and was ready to order until I read all of the Conroe hype.

Is this a decent system to purchase just now? Budget cannot exceed £800.

CPU AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) £88.07
Motherboard Asus M2NPV-VM DDR2 PCI-e £70.44
Memory GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 £109.95
Graphics Card Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB £164.44
Hard Drive Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB £52.29
DVD Drive NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter £21.95
Keyboard and Mouse Logitech UltraX™ Media Desktop £35.19
Speakers JBL Creature II 2.1 Speakers £55.17
Case and PSU Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case £66.92
Monitor Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen £186.82

Total £796.07

lee87 · 11 Jun 2006 at 09:40

That looks a decent system. I would just buy AM2 as there is never a right time to buy a system as there is always something new coming out.
There will be new AM2 65nm chips coming out at the start of 2007 which should be fast.

I don't think you would be able to get a conroe into a £800 budget with monitor, speakers and gaming graphics card anyway.

Scottie2004 · 11 Jun 2006 at 09:48

lee87 said:
That looks a decent system. I would just buy AM2 as there is never a right time to buy a system as there is always something new coming out.
There will be new AM2 65nm chips coming out at the start of 2007 which should be fast.

I don't think you would be able to get a conroe into a £800 budget with monitor, speakers and gaming graphics card anyway.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Will I be able to fit the AM2 65nm chips into the Asus M2NPV-VM mobo though or would this be another mobo upgrade at the time?

I can't seem to see any feedback for this mobo, has anyone else used it yet?

lee87 · 11 Jun 2006 at 09:50

From what i've heard, the 65nm chips will work with all AM2 boards.

Jokester · 11 Jun 2006 at 09:52

BIOS updates will no doubt be required, if the manufacturer can actually be bothered to do them.

Jokester

Scottie2004 · 11 Jun 2006 at 10:10

Ok, thanks. I'm feeling pretty certain that I'm making the best choice for the moment.

One quick final question, can someone recommend me a budget AM2 mobo that is compatible with the GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2?

Scottie2004 · 11 Jun 2006 at 10:41

^^ Anyone, ordering now. Need to make sure the mobo isn't a duffer.