Making the switch to AM2 - Page 2

ZuePhok · 26th May 2006, 09:48 AM

lets just see what they will announce next tuesday

CompactNinja · 26th May 2006, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowerSlide

hmm..a very bad launch? not much hoohaa not much excitement about it..the performance like 1 to 3% gain doesnt sound good for s939 user

exactly... you're going to be spending like

$150 bucks for mobo
$300 for CPU
$80+ for RAM
(sorry i don't really know my prices heh)
whats the point??!?!?! too much money for too little performance. Maybe people who are still running Athlon XP might consider AM2.. but it's a waste for people with comps on s939.

goldfries · 26th May 2006, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CompactNinja

Maybe people who are still running Athlon XP might consider AM2.. but it's a waste for people with comps on s939.

as a S754 user - i think it's pointless for S754 users to upgrade to AM2 as well.

even if i were to sell off my current setup to get the AM2 setup, i wouldn't notice the gain. but surely i'll notice a hole in my wallet.

and some not so ooomph bragging rights.

better off spending that $$$ on a new keyboard or something.

EDITED : oh btw - i'm planning to setup another S754 rig in fact.......

so that's going to be the 5th rig at home (not counting notebook) and it'll be the 4th using S754.

ChampionLLY · 27th May 2006, 12:07 AM

i'm still sticking wif my laptop...
though i like amd products more than intel, but
AM2 doesnt look impressive at all...
unlike P-D805..

Zenphic · 27th May 2006, 11:18 AM

Seems like almost nobody wants to switch to AM2. Still sticking with the old technology now are we? I guess if it's not broken, don't fix it!

s p r a n k i k o · 28th May 2006, 10:31 AM

I'm just hoping that the new 65nm process will kick a$$ for AMD!

Fabulous · 28th Jul 2006, 03:35 AM

man i hope amd 65nm will kick conroe of the market. i'm big fan of amd.

ZuePhok · 4th Aug 2006, 01:54 PM

amd 65nm wont do well. that's for sure

Max_87 · 4th Aug 2006, 02:32 PM

OWNAGE!

The_YongGrand · 4th Aug 2006, 04:41 PM

Socket AM2 will only have one special new thing which is called DDR2 support. No architecture change is there.

Intel's new Core series are fun that way - they have a major architectural change and more cache. Maybe I'll get the Core series first if I have the money.

View Poll Results: Switching to AM2?
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What? No Way!	22	57.89%
Who? What? Uh... what's AM2 anyway?	3	7.89%
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26th May 2006, 09:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
ZuePhok Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Floating Island Of Mandango Posts: 8,810 Reputation: 3294 Rep Power: 48	lets just see what they will announce next tuesday __________________ my motto: poison first, think later.

28th May 2006, 10:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
s p r a n k i k o "0104" Join Date: 31 Aug 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 783 Reputation: 256 Rep Power: 7	I'm just hoping that the new 65nm process will kick a$$ for AMD! __________________ Main rig: Phenom II X4 BE \| Gigabyte UD5P \| OCZ Flex II \| ATi HD5850 Secondary rig: Opteron 170/3Ghz \| DFI NF4 Ultra-D \| http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=163569 Team Xtreem 2Gb/2.5-4-3-6/1T \| ATi HD4850

4th Aug 2006, 01:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
ZuePhok Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Floating Island Of Mandango Posts: 8,810 Reputation: 3294 Rep Power: 48	amd 65nm wont do well. that's for sure __________________ my motto: poison first, think later.

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27th May 2006, 12:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,312 Reputation: 757 Rep Power: 12	i'm still sticking wif my laptop... though i like amd products more than intel, but AM2 doesnt look impressive at all... unlike P-D805..

27th May 2006, 11:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
Zenphic Super Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,101 Reputation: 540 Rep Power: 10	Seems like almost nobody wants to switch to AM2. Still sticking with the old technology now are we? I guess if it's not broken, don't fix it!

28th Jul 2006, 03:35 AM	#17 (permalink)
Fabulous Warming up Join Date: 23 May 2005 Posts: 118 Reputation: 13 Rep Power: 5	man i hope amd 65nm will kick conroe of the market. i'm big fan of amd.

4th Aug 2006, 04:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Hyperactive Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,880 Reputation: 1187 Rep Power: 19	Socket AM2 will only have one special new thing which is called DDR2 support. No architecture change is there. Intel's new Core series are fun that way - they have a major architectural change and more cache. Maybe I'll get the Core series first if I have the money. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2, Sapphire ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Asus P5B-E Plus, nVidia Geforce 7950GT 512MB DDR3

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