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Socket AM2 Is it worth it?

Original Message
Name: win98man
Date: November 2, 2007 at 00:28:41 Pacific
Subject: Socket AM2 Is it worth it?
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
CPU/Ram: Amd Athlon XP 2000+ 1.66G
Model/Manufacturer: Custom
Comment:
Hi I am thinking of buying a new pc and I am not sure if AMD is worth it consideribng I am not going to use my pc for cpu intensive stuff. I know intels faster but is it worth the money?


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Response Number 1
Name: WebsWonder
Date: November 2, 2007 at 01:32:11 Pacific
Subject: Socket AM2 Is it worth it?
Reply: (edit)
Very little difference in everday use, though AMD tend to be slightly cheaper. Look for AM2+ compatibility, as this will support the newer AMD CPU's

Seee http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/ind... for lots of information about CPU's


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Response Number 2
Name: lordmanhamer
Date: November 2, 2007 at 08:57:36 Pacific
Subject: Socket AM2 Is it worth it?
Reply: (edit)
amd is a bigger bang for your buck.
the diffrence processor wise is a bit like a kit car verse a sports car.
the both go just as fast and handle the same. diffrence is the sports car has the air bags and a radio and a plush interior.
where as the kit car striped down and bare minimum.
it use to be in intel chips you could take the heat sink off when it was running and it went into limp mode to preserve itself where as the amds just burned out spectacularly.
but then again how rare is it you have a failure in the cpu fan and the comp still runing? very rare. so realy your paying for a safty mesure youll never use.
so to recap if there the same price get the intel. if amds cheaper get it. you wont notice the diffrence and with the cash you saved youll be able to splurge out on the graphics card or more memory to help that processor perform to its potential.

all text needs typos. There there for the reader to find,to distract them from the total lack of content.
google it! wasnt the answer to the question i asked so dont be dense and give me that repl


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Response Number 3
Name: alias_neo
Date: November 2, 2007 at 10:20:46 Pacific
Subject: Socket AM2 Is it worth it?
Reply: (edit)
Can I just add, that the last post is wrong, and is clearly in the past with AMD chips, Am2 boards (I run one) in conjunction with AMD AM2 chips have a lot of security features now, you can overclock without damaging, because it if it'nt supported it will simply reset, if the CPU Heatsink falls off the computer will shutdown to protect the hardware (THis happened to me when the fan clips snapped and the Heatsink fell of my overclocked X2 4600+ @ 2.65GHz, shutdown about 5 seconds after the heatsink fell off, got the clip replaced, put it back and the whole setup is running perfect still to this day.

HOWEVER, i would suggest against going with AM2 because AM2+ is on the horizon followed by AM3, they are all backward compatible in a weird way, and AM2 chips can go in AM2+/3 boards, but AM2 is the midpoint between AM2 and DDR2 and AM3 and DDR3, of course you can only run the AM3 board with DDR2 if running an AM2 chip, also, you can put an AM3 chip, in an AM2 board, (what i'm gonna do) and run it at lower speeds until I can afford an AM3 board and DDR3 (or until my current hardware becomes useless)

I can't remember the exact place with info but look up AM2/AM2+/AM3 and you'll find a diagram somewhere showing the intercompatability, i'd suggest going whichever route turns out to be most cost effective when upgrading in the future.

This is my plan.

Anyway, if you decide to go AM2 for the time being, and can afford to change soonish, AM2 is a great advancement over 939 (I did a direct upgrade from the same hardware in 939 to AM2) and will give, if nothing else, power saving and lower heat dissipation, as well as higher clock speeds of course that come with the newer chips like the AMD X2 6000+ etc.

AMD X2 4600+ AM2 ACFrzr64
M2N32-Sli Dlx
2x 1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
NvGeforce7600GT
Enrmx. Lib. 500W
2x 250GB SATA2 7200 RAID 0
1x 200GB SATA2 7200
Logitech G7 Carbon SE


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Response Number 4
Name: jefro
Date: November 2, 2007 at 14:08:58 Pacific
Subject: Socket AM2 Is it worth it?
Reply: (edit)
A K6 or PIII might just suit you fine if the system were setup correctly. Most people have little real need for such power. If all you do is surf the net then keep what you have an consider just fixing any small issues.

I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.


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Response Number 5
Name: win98man
Date: November 2, 2007 at 18:16:14 Pacific
Subject: Socket AM2 Is it worth it?
Reply: (edit)
Thanks for the replys.
I have an old Amd Athlon XP 2000+ Socket A which had a motherboard failure due to a faulty PSU so I decided to just buy atoehr amd because I think that they are better because of the money savings you get vs an over priced core 2 duo well thats what they are like in new zealand. I will b e ordering the new setup shortley and I will be getting vista home premium on it. I will post the final specs once it arrives.

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