939 vs. AM2 on a tight budget
Last response: in Motherboards
Hello All, I am presently running Win XP on an AMD K6-III 400MHZ CPU in a PCChips motherboard. I am having some problems, which I attribute to the aged BIOS and the glacial speeds, even though for most things it still runs amazingly well. That being said I want to upgrade and need to keep the price low. I like AMD, both the chips and company, even though the higher ups need to get a kick in the pants for letting Intel back in by their poor performance. I am therefore looking to upgrade to an AMD CPU, anything from and Athlon 64 to and Athlon 64 X2. I see that I can upgrade to either a 939 or an AM2 motherboard, which is the better choice. Upgrading the new board is not an issue, later this year I expect to have much more $ and will be able to buy way up the line. For right now I need to go inexpensive. On Newegg AM2's start around $47 and go to about $250, 939's start around $57 and go from there. Are the cheaper AM2's as good or better than the slightly more expensive 939's? I see that the AM2's seem to need DDR-800 vs. the 939's DDR-400, will this be a major issue? Basically I would like your opinions as to the best combination of CPU and MB/Memory etc. for the buck.
More about : 939 am2 tight budget
Related ressources
- 939 vs . AM2 - Forum
- Upgrade Advice for AMD System - Socket A to 939 , AM2 or ??? - Forum
- 939 or AM2 ? - Forum
- New first build, gaming rig, on a tight budget - Forum
- Socket 939 sys, limited budget - what to upgrade?? - Forum
Please, for the love of God, don't waste your money on crap hardware that you can't upgrade. AM2 is dying very soon. 939 is dead. etc. Hell even 775 as we know it is on the way out...
just get the cheapest 775 mobo u can find with integrated graphics (~$100)
the cheapest C2D proc (~$200) and 512MB DDR2 ram. (~$50).
Stick to Asus motherboards if you can.
We need more info about your budget to pick actual parts for you, but you should be able to get into a nice C2D system for sub $500. And if you overclock that, even a little, it'll blow any AM2 system away by leaps and bounds.
just get the cheapest 775 mobo u can find with integrated graphics (~$100)
the cheapest C2D proc (~$200) and 512MB DDR2 ram. (~$50).
Stick to Asus motherboards if you can.
We need more info about your budget to pick actual parts for you, but you should be able to get into a nice C2D system for sub $500. And if you overclock that, even a little, it'll blow any AM2 system away by leaps and bounds.
Telim, what part of I don't like Intel do you not understand? I realize that at the moment they have the performance advantage, but if it were up to them we would all still be using 286 or 386. I've been using computers long enough to remember being told that 286 was all the desktop user would ever need. Their tactics are dirty and their architectures usually suck. If it were for the pressure caused by AMD CPU's would cost a fortune and you wouldn't be able to overclock a processor, Intel would lock everything up tight as a drum. I do appreciate the advice prople give, but it would be nice if people read the questions and when a preference is stated stick to the question. Sorry, but this has been bugging me for a while.
My budget is as little as reasonably possible, for numbers < $200 if I can with 1 GB of RAM if possible. I can find parts at Newegg for instance with low prices, but I guess what I am wondering about is actual pros and cons of AM2 vs. 939; which motherboard manufacturers are best and why, actual reasons and not just stated opinions. I am a physicist by trainging and I like to make a decision based upon facts whenever possible.
Thanks to one and all.
Thanks to one and all.
Quote:
Please, for the love of God, don't waste your money on crap hardware that you can't upgrade. AM2 is dying very soon. 939 is dead. etc. Hell even 775 as we know it is on the way out...just get the cheapest 775 mobo u can find with integrated graphics (~$100)
the cheapest C2D proc (~$200) and 512MB DDR2 ram. (~$50).
Stick to Asus motherboards if you can.
We need more info about your budget to pick actual parts for you, but you should be able to get into a nice C2D system for sub $500. And if you overclock that, even a little, it'll blow any AM2 system away by leaps and bounds.
*cough*loser*cough
get AM2
939 is equivalent but dead
i would go for the AM2 alltho when the K10,s come out thay will be on the AM2+ sockit you can stell run them on AM2 you will just missout on a few extras IMHO thay should run fine without them just get a cheep dualcore say a 3600 and if you plan on upgradeing when the K10's come out then you wont be loseing to moch money when you do
P.S sorry for my spelling
P.S sorry for my spelling
Well here's what I'd go for (CPU/Mobo/Mem/VGA)
BIOSTAR TForce 6100 AM2 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro - $75 , I chose this board because of integrated graphics and overclockability, it is micro ATX but these can usually fit into ATX cases
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - $95 , nice dual core, 65nm
G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $99 ,The downside to AM2 is that you need fast, low latency RAM which is usually more expensive
The above adds up to $271 + $7.43 shipping
Of course you could always go cheaper to match up with your >$200 budget
same mobo as above
G.SKILL 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory - $50 , less ram but you can add another stick when you get the money
AMD Sempron 64 3000+ Manila 1.6GHz 256KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 - $43 , Semprons have the best bang for the buck, it will still be an enormous upgrade from your current CPU and you can OC, plus you can always upgrade to dual core
This "budgetier" build would total $167.97 +$7.43
Either way, you will have to reinstall windows and all of your programs, etc.
Do you know how many Watts your old PSU has? If its <200W you may need to upgrade that too.
Hope this helps![:)]( ":)")
BIOSTAR TForce 6100 AM2 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro - $75 , I chose this board because of integrated graphics and overclockability, it is micro ATX but these can usually fit into ATX cases
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - $95 , nice dual core, 65nm
G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $99 ,The downside to AM2 is that you need fast, low latency RAM which is usually more expensive
The above adds up to $271 + $7.43 shipping
Of course you could always go cheaper to match up with your >$200 budget
same mobo as above
G.SKILL 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory - $50 , less ram but you can add another stick when you get the money
AMD Sempron 64 3000+ Manila 1.6GHz 256KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 - $43 , Semprons have the best bang for the buck, it will still be an enormous upgrade from your current CPU and you can OC, plus you can always upgrade to dual core
This "budgetier" build would total $167.97 +$7.43
Either way, you will have to reinstall windows and all of your programs, etc.
Do you know how many Watts your old PSU has? If its <200W you may need to upgrade that too.
Hope this helps
Related ressources:
- ForumNeed outside input on 939 vs am2 upgrade.
- ForumA64 3000 S 939 vs . A64 3000 AM2 vs . Pentium D 805
- Forum939 vs AM2
- ForumAM2 vs 939
- ForumAm2 + x2 7750 vs 939 x2 4200
- Foruman idea about 939 and am2
- ForumUpgrading from 939 - Should I go AM3 or AM2 + ?
- ForumAMD- 939 vs . AM2 motherboards
- ForumAMD Socket 939 VS . AMD Socket AM2
- ForumNew System on tight budget
- ForumAthlon 3500 939 or AM2 ?
- ForumAny performance differences between socket 939 and AM2 ?
- ForumConroe, AM2 , or s 939 ?
- ForumSockey AM2 & 939
- ForumIntel i5 3550p & AS Rock Z77 PRO 3
- More resources
Read discussions in other Motherboards categories
!
