Any hope for x2 6000+ 939?

Check out the Opterons. The 175/185 are great chips that overclock well. You could get the 185 to 3.0 easily with air and maybe minor voltage tweak. The 175 can hit 3.0+ as well, but will require more tweaks to find the sweet spot.

I haven't heard of anything new being planned for Socket 939... I think you knew the answer to your question when you asked it. But hey... it didn't hurt to ask!

I find myself in a similar situation with my 4400+, but I've long since accepted that I'll be using new memory on my next build. Either my mobo/CPU/memory will be a hand-me-down to a friend or I'll be using the memory on one of those RAM drive things. I figure that'd up my geek factor a bit.

I was hoping something would come out later like the x1950 pro came out for agp.

The x2 6000+ at $240 is a great deal. I don't see why they don't make a 939 version.

I really think by making upgrades more difficult and costly they're killing the pc gaming market.

To move to dual core...I needed a new mobo
To move to 8800...I needed a new pci-e mobo
To move to faster dual core..I'll need a new mobo and new memory.

I like new architectures but I just wish they would support the old architectures instead of trying to force people.

I totally agree MowTin. I recently upgraded my 939 3500+ to a 939 X2 4600+. SupCom was chugging something chronic on my 3500 and I desperately needed a new proc, but didnt want the huge upgrade.

I went to the retail store of a big online UK retailer and asked for a 4200 X2 - I got chatting to the guy on checkout and he looked in the back and found a single boxed 4600+ that wasn't advertised on their site! Bonus!

Yeah, I love the old 939 but, alas, it's dead (according to AMD). I think it is nearly impossible to get an FX-60 (around Feb. you could get one for $200, which is when I bought mine) now, they are either out of stock or way overpriced. Your best bet is to get an Opteron, I think that they may still be priced reasonably.

As for 939 performance, my FX-60 beats a 2.4GHz Core 2, so, although it is far from top-of-the-line, its still a great CPU.

Sucks, I was hoping to OC the x2 6000+ to 3.5. Would have been nice.

If I can play Crysis and other titles without problems then I'll just wait for the next big thing before emptying my pockets again.

Heeeh, if they did it Current AM2 90nm chips are much better binned ( run with less voltage/cooler and OC much better) than S939 G4 and G6 revisions. Just today I set up an AM2 X2 4200+ system for a friend of mine... No way she'd OC it, but I managed to make it run an 1.10V; Prime stable and I just didn't have the time to try any lower voltages... and it was a standard 89W (stock 1.35V) part; try to do it on a S939 X2.
Bottom line; Socket 939 is just as dead as Socket 754 and from the user perspective it's a sin because this package has all the potential to house all K8 chips up to the X2 6000+ but from their point of view, they surely consider more reasonable that you should upgrade to an AM2 board and purchase DDR2 memory before you get it.