Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > CPUs > AM and AM2 sockets

AM and AM2 sockets

Forum CPU & Components : CPUs - AM and AM2 sockets

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
someguy_03   10-01-2009 at 06:03:41 PM

Will an AM2 socket cpu work in an AM socket MOBO

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
rand_79   10-01-2009 at 11:23:01 PM

no

 

reference article

 

Socket AM2 supports DDR2 memory but not DDR memory, which the previous Socket 939 supported. AnandTech reported that Socket AM2 system performance was up to 7% faster than Socket 939 equivalents, with most applications about 2% faster [2][3], despite having over 30% greater memory bandwidth due to DDR2 support.


Message edited by rand_79 on 10-01-2009 at 11:23:59 PM
Reply to rand_79
someguy_03   10-02-2009 at 12:22:22 AM

Thanks for the quick answer. My MOBO is DDR2, I can't figure out why my MOBO with an AM socket says it will run an AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800+ up to 65W when they are all AM2 socket. M2N68-LA is my MOBO.

Nvm, I just reread specs on my MOBO and it says I have an AM2 socket, I knew something wasn't adding up.


Message edited by someguy_03 on 10-02-2009 at 01:14:15 AM
Reply to someguy_03
Dekasav   10-02-2009 at 03:29:41 AM

I wasn't aware of any "AM" socket.... is there really one?

 

I thought it went from 939 to AM2.


Message edited by Dekasav on 10-02-2009 at 03:29:48 AM
Reply to Dekasav
someguy_03   10-09-2009 at 07:50:20 PM

It did, there is no AM socket. I don't know what I am talking about.


Message edited by someguy_03 on 10-09-2009 at 07:50:51 PM
Reply to someguy_03
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > CPUs > AM and AM2 sockets
Go to:

There are 480 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.164 seconds
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
  • 01:00 meywd won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 nayega won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 gpfear won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 Conrad925 won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 skythra won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 Ckaz won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 james59 won the Uniformed badge
  • 01:00 snarl won the Uniformed badge
  • 01:00 patlabor44 won the Uniformed badge
  • 01:00 Kiren won the Uniformed badge