Any motherboards?

[Genesis15]

topic

 

[Bremen]

no, all AM2 is DDR2

 

[Genesis15]

allright... then does anyone know a combo deal where I can get 512DDR2 / Motherboard / AM2 X2 for around 220$

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: Genesis15
allright... then does anyone know a combo deal where I can get 512DDR2 / Motherboard / AM2 X2 for around 220$

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ CPU & Biostar TForce550 Motherboard $150

Arctic Cooling Alpine64 Heatsink/Fan $10

Transcend 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 667 $67

Total: $227 Plus Shipping/Tax

 

[Genesis15]

Would this be a stable buy for atleast a year or two? and would it run well?

 

[jpeyton]

Yes and yes. It's not AGP though; AMD has been PCI-E for a while.

 

[Genesis15]

Oh, then the deal is uselss for me.... I know plenty of AMD boards that run AGP 8X for that price.. so

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: Genesis15
Oh, then the deal is uselss for me.... I know plenty of AMD boards that run AGP 8X for that price.. so

Yes, if you want AGP, you have two options:

1) Invest in a VIA K8M AM2 motherboard.

2) Invest in a Socket 939 motherboard; a dead platform with no new CPUs on the horizon.

 

[Genesis15]

Yeah I think I Like:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80721-10
- X2 AM2 3800+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130064
- MSI K9MM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130064
- Patriot 1GB DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220088

price - 232.22 with Tax & Shipping, much better deal in my opinion.

 

[Blain]

Here is your MB...

> AGP - Yes <
> AM2 & DDR2 - Yes, with This card <
:thumbsup::laugh:

DDR can only be used with a 939 CPU, DDR2 is required for AM2.

 

[jpeyton]

What the...good find Blain. I didn't even know such cards existed.

Wonder if that affects performance at all?

 

[Blain]

Here are two Asrock MBs running AM2 CPU's. One is a straight AM2 MB and the other uses the AM2 board