Should i get an AM2+ mobo and phenom?

[LW07]

Would that be a wise idea?

I know, C2D/C2Q outperforms Phenom, but i don't want to shell out more $$$ to replace a newly bought 775 mobo with a 1366 or whatever.

Or maybe i should just wait and upgrade my CPU/Mobo in march?

I currently got an Athlon 64 X2 4800+ S939.

 

[myocardia]

There's no such thing as futureproofing in the computer world. If you buy an AM2+ motherboard now, it's not going to work any better with the AM3 chips than the AM2 boards did with Phenom. You'll still have to buy an AM3 board, to reliably run an AM3 chip. Sad, but true.

 

[LW07]

So i guess i should just wait for 1366 to come out and get that?

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: LW07
So i guess i should just wait for 1366 to come out and get that?

Well, that'll be up to you to see if Nehalem is a good value or not at that time.

Look at it this way: even if you could run a Socket AM3 Phenom in a Socket AM2+ mobo - and maybe you will, who knows - the performance of the best future AM2+ compatible Phenom will probably not eclipse the best performing Core2 chip prior to Nehalem. So, if you went the AM2+ route, you might get a socket that lasts beyond 775 in terms of new-ish CPU availability, but you won't be ahead in terms of performance.

 

[Kraeoss]

imo intel's c2d's now are the way to go... if u wanna go nehalem u can get a cheap mobo and a E5200 and hold out till skt 1156 becomes a reality to your budget.

 

[error8]

Buy what offers the best price/perfromance ratio for you now. When you'll see something better after one year or so, then go for that, if you can afford it. Don't play the waiting game, since is not going to take you anywhere. You'll eventually find yourself with an old platform and poor performing cpu and when you do decide to change it, something better/faster will be right around the corner. This will always be the case.

The backwards compatibility, that you are speaking of, is crap. Look at how many problems Phenom cpus have, when installed into older AM2 mobos, like limited or no overclockability, lower HT speeds and many more. The same thing on the LGA 775 side. How many of the "old" P965 mobos ( the overclocking stars of the core 2 duo release) are doing great with newer Penryn chips? Few, I guess. You still have to buy at least a P35 to get everything out of a Penryn, like you still have to get one of those 790GX chipsets, with that sexy new south bridge, that can take the Phenom at more then 3 ghz and squeeze everything out of it.

AM3 cpus will require AM3 mobos to work great, like myocardia said. This is the awful truth....

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: myocardia
There's no such thing as futureproofing in the computer world.

I've been saying that for years. My word is more futureproof than computer hardware. :roll:

 

[Kraeoss]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: myocardia
There's no such thing as futureproofing in the computer world.

I've been saying that for years. My word is more futureproof than computer hardware. :roll:

lol... indeed that's future proof statement. this question will be asked a million and 1 times and will receive the same answer everytime....


they should have a myth buster episode about this lol...

Futureproofing and you.

MYTH

 

[corsa]

Core 2 overpriced old tech, wait for the Deneb/Nehalem dust to settle..maybe change ur graphic card in the mean time