Socket 940 or wait for socket F?

[imported_Tick]

Thoughts?

 

[imported_Tick]

Bumpo.

 

[bob4432]

are you talking socket 940(server) or socket am2(also 940)? skt f?

 

[Geomagick]

It depends, do you intend to buy now or in 6 months time.

I you intend to buy no hten it's got to be s940.

If you don't intend to be for 6 months or so then I really can't tell.

 

[alimoalem]

m2 is coming out in like 3 months. i've never heard of socket f but whatever it is, if amd is making it, why on earth would they introduce a new socket 3 months after it's previous socket's debut?

 

[snoturtle]

socket f is the replacement for socket 940
for workstations and servers

If you can wait 6 months than it might be worth it
if not buy now

DDR2 doesn't seem to be making a large difference on M2 so no idea what it will do for duals/quads

 

[alimoalem]

OP, you're making a server and are wondering whether you should buy a s940 motherboard/cpu right now or wait 6 months for a new server socket to come out? if that's the case, you should mention it in the original post

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: snoturtle
socket f is the replacement for socket 940
for workstations and servers

If you can wait 6 months than it might be worth it
if not buy now

DDR2 doesn't seem to be making a large difference on M2 so no idea what it will do for duals/quads

qft

 

[imported_Tick]

I posted this last night to see if anyone would bight. I'll be buying in 4-5 months if I go 940 (NOT AM2) or 6 months if I wait for Socket F (1207 pin AMD LGA socket to replace 940). This will be a Dual socket Dual core workstation, 4 gb ram Win XP x64 dual booted with Linux. The question I supose is whether or not DDR2 in the server space will be worth it, as Dual socket Dual core CAN be bandwidth starved, but it's also latency sensitive. I upgrade often enough that the limited life of 940 is not a huge concern, and we all know it will be around for a good couple years, as server sockets take a long time to die out.

 

[imported_Tick]

This would be the configuration of the 940 rig:
Supermicro H8DCE mobo
2x Opteron 270
4x 1GB REG ECC RAM, haven't decided exactly what sticks
8 port SATA RAID controller, PCI-e, haven't decided brand
4x 250 GB HDD from current rig
7800 GT from current rig
Audigy 2 ZS Gamer from current rig
Haven't decided on PSU yet, but it needs to give >700w and be SSI compatible with a 24 pin, 8 pin and 4 pin mobo connector, and the PC P&C one is just too overpriced
Powercool PCI-e TV tuner card, to replace current one, because Haupauge doesn't want to support 64-bit
DVD burner from current rig

 

[bob4432]

for a server i would go a trusted and tried skt, as in 940. there are always some issues with new skts/platforms and you don't want that in a server enviornment, imo.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: bob4432
for a server i would go a trusted and tried skt, as in 940. there are always some issues with new skts/platforms and you don't want that in a server enviornment, imo.

It's a workstation, thought, not a server. It's not mission critical, or even mission important. Preformance is a concern more than 100% uptime.

 

[snoturtle]

I would say if your not planing on buying right away wait and see what kind of performance comes from the new socket/memory

But even saying that I don't like to be an early adopter so would probably still go with the 940

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: snoturtle
I would say if your not planing on buying right away wait and see what kind of performance comes from the new socket/memory

But even saying that I don't like to be an early adopter so would probably still go with the 940

Yeah, it's a tough call, that's why I ask.

 

[imported_Tick]

Bump for more opinions.

 

[bob4432]

when skt f comes out, hopefully it will drive skt940 down a bit

 

[Tsuwamono]

whats the workstation for? if its for video editing and that kind of ****** i would just go with intel. Unless your planing on gaming with it. You remind me of someone else i know that uses the name tick. lol he was never very clear either

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: Tsuwamono
whats the workstation for? if its for video editing and that kind of ****** i would just go with intel. Unless your planing on gaming with it. You remind me of someone else i know that uses the name tick. lol he was never very clear either

Yeah, ok.... I'll be using it for photochop (GIMP actually), some video editing, some 3d work, Gaming, Folding, and of course day to day activities. I, personally, am very clever, for your reference. I started college at 15 and consistently score in the 99 percentile on standardized tests.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: bob4432
when skt f comes out, hopefully it will drive skt940 down a bit

We can hope....

 

[imported_miahallen]

There is some really intriuging (sp?) information circulating on the web right now concerning socket F, I think it'll be easier for you to decide as more details are unveiled. IMHO quad-core and DDR2 are just the beginning...

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: miahallen
There is some really intriuging (sp?) information circulating on the web right now concerning socket F, I think it'll be easier for you to decide as more details are unveiled. IMHO quad-core and DDR2 are just the beginning...

Yeah, but what's going to happen with the socket in a year doesn't concern me, as I upgrade frequently.

 

[imported_miahallen]

Then what was the purpose of the OP?

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: miahallen
Then what was the purpose of the OP?

If you had read the thread you would know that the question was whether or not socket F will be worth waiting a couple months over rather than going with socket 940. I care about the sockets short term activities.

 

[imported_miahallen]

Yeah, but what's going to happen with the socket in a year doesn't concern me, as I upgrade frequently.

There is some really intriuging (sp?) information circulating on the web right now concerning socket F, I think it'll be easier for you to decide as more details are unveiled. IMHO quad-core and DDR2 are just the beginning...

I was referring to details available on launch. (are we on the same page now?)

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: miahallen

Yeah, but what's going to happen with the socket in a year doesn't concern me, as I upgrade frequently.

There is some really intriuging (sp?) information circulating on the web right now concerning socket F, I think it'll be easier for you to decide as more details are unveiled. IMHO quad-core and DDR2 are just the beginning...

I was referring to details available on launch. (are we on the same page now?)

Yes, we are now on the same page. I was confused by your phrase "just the beginning..."