socket M2

[coopermckay]

I just read about the new series AMD socket , 940. Its coming out in April and AMD is releasing processors such as the dual core 5000 and the athlon 64 fx 62...however they said socket 939 is still gonna last until q1 2007 which means we dont have to upgrade right away. But for someone who wants the best of the best, is anyone getting it when it first comes out? AMD is just now coming out with the dual 16x pci-e motherboards, like the new asus A8n32-SLI Deluxe sli x16 , which gets better fps than the none dual ones like the asus sli premium, but its going for $250 right now, if you can find it. DFI has one too . Im a hardcore gamer who likes to have the best pc possible , so im going for the 940 right when it comes out. for now , im getting the a8n32 sli, IMHO its the best motherboard out right now next to DFI's. i cant wait until april!

Rigs in order of power:

in progress:
Thermal take armor
enermax whisper 2.0 535 watt psu
Asus a8n32 deluxe sli dual x16
Athlon 64 FX 57 HAVE
2 gb ocz performance HAVE
7800 GT
74 gb raptor HAVE
dvd
audigy 2 ZS HAVE

gamez:
Athlon 64 3200 @ 2.6 ghz 939 socket
asus a8v deluxe
1 gb ram
6800 gt

apps/lan
athlon 64 3000 @ 2.2 ghz 939
biostar t-force matx mb
1 gb ram
x800 GTO pci-e

lan
athlon 64 3000 754 socket
forget what mb
1 gb ram
6600 gt

pentium 4 2.5 ghz
512 mb ram
9800 pro

 

[imported_Tick]

GRAMMAR! USE IT! AAARGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!

 

[coopermckay]

im lazy

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: coopermckay
im lazy

DIARF!

 

[CalamitySymphony]

You have too much money. I suggest you buy a PSP, an Xbox 360, and a Nintendo DS. Then you don't have to worry about upgrading so often.

 

[Nocturnal]

I wonder if the skt940 will introduce a new nForce chipset? nForce 5 perhaps?

 

[MDE]

I'll stick with my old dead end tech (AGP, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939) system. :roll:

 

[n7]

I am not very excited about M2.

I might get more interested much later on when it actually becomes cheap, affordable, & good for OCing, but i think that's a year & a half away at least.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: n7
I am not very excited about M2.

I might get more interested much later on when it actually becomes cheap, affordable, & good for OCing, but i think that's a year & a half away at least.

Same here basically. Plus I just got an Opteron 170, so I don't think I'll really feel that tempted by anything M2 brings for the next year

 

[Skott]

I'm not waiting till April. I'm sure there will be plenty of buyers though once its released.

 

[KamiXkaze]

I do not see any need for a M2 so for me it's a wait and see.


KxK

 

[Snakexor]

i think you should sell all of those rigs, and get an x2 or opteron w/ either xfire or sli

 

[Googer]

Ebonicly speaking, I wont be an early adopter. When M2 arrives, motherboard and chipset selection will be slim. You will be lucky if there are more than 10 motherboards to choose from when it launches in April.

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: Tick
DIARF!

Die In A Raging Fire?
Die In A Rape Fight?
Die In A Rigged Fighter-jet?
Don't Irritate A Rabid Fox?

 

[Some1ne]

My understanding is that the only "new" thing that really comes with M2 is DDR2 support, and DDR2 really isn't a big leap ahead of plain DDR, so I think I'll pass. I try to only upgrade when doing so actually nets worthwhile new features. For example, my last big upgrade got me PCI-E, SATA, and 64-bit processing support (among other things), and I don't plan on overhauling the system again until I can pull off something similar. Socket M2 just isn't worth my time.

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: middlehead

Originally posted by: Tick
DIARF!

Die In A Raging Fire?
Die In A Rape Fight?
Die In A Rigged Fighter-jet?
Don't Irritate A Rabid Fox?

I applaud Tick and his concern for the OP

 

[Crescent13]

Next comp I get will be with vista and dx10. If m2 is still around by then, that's fine with me.

 

[stu1811]

Originally posted by: middlehead

Originally posted by: Tick
DIARF!

Die In A Raging Fire?
Die In A Rape Fight?
Die In A Rigged Fighter-jet?
Don't Irritate A Rabid Fox?

Must be: Don't Irritate A Rabid Fox? ROFL

 

[kamranziadar]

Show off

 

[w00t]

April is the month of my b-day, but I dont plan on getting m2 socket waiting for benchmarks

edit: if its anything like socket 754 to socket 939 it wont be worth it only thing socket 939 really had was pci-e.

 

[Tarrant64]

I don't need the latest, shooting for 939 X2 right now with AGP. I just need more processing power. It's quite possible though since 6600gt pci-e is super cheap I might go 939 X2 with PCI-e. I've come to realize I'm not really that hardcore of a gamer and the games I play run just fine on my 9600xt already.

It would be nice to have an M2 but unless it's insanely faster than 939 X2 I don't see the point right away.

 

[TraumaRN]

I dont plan on upgrading but I'll laugh if AMD pulls a rabbit out of a hat and surprises everyone with something....PCI-e controller on die anyone?? *shrug* I dont think it's *just* gonna be DDR2 support

 

[eXx08]

I will get one when I go off to college.

I'm in 8th grade right now.

 

[BW86]

I'll stick with my agp/nforce3/s754 system

 

[Techno]

I'm gonna get M2... Currently still have 2 SFF systems w/ Athlon XP-M @ 2500, 2GB PC3200 and X800 Pro......... will build 2 PC's w/ M2 chips shortly after it has been "tested"......