Will AM2 cpus cost more than 939's?

[Chris2wire]

Same cpus, will they cost more on AM2?

And if someone were to upgrade to AM2 should they grab their DDR2 now due to prices?

 

[Unkno]

Common sense tells one that AM2 would cost more than 939s because it's newer.

 

[EffeX]

Yeah I really want AM2..... I can get my DDR2 300$ ram that does 30-30-30-50 timings!
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I think ill stick with my OCZ plats at 2-2-2-5 thanks

 

[GrammatonJP]

Yes, there was a price list out a few weeks ago.. avg cpu is about 9-15 more than the 939 counterparts

 

[F1shF4t]

I might as well skip AM2, my comp is good enough now, and only the very high priced cpus will be anywhere close to being quicker.

I would think that DDR2 would come down in price, but initially it could be the opposite as demands will MAYBE be higher than supply.

 

[Steaksauce]

Originally posted by: GrammatonJP
Yes, there was a price list out a few weeks ago.. avg cpu is about 9-15 more than the 939 counterparts

http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/amd-moth...65-amd-socket-am2-prices-revealed.html

You sure about that?

Athlon 64 FX-62 AM2 $1,236
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 $696
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ AM2 $645
Athlon 64 X2 4600+ AM2 $558
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ AM2 $469
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ AM2 $365
Athlon 64 X2 4000+ AM2 $328
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ AM2 $303
Athlon 64 3800+ AM2 $290
Athlon 64 3500+ AM2 $208
Sempron 3600+ AM2 $123
Sempron 3500+ AM2 $109
Sempron 3400+ AM2 $97
Sempron 3000+ AM2 $77
Sempron 2800+ AM2 $67

 

[DrMrLordX]

Chances are that AMD will try to keep retail prices of s939 high so that AM2 parts will move more steadily. At the retail level, it'll have a lot to do with supply/demand as well. If people are dissatisfied with AM2's performance, don't expect s939 to drop in price until Conroe comes out.

 

[greenmaji]

Originally posted by: EffeX
Yeah I really want AM2..... I can get my DDR2 300$ ram that does 30-30-30-50 timings!
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I think ill stick with my OCZ plats at 2-2-2-5 thanks

We might be better off if we look into how DDR2 works.. double the FSB and double the cas#'s and you have roughly the same speed ram for DDR2 as your DDR..

OCZ (677?) plats case 4 DDR2 would be roughly the same sticks.

sooooooo.. were is this comming from???

And AMD is selling AM2 for a little less then s939 acording to current news, wich has been pointed out already.

 

[Bateluer]

AMD needs to move to DDR2 to stay competitive. Intel has already moved their entire lineup over to DDR2, and a lot of manufacturing capability has been changed over to DDR2, leaving less and less for DDR1. Prices on DDR1 will rise, while prices of DDR2 continue to drop.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146565

Thats the DDR2 I'm looking at for my AM2 system, times 2. 4-4-4-12 is about the fastest DDR2 module I've seen at those sizes and speeds.

 

[EffeX]

It was a joke firstly, But as far as gaming is concerned I like lower latency instead of higher megahertz even though DDR=DDR2 in most cases. Sorry if i offended you.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
AMD needs to move to DDR2 to stay competitive. Intel has already moved their entire lineup over to DDR2, and a lot of manufacturing capability has been changed over to DDR2, leaving less and less for DDR1. Prices on DDR1 will rise, while prices of DDR2 continue to drop.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146565

Thats the DDR2 I'm looking at for my AM2 system, times 2. 4-4-4-12 is about the fastest DDR2 module I've seen at those sizes and speeds.

Freakin' OUCH! :Q $340 for 2GB of ram? Daaaaamn. I'll be sticking with my "old tech" 4400X2/PC3200 rig for quite some time, methinks.

 

[Ichigo]

Who's going to buy AM2 with Conroe right around the corner? =p

 

[Chris2wire]

Actually, Im considering buying AM2 with Conroe coming out... This way if Conroe turns out to be not-so-great then Ill already have my new setup. And if Conroe is great, then I simply sell my cpu and mobo and move to Conroe.

But, with the prices of DDR2 as high as they are, I dunno.... 939 and is capabilities are looking mighty sweet... Well, if I keep debating long enough then Conroe will be here anyways.

 

[EffeX]

I wouldnt buy AM2 im buying a new rig at the end of may and it will most definately be 939. Stick with the tried and true.