Ars Technica article on AMD Socket AM3 CPUs

[Skripka]

Just spotted on Ars Technica for y'all

http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2009/02/amd-launches-new-x3-x4-parts-debuts-ddr3-on-socket-am3.ars

[BGFG]

Just spotted on Ars Technica for y'all

http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2009/02/amd-launches-new-x3-x4-parts-debuts-ddr3-on-socket-am3.ars

Great stuff man. thanks.
I'm sooooo building a pc 4th quarter 09'

[jrusso2]

Its smart of AMD to be able to use both boards. This is something we always got on Intel about.

Nothing about the performance seems to be mentioned though.

[darrenn]

The new processors are supposed to work with my 3 year old am2 motherboard. Just waiting for a bios update. I currently have a 3500+ single core so this will be one hell of a upgrade.

[handy]

It's a shame I'm running a 939 motherboard. :-(

[darrenn]

It's a shame I'm running a 939 motherboard.

Yeah I was going to go from socket 462 to 939 but I decided to wait a little longer and go with the am2. It turns out that was a excellent decision.

[handy]

Yeah I was going to go from socket 462 to 939 but I decided to wait a little longer and go with the am2. It turns out that was a excellent decision.

To be honest, the 939 is not the issue on that motherboard, as it steams along, what I would really like is to be able to be free of AGP. :-)

[darrenn]

what I would really like is to be able to be free of AGP.

Yeah you can get some really great deals for pcie graphics cards right now. Last year I purchased a 8800gt for 100 bucks. Thats over half the price of what it was when it was first released.

[jespdj]

Its smart of AMD to be able to use both boards. This is something we always got on Intel about.

Intel seems to be doing the opposite: their new Core i5 processor, which is coming out later this year, uses a different socket (LGA 1155 or 1156) than the Core i7 (LGA 1366), which means that you'll need different motherboards for the i5 and the i7. Annoying... :(