new egg and tiger direct have both dropped quite a bit of socket 939 processors and i am looking to upgrade to a dual core one. when do you think they wont be offering the cpu's anymore? do i have weeks, months, or what? thx
I was in the same situation with my 3500+. I finally went for a X2 3800+ when I saw a Manchester for under $100 OEM. If you are overclocking, then that is the way to go in my opinion. Newegg has them for $95 and I doubt they'll for much lower ($10 at most). If you wanted higher end stuff then I don't know what to tell you. They really only have 3800's and Opterons in right now. The prices on the Opterons aren't bad, but they aren't great either. Tough situation.
One thing you might try doing is calling newegg (or tigerdirect) and asking if they know when they'll get in more 939s. I heard someone say they called them before x-mas and ewre told they be in in Jan. I thougt 939 was done, but come January, almost the entire line came back. I would give them a call. If they are about to get in a bunch I think that might drive prices down overall. Hopefullly someone responds with more insight than me.
I was in the same situation with my 3500+. I finally went for a X2 3800+ when I saw a Manchester for under $100 OEM. If you are overclocking, then that is the way to go in my opinion. Newegg has them for $95 and I doubt they'll for much lower ($10 at most). If you wanted higher end stuff then I don't know what to tell you. They really only have 3800's and Opterons in right now. The prices on the Opterons aren't bad, but they aren't great either. Tough situation.Karl_Bebop
Opterons perform just like the Toledos (X2s). Theirs hardly any difference between the chips except for the extra cache in the Opterons. Also Opterons over clock very well.
Opterons perform just like the Toledos (X2s). Theirs hardly any difference between the chips except for the extra cache in the Opterons.
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Right. That's what I meant. Compared to the prices newegg had on the Toledos, the Denmark prices are just so so. They used to have 4400's for about $180. Now you would settle for .2Ghz less.
[QUOTE="codezer0"]AMD had officially stopped manufacturing new 939 chips since they've switched over to Socket AM2 for their entire desktop product line.CMJR
I've got a 939 myself, so I'm gonna wait a bit before I upgrade...
Mainly because I heard the AM2 architecture is not actually any faster than the 939 architecture. Right now, anyway.
Anyone know if that's true?
Not true but it isn't much of a difference, definitely in the single digits of a performance increase.
The amount of socket 939 processors on this planet is not going to increase. So when theyre all sold theyre gone. I would buy now to be safe. It's allready impossible to find an fx-60, and x2 4800+ for socket 939.
[QUOTE="codezer0"]AMD had officially stopped manufacturing new 939 chips since they've switched over to Socket AM2 for their entire desktop product line.CMJR
I've got a 939 myself, so I'm gonna wait a bit before I upgrade...
Mainly because I heard the AM2 architecture is not actually any faster than the 939 architecture. Right now, anyway.
Anyone know if that's true?
Correct, the AM2 architecture is running up to par with the S939 speeds, but it starts to advantage from the extra headway the socket and pin layout offers from now on.
They completely stopped making 939 processors late in 2006... all of the stuff we see for sale is just trickling down through the retail channels. But when they're gone, they're gone for good.
They completely stopped making 939 processors late in 2006... all of the stuff we see for sale is just trickling down through the retail channels. But when they're gone, they're gone for good.Makari
True, with auctions sites being the last resort once the last production day has been long gone.
No RunningFlame is correct. AMD will produce more 939 chips as long as they're in demand. Meaning when all the 939 chips run out AMD will supply retailers with more.
I even checked ebay but there are no 4800+ s939's. At this point that is the only AMD S939 CPU I would pay money for. So it looks like when I upgrade its going to be a new board and C2D.
Never. They have stopped making them and obviously most places have sold all they have. Checking ebay regularly is about your only chance.
My Boss is in Singapore right now and I'm going to ask him to look for some at SimLim. If he finds any maybe I will have him buy them all and I will sell them on eBay. But thats a long shot.
Yeah use PMs guys. And Tigerballer what are you even thinking? Buying all that from him? If you are willing to chage boards and RAM then just buy a new AM2 setup! You can find all the X2s for AM2!
lol buh but I want to upgrade to a E6400, P5N-E SLI mobo and 2GB of Crosair PC5400 XMS2 DDR2-667. lol It comes up to under 550$CND with tax and shipping incl. hehehe
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