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TEX
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Dubious builds his own computer Aug 7, 2006 1:33:22 GMT -5

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Post by TEX on Aug 7, 2006 1:33:22 GMT -5

I like 939's better right now

DDR2's cas latency is too high for my blood, and the timings on it suck ballz

Unless you can find cheap DDR2 RAM with a low cas latency, AM2 is a useless socket right now

It just can't match the speed of 939, or 940 (talkin bout opterons here)

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Dubious builds his own computer Aug 10, 2006 1:36:46 GMT -5

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Post by DubiousMonkey on Aug 10, 2006 1:36:46 GMT -5

Socket 939 is going out and then there will be very little call for standard DDR (prices go through the roof), say about this time next year when I add another gig of ram and DDR2 800 is cheap. Using socket AM2 is a method of assuring t least one upgrade path is available at a reasonable price when I'm ready to take it. There are other arguments such as lower power requirements, forward compatability with socket AM3, and availability in the speed that I wanted.