Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Fabrice Toppi <ftoppi@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] upgrade to 939 ~fx60 | am2 ~x2 5000+
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:59:23
Message-Id: 8c429590607230855va3108e9x96927cae34f15852@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] upgrade to 939 ~fx60 | am2 ~x2 5000+ by Dieter Ries
1 Hi,
2
3 I wouldn't go for a brand new AM2 platform, multiple tests show that Intel
4 Core 2 Duo is far superior than AMD everywhere.
5 If you really need to upgrade, choose the best CPU for socket or wait until
6 that Core 2 Duo.
7
8 br,
9 Fabrice
10
11 2006/7/23, Dieter Ries <clip2@×××.de>:
12 >
13 > hi,
14 >
15 >
16 > currently i am running my gentoo on a 3000+ with 1g ram single channel.
17 >
18 > now i want to upgrade, so i am going to wait until next week, see how
19 > prices
20 > develop. but i am not sure if i should stay with my 939 board with nforce4
21 > or
22 > buy also a new am2 board.
23 >
24 > are there support problems with am2 chipsets? which mb's are the best? how
25 > big
26 > is the difference between a amd64 with DDR Ram on 939 and amd64 with DDR2
27 > on
28 > AM2?
29 >
30 > cu
31 > Dieter
32 > --
33 > Frank Castle is dead!
34 > Call me 'The PUNISHER'!
35 >
36 >
37 >