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2048Megabytes · 06-24-2008, 01:24 AM

I was also quite upset after I bought my AMD Athlon 4000+ Socket 939 and Foxconn 6100K8MA-RS motherboard in June 2007. I then found out I couldn't upgrade the Socket 939 processor as they weren't being made anymore without paying a stupid price for a dual-core processor (likely over $120) for a processor that would run a faster than what I currently owned.

I went out and just bought an Athlon 4600+ Dual-Core, Gigabyte motherboard that is Socket AM2+ and two gigabytes of RAM (cost me about $218 total). Likely Your best option is to save more money for another motherboard, processor and RAM. Go with Socket AM2+ if you want to be able to upgrade to a Phenom processor in the future.

06-24-2008, 01:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 1,323	I was also quite upset after I bought my AMD Athlon 4000+ Socket 939 and Foxconn 6100K8MA-RS motherboard in June 2007. I then found out I couldn't upgrade the Socket 939 processor as they weren't being made anymore without paying a stupid price for a dual-core processor (likely over $120) for a processor that would run a faster than what I currently owned. I went out and just bought an Athlon 4600+ Dual-Core, Gigabyte motherboard that is Socket AM2+ and two gigabytes of RAM (cost me about $218 total). Likely Your best option is to save more money for another motherboard, processor and RAM. Go with Socket AM2+ if you want to be able to upgrade to a Phenom processor in the future. __________________ "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." -- George Washington Processor: AMD Athlon 4600+ Dual-Core Windsor (2.4 gigahertz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: 2 gigabytes of Super Talent PC2-6400 Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 3650 Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600 Watt Operating System: 32-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Favorite Video Games: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Monopoly