Why is this so cheap

If you bought that, it would be performing worse than your current processor overclocked to 2.6GHz (as stated in your profile).

And, if you were to buy that specific processor, you would need to get a Socket AM2 motherboard, as what you have is a Socket 939 motherboard.
 
yea... the new AM2 procs look like they o/c better though. theyre all specified to run 1.3-1.35V meaning they probably have more room for overvoltage.
 
fade2green514 said:
yea... the new AM2 procs look like they o/c better though. theyre all specified to run 1.3-1.35V meaning they probably have more room for overvoltage.
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Not all run on 1.30-1.35V.

For example, this AM2 Athlon 64 3500+ (http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/details.aspx?opn=ADD3500IAA4CN) Runs at 1.20-1.25V. It even runs nice and cool at a TDP of 35W.

elmarcorulz said:
Which would mean a RAM upgrade to DDR2
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Yeah, I forgot to state that in my original post.
 
As of now, the only thing considerably better is the memory bandwidth, due to the use of DDR2. In benchmarks and real world applications, the difference is negligible (±5-10%)
 
YES and NO

It's basically nothing more than socket 939 updated to include support for DDR2 memory and to allow for new generation processors to arrive in the future. Other than that, reviews do not show any major difference in performance.... with existing AM2 processors.

JAN :D
 
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omg if you wanna buy an am2 motherboard, get a better dual core cpu,,,

if you change your motherboard, you are basically building a new computer,,,
might as well spend like $200 extra and get x2 3800, which is much muich better... especially socket am2 = future! and a single core cpus don't make sense...
 
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