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Athlon Socket AM2 Review

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the if-you-build-it-faster-they-will-come dept.

NerdMaster writes "Hardware Secrets has just posted an Athlon 64 X2 5000+ review, one of the first AMD CPUs to support the new socket AM2. It runs at 2.4 GHz, has two 512 KB L2 memory caches (one for each core) and supports DDR2 memories." However, many are still predicting an end to AMD's dominance in the market thanks to Intel's Conroe.

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  1. Upgrade? by Enderandrew · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The 939 NForce 4 Ultra/SLI line is showing age so on one hand, I'm glad to see the new tech (and DDR2 support) finally.

    However, I don't know that I can convince my wife to let me spend the money on such a large overhaul again. I'm fairly happy with my AMD 64 system at the moment.

    Honestly, I just hope AMD maintains their lead long enough for people to start taking notice (like Dell using AMD in the server line).

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  2. Problems with memory dividers by Delph1 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What many seem to have neglected is that there is an evident problem with odd CPU multipliers. AMD has no support for "half" memory multipliers (4.5/5.5/6.5/etc), which means that you will actually not be able to run memories at their full potential when using processors with odd multipliers (7/9/11/etc):

    http://www.nordichardware.com/Reviews/?page=3&skri velse=481