Is it crazy to get an AM2 mobo and keep my pc3200 ram?

[Caxus]

I'm feeling like my san diego 3700 processor on my socket 939 motherboard might be due for an upgrade but i just bought 2 gb of low latency ram for this setup and don't want to do cpu/mobo and ram all at the same time. Would a new AM2 motherboard and processor be seriously hindered if i just used my ddr 400 ram with it?

[lemonlime]

Unfortunately, the memory controller is integrated into the processor core, and DDR memory can not be used with any AM2 processors. Upgrading to AM2 or Core2 would both require a new CPU/Memory. If you need an upgrade, I would wait for the Phenom and Intel Penryn releases and then make a decision.

[Caxus]

In that case maybe i'll go the super cheap route and get a socket 939 X2 4200 Toledo for 70 bucks to replace my 3700 san diego and just keep everything else. I feel like i'm missing out a bit by not having a dual core. That way I shouldn't even need to fresh install windows.

[lemonlime]

Hey, for 70 bux, can't go wrong :) I went from a single core 939 Opteron 148 to a 4200+ as well not too long ago. There are a lot more applications taking advantage of the second core now as well.