Is that really that much different than Intel in the last couple years?...
Very good points.
I do think part of Intel's struggles in the couple of years before their latest resurgence may well have been tied to the socket shifts you describe. The chief difference I see is that AMD users tend to be more budget-conscious. Intel had their built-in advantage with the large brand name manufacturers to tide them over. AMD is finding out the hard way that without strong support from individual enthusiasts they are in trouble. The current upgrade options are simply not too appealing for many of us with what was a great system just a year or two ago.
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LeonardoWake up and smell the glaciersEagle River, AlaskaIcrontian
edited April 2007
Good point. Socket 939 is DDR and AGP, is that correct? If so, that would be a very big difference when comparing the transition of Intel 478-LGA775-newer LGA775 to AMD Socket A-939-AM2. Intel went from AGP and DDR to PCIe and DDR2 when Socket 478 ended. Those upgrading from first edition LGA775 to the newer version don't need to acquire new video cards and memory.
The early Socket 775 boards not being able to support C2D has to just be voltages/chipset upgrades. I have 939 and I have to upgrade the core of my system minus the video card. Socket A lasted forever....I upgraded a part at a time in those days.
I finally have a C2D System on order and it wont be long before DDR3 starts rolling out and I will only be able to make minor CPU upgrades and some GPU upgrades. Motherboard and RAM will have to be done together. Who knows, probably a PSU for ATX3.0 or something....
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I do think part of Intel's struggles in the couple of years before their latest resurgence may well have been tied to the socket shifts you describe. The chief difference I see is that AMD users tend to be more budget-conscious. Intel had their built-in advantage with the large brand name manufacturers to tide them over. AMD is finding out the hard way that without strong support from individual enthusiasts they are in trouble. The current upgrade options are simply not too appealing for many of us with what was a great system just a year or two ago.
The early Socket 775 boards not being able to support C2D has to just be voltages/chipset upgrades. I have 939 and I have to upgrade the core of my system minus the video card. Socket A lasted forever....I upgraded a part at a time in those days.
I finally have a C2D System on order and it wont be long before DDR3 starts rolling out and I will only be able to make minor CPU upgrades and some GPU upgrades. Motherboard and RAM will have to be done together. Who knows, probably a PSU for ATX3.0 or something....
Exactly. They could have milked Socket 939 the same way and sold a heck of a lot more CPU's.