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Im sorry but I just had to say this, while most DDR2 memory sticks are advertised at rather high latencies, this is because the manufacturers try to keep them at 1.8v, the truth of the matter is every stick of DDR2 533 I have tested, even my own Corsair Valueselect, was able to run at 2-2-2- timings with only 1.9 or 2.0v at DDR2 533 and at stock voltages at DDR2 400 so the crappy timings thing is really no longer THAT true. And I am a firm believer that since necesity is the mother of invention, once Socket AM2 comes out and AMD systems with their integrated memory controllers (read, ultra low latencies) will be forced to use dual channel DDR2 667 (1:1 ratio with their new 333MHz bus) the market will have to adapt and we should see some more aggresively timed DDR2 667, 800 and even 1000MHz modules being marketed with higher voltages. Remember that DDR2 runs at 1.8v however you can safely put 2.4-2.5v through any DDR2 module without any active or even passive cooling on them.
That being said I think s939 is by no means obsolete nor will it be even when sAM2 is out, however the current generation of CPUs will be the last ever on s939 so the best you could ever upgrade your CPU to is an FX60 without getting a new sAM2 mobo. My advice is if you must get s939 now get a relatively cheap CPU (3000+/3200+ Venice or 3800+ X2 Manchester) so that you can upgrade to AM2 again in about 1 year and not break the bank TOO much.
That being said I think s939 is by no means obsolete nor will it be even when sAM2 is out, however the current generation of CPUs will be the last ever on s939 so the best you could ever upgrade your CPU to is an FX60 without getting a new sAM2 mobo. My advice is if you must get s939 now get a relatively cheap CPU (3000+/3200+ Venice or 3800+ X2 Manchester) so that you can upgrade to AM2 again in about 1 year and not break the bank TOO much.
