Thread: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Socket AM3 Quad-Core CPU

Given recent costing, those expecting to form either a budget or high-end Pc founded on an AMD processor, might as good invest in the novel AMIII platform. Only a some months before we were proposing budget builders neglect the AMIII platform as it extends no actual function advantage when equated to same AM2+ setup, and more significantly it forces users upon the more costly DDRIII memory standard.




Still it is possible to buy a decent DDRIII-1333 memory kit with a Four GB capacity for roughly US, while a decent DDRII-1066 kit is more cheaper in US. The improved DDRIII costing has helped to create the AMIII platform a more attractive choice now, and although it even fails to deliver any acual function benefits, it does have 1 significant advantage, and that is its upgrade way.


The AMII+ platform is closing to the end of its life, and while a Phenom 2 X4 940 processor will maintaining most customer smiling for few time to get still, chances are the follow upgrade will see you exchange not only the processor but also the memory and CPU Board, creating for quite an costly upgrade venture.


Therefore those that create the move to the AMIII platform now, rather than expence in the slightly low price AMII+



platform, will be assuring that they have a feasible means of upgrading down the track. Together AMII+ and AMIII CPU Boards utilize the similar chipsets, and therefore users can require to paid roughly the similar cost regardless of the affirming socket.


Back when constructing an AMD PC founded on the AMII+ platform was the smart thing to do, a decent DDRII-1066 memory kit was the path to go. The cost difference among 800MHz and 1066MHz DDRII memory was trivial, while the higher clocked storage did deliver a slight function advantage.


However when it arrives to DDRIII storage there inclines to be rather a big variation in frequency and even timings. For example, a Four GB DDRIII-1066 kit can be buyed in US supporting CAS7 timings, while it is possible to buy a Four GB kit that can function at 1600MHz with CAS8 timings. If you need to expenditure still more money you can receive DDRIII-1600 memory that can function at still tighter timings.


The queries is, to acquire the most out of your AMIII processor, what type of memory do you require perfectly? Is less-latency 1066MHz memory the path to go, or is high-speed memory with low aggressive timings a smarter choice? With such a little difference in cost it could create more sense to only go with the high-speed memory. However if it becomes that lower clocked memory with tighter timings is only as quick or quicker, then storing some dollars where you can would be the smartest choice.