Amd socket issue plz help

[manolis69]

I just want to buy a new comp and i found an Amd Athlon 64 3800+ Dual core socket 939.When i went to a the shop to order the stuff he told me that i should get a 940 CPU.so i found the same Cpu but with 940 socket but when i tried to find a 940 socket motherboard a couldnt and it was only AM2.Is Am2 and 940 sockets the same? plz help me

 

[riekmaharg2]

I think they are the same.

 

[i_am_a_newbie]

No! they are not the same.

socket AM2 technically has 940 pins, but it uses a DDR2 controller as opposed to a DDR one that the 940's use. Completely different, do not mix them up.

AM2 would be the one you want if you want a more "future-proof" solution.

 

[riekmaharg2]

o ya AMD Opteron has 940pins aswell.