Currently what is the best mobo/cpu combination to purchase? for the longest time to last

[SlingXShot]

Which cpu/mobo combo would last the longest, socket 939? P4? I thought they r changing completely with the new dual core socket? but then again if I get a dual core cpu as soon as it comes out, that might not last long. For example 533fsb P4 lasted a while.

 

[wicktron]

S939. Wait for the nForce4 boards to be released early next month.

 

[Shimmishim]

agreed.

there are 3 nf4 boards out at the moment but more should be out soon enough.

 

[ts3433]

Probably a 939 with NF4. IIRC, the new AMD dual-cores are supposed to be compatible with existing 939 architecture.

 

[SlingXShot]

Originally posted by: wicktron
S939. Wait for the nForce4 boards to be released early next month.

And nForce4 would be compatible with dual core AMD CPUs?

 

[SlingXShot]

Damn i got Radeon x800XT PE and its AGP, I have to ebay it or something in order to get the PCI express, what a waste of money.

 

[mwmorph]

939 nf4,3200+ A64

 

[BonzaiDuck]

The industry makes an effort to create and adhere to "compatibility" standards, like PCI, ATX, DDR, AGP. They also make an effort to change those standards when the changes promise some boost in performance.

It is times like these that I hang back, read all the computer-tech news I can, investigate who's selling what and for how much, and focus on tuning up the equipment I have.

This year promises to be "volatile" in techno-change. You have AMD and Intel promising dual-core processors; you have AMD hanging back on DDR2 while Intel is jumping in head first; you have OCZ spearheading improvements in DDR2, but I don't think that technology will be mature for another year. And you have companies stumbling to produce "SLI" compatible motherboards -- check the ASUS home-page, for example.