I just bought a socket 754 board

[imported_lamer]

Is this a decent purchase, w/ amd 64 chip?

 

[Megatomic]

Yes, it is a good purchase. I recently got myself a Soltek K8AN2E-GR for $70 shipped and a 3400+ Clawhammer (1MB L2 cache) for $219 shipped. This system kicks much ass in gaming and everything else I do. What are the specs. of the system you put togther?

 

[imported_lamer]

3400 w/ DFI Lanboy motherboard
2-512 sticks of patriot ram

 

[imported_lamer]

sweet thanks for the support megatomic, I was getting worried that I should have gone with an MSI 939 board and a different processor

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Nah, you aren't an idiot, you're a lamer J/K Seriously, with all the problems people are having with 939, going with a more mature platform isn't a bad choice at all right now.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: lamer
3400 w/ DFI Lanboy motherboard
2-512 sticks of patriot ram

That's a solid system lamer. And depending on which processor you bought you may have the option to upgrade to a faster CPU later, too. I believe AMD has released S754 chips at the 3700+ rating.

 

[gobucks]

if you have any dreams of upgrading your current rig, I'd go return that purchase immediately. If you don't mind chucking your CPU and mobo when you upgrade, then go for it, cause performance is a bit better on socket 754 for your money. As for the idea of upgrading to a 3700, that's not exactly a wise investment - buying a CPU all over again for an extra 200MHz, or 512KB cache, depending on model? I'll pass. With 754, you get what you pay for, and that's great performance, but not an upgrade path, especially not when you buy the second highest CPU grade that will ever be released on a platform. It's liek buying a Socket A 3000+ and looking forward to an upgrade.

 

[CraigRT]

s754 is great, no worries

 

[Abix]

Originally posted by: gobucks
if you have any dreams of upgrading your current rig, I'd go return that purchase immediately. If you don't mind chucking your CPU and mobo when you upgrade, then go for it, cause performance is a bit better on socket 754 for your money. As for the idea of upgrading to a 3700, that's not exactly a wise investment - buying a CPU all over again for an extra 200MHz, or 512KB cache, depending on model? I'll pass. With 754, you get what you pay for, and that's great performance, but not an upgrade path, especially not when you buy the second highest CPU grade that will ever be released on a platform. It's liek buying a Socket A 3000+ and looking forward to an upgrade.

Ill second the return on that if you ever want to do a real upgrade on that machine.

 

[Megatomic]

That's only an issue if you are the type to cling to a mobo for years. I had at least 6 socket A boards and at least that many socket A chips (perhaps even a dozen chips). I spent $290 on this CPU and mobo and I plan to keep them for about a year. S939 just doesn't offer any significant performance boost over S754 at this time, not enough to justify the $$$.

 

[rpv]

I went thru the debate multiple times in my mind too...finally I ran out of patience waiting for a stable 939 board.....bit the bullet and went with 754..I am very happy with where I am now..:wine:..will wait until the 939 platform has stabilised and then upgrade with a new mobo and chip.

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

A motherboard is $80-130; the processor that people think they will be able to upgrade to with socket 939 and not 754 is at least $500.

Socket 754 has a better cost/performance ratio, it's a more mature platform... if you're going to upgrade next year socket 939 will not be the latest anyway, as AMD will probably have a DDR2 memory controller too.

 

[imported_lamer]

haha sweet... well this is my first build so it sounds like this is gonna work fine for at least a year or so... I'll probably just upgrade the chip and motherboard when the fx drop in price a LOT haha lol

 

[cyberknight]

buying a mobo for the pure purposes of upgrading is not that wise in my opinion. More often then not, when a new CPU is bought a new mobo is bought, especially if both parts have some age. There's always new technology and faster speeds on the mobos all the time. And an old mobo isn't gonna take full advantage a new CPU in a few years when you decide to upgrade.

I mean, would you stick a Barton 2500+ in an old SocketA board and expect an overclock?

 

[wdcoolwater]

lamer, i had the same predicament as you, i definetly wanted a 939, but i definetly dont have the $$$ for it. I settled on a 3000+, and its got plenty bang for the buck. Eventually I will upgrade, but its hard when you're a student and have to work part time

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
Nah, you aren't an idiot, you're a lamer J/K Seriously, with all the problems people are having with 939, going with a more mature platform isn't a bad choice at all right now.

 

[Zebo]

BTW there is rumor the 3400's NC use same SOI as FX-55 and they are getting outstanding clocks.. Like 2.8 on air!!! Check over at xtreme to see what I'm talking.... if you get one of those bad boys no POS 939 system will keep up.