Is 939 still worth it??

[spittledip]

AM2 is the way to go for budget builds. DDR2 prices and AM2 cpu prices are excellent and mobos for AM2 are not bad either. Here is a decent one for cheap ($56 AR FS): http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813138041

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Originally posted by: spittledip
AM2 is the way to go for budget builds. DDR2 prices and AM2 cpu prices are excellent and mobos for AM2 are not bad either. Here is a decent one for cheap ($56 AR FS): http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813138041

Hey! That board is perfect.

AM2, Dual IDE's and plenty of standard PCI slots for the legacy stuff.

Thanks for the find..

 

[Nathelion]

Like everyone's been saying: If you already have parts, say a bunch of ddr ram, lying around a 939 system MIGHT be a good option, you'd have to make two hypothetical builds and compare. If you're starting from scratch, am2 or 775 all the way

 

[bob4432]

i recently did a new home server in 939 and between trading and buying in the fs/ft section, i got by very good, much better than a am2 setup. and for the duties this rig does, it will probably last me 6-7yrs if i was buying new i would go at least am2, but don't now how long the ddr2 will last as ddr3 is already coming out....

 

[Texun]

939 is still a great performer for 95% of what most people need, but I wouldn't touch it now unless I already had the RAM. I'm stuck with a 939 board because I have 2 gigs of perfectly good RAM that I can't use in the new boards. It took me a long time to get 2 gigs and I'm in no hurry to dump it and start over, but I think about it VERY often!

When I do make the bump some friends of mine are likely to end up with some very good parts.

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: bamacre

I would consider this...

2GB DDR2-667
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=85016-18

That's a lot for 276 bucks, and shipped.

Man, I can't believe how cheap RAM has become!

 

[dantonic]

get a Biostar Tforce550 AM2
2 Gigs decent DDR2 for $69 - 99 bucks
a Dual Core Brisbane 3600 X2 OEM $59.00
Arctic Cooler Freezer pro 64 $29

whatever videocard, hard drive case etc.
Overclock that $59.00 cpu to 2.6-3.0 GHZ

Sit tight, enjoy, and wait for Quad Core, at which point you can just substitute that cheap CPU with something nice.

 

[spittledip]

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer

Originally posted by: spittledip
AM2 is the way to go for budget builds. DDR2 prices and AM2 cpu prices are excellent and mobos for AM2 are not bad either. Here is a decent one for cheap ($56 AR FS): http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813138041

Hey! That board is perfect.

AM2, Dual IDE's and plenty of standard PCI slots for the legacy stuff.

Thanks for the find..

good chipset too

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Originally posted by: dantonic
get a Biostar Tforce550 AM2
2 Gigs decent DDR2 for $69 - 99 bucks
a Dual Core Brisbane 3600 X2 OEM $59.00
Arctic Cooler Freezer pro 64 $29

whatever videocard, hard drive case etc.
Overclock that $59.00 cpu to 2.6-3.0 GHZ

Sit tight, enjoy, and wait for Quad Core, at which point you can just substitute that cheap CPU with something nice.

Not a bad board, not a bad idea either..

Speaking of Quad Core, any idea if this board will support Barcelona?