Near Xmas, which socket?

[xyber]

Hey guys, im planning to build a PC during or in the vicinity of xmas. I was wondering what is the best choice, that is what would the majority of PC builders would choose. I'm hearing S747 and the S939 debates, so I was wondering...

Also, I'm planning to get a system for gaming and this system will be my waiting system for the maturity of PCIE

 

[Arcanedeath]

I suggest socket 939 if your looking for longjevity for AMD and 775 if you go intel but for value you'd be better off w/ 754 or 478 you just wouldn't have a very good upgrade path.

 

[ts3433]

Since this will be your "waiting system" for PCIe maturity I recommend a 754. I don't think it'd be wise to decide now though, because we haven't really seen much of what the 90nm 939s can do yet, nor what more support there might be for 754.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Yeah but he's asking about upgrading around christmas time which would mean we'll most likley have newer motherboards and what not by then as well as more mature CPUs. I'd say by then 939 would be a no brainer, 754 is going to be a dead end and unless it is insanely cheaper by then there will probably be no other reason to go with it.

Oh and this system may not be a waiting system, there very well may be a viable PCIE solution by then.

 

[xyber]

interesting, do you really think PCIE will be matured enough to make the plunge around xmas time?

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: xyber
interesting, do you really think PCIE will be matured enough to make the plunge around xmas time?

i wouldn't think so~ I think right now looking at a 2800+/300+ 754 would be your best bet...and then when you build your "pci mature" based system, in your "older" system slap a 3700+ in there at the same time and bam you got a nice rig once more

 

[xyber]

How long do you think the purchase PCIE will be a fisable course of action? What I mean is when is PCIE 'broken-in'? Do you think. Then I can justify the means of the purchasing of my new system near christmas.

 

[LifeStealer]

Intel is trying very hard to downplay PCIE by saying it is "a work in proggres." The only thing it offers over AGP currently is the SLI ability. Most new 939 boards will come in two flavors, AGP and PCIE. AGP will be around for a while.