s754 3200 vs s939 3000

[bradley]

Yeah, future proof is an overused term. But the 939 platform actually does have a lot more branches than the 754 platform, with offshoots that will continue to grow for at least a year or more.... for instance: Dual Core, PCI-E, and SATA2. Also while 130nm chips don't run extremely hot, 90nm run even cooler by -5/10 degrees. Incidentally, after my using the Nforce4 chipset for five months, I've found it's remarkably mature, robust, and stable.

 

[SonicIce]

Benchmarks
754 3200 beats 939 3200... 3000 wouldn't be close.
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OH, ALMOST FORGOT, MY 100 POST THREAD ON 939 VS 754, KEEP THAT ARGUMENT IN THERE

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: SGtheArtist
I was planning configurations recently and had this same issue. I personally would go with an nForce chipset with PCI Express which would offer a better graphics upgrade path in the future than the older socket which will be restricted to an AGP slot.

However if you do not plan to use this system for games at all then the older socket would be more than plenty for a server or office workstation.

Why not use a socket 754 Nforce4 with PCI-E 16x? They are available.

I see socket 754 as a better value right here right now. Personally, my upgrades usually involve both CPU and motherboard so I'm not encumbered by the "future proof upgrade path" fallacy. Socket 939 is not "future proof" but only "more future resistant than socket 754." Isn't AMD coming out with a new socket next year?

 

[GuitarDaddy]

The s754 would be slightly faster, but I would definately go with s939 for future upgadeability.

 

[ssvegeta1010]

The s754 will be quite a bit faster, and s939 wont be too future-proof anyway. Unless you really want dual-core, or to overclock the Winchester, go with the s754

 

[SGtheArtist]

Zap I wasn't aware of that,

With that in mind you could get an Athlon64 3400+ 2.4Ghz on the 754 socket with a PCI Express slot & have a good system for video upgrades if you don't plan to consider any further CPU upgrades.

Thanks Zap