socket 754 worth it anymore?

[munchow2]

I currently have the rig in the sig. I am thinking about this Asus K8V SE Deluxe Socket 754 ATX Motherboard and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Processor for approximately $200.

Is it worth it?

I would love to go dual core + PCI-E but I am reluctant to go that path and trash my computer with this expensive videocard.

Thanks for the advice.

PS. Does this motherboard support dual channel?

 

[Aznguy1872]

All 754 boards don't support dual channel memory i believe. I'd go with 939 pin for sure. PCI Express plus you can just go with an amd 64 3000 venice or 3200 and overclock the hell out of it. Its best to go with the newer technology rather thens tay in the dead end ones.

 

[munchow2]

Well as I stated, I'd rather stick with my agp x850xt pe and spend $200 rather than spend $400 for a gtx, then $150+ on a 939 cpu then $150+ on a pci-e mobo for perhaps 10% gain in performance when I know M2 will come out "soon" and none of the stuff I buy now will run when vista comes out.

I just wanted to know if $200 is a good price for the 3700 clawhammer and the motherboard despite having a lack of dual channel memory.

 

[Fern]

Ahh, the current dilema -an expensive AGP card coupled with a desire to upgrade CPU.

You can stay with AGP (an make good use of that nice gfx card) with both socket 754 & 939. Just use an nForce3 mobo.

Nothing wrong with skt 754, if the price justified it I wouldn't hesitate to get one. Dual Channel doesn't add much performance, IMHO only Intel's really need it.

First, check prices between comparable socket 754 & 939 cpu's and mobo's. Second, might wanna factor in how many ram sticks you intend to use. Some of the newer revisions of the skt 939 can run more than two sticks w/o suffering a little performance hit (better mem controllers on newer chips allow 4 sticks and can still maintain 200/400mhz for the ram).

Might be a little more re-sale value in the 939, if you're into that sort of thing.

If you're in to OCing at all, might wanna look into the Venice core skt 939. They OC well and one can save a fair bit of coin by getting one of those an OCing it. Also the skt 939 Opteron chips are fairly inexpensive and seem to OC really well. (these are similar to the FX line, use regualr ram and are screened well, good silicon, as they are intended for servers. But make hella good gaming chips)

Fern

 

[munchow2]

In Toronto, where I am, a 939 3000+ venice + nf3 mobo would cost about $40 more. I am going to be doing a major upgrade when vista + dx10 (or whatever they are calling it) comes out.

A 1.8 ghz processor OC'ed to past 2.4 on stock cooling?? That is quite extreme considering all I've ever OC'ed to is 15% on my current rig.

 

[eXx08]

Get the ASRock Dual SATA ULi

it has AGP and PCI-E so you can exchange.
Also it's 939 and only $68

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
Get the ASRock Dual SATA ULi

it has AGP and PCI-E so you can exchange.
Also it's 939 and only $68

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081

That's a decent board if you're not planning on doing extreme overclocking. And, it's basically the only option for people wanting to keep their current high-end AGP card - unless you want to go for an nForce3 board that you'll likely toss in a year when you want to upgrade your video card. The ASRock board is a bit lacking in voltage options (though there are voltmod guides available), but Zebo got his Opteron 165 to 2.4GHz (X2 4800+ speed) on stock voltage on that board. The two together will cost you $375 (USD) and I think it's a great upgrade path. I'll be doing something similar within the coming weeks, almost certainly. Alternately you could use one of the single-core Opterons (144, 146, etc.) for an even cheaper upgrade if you don't need or want a dual-core CPU right now.

There is a long thread about this motherboard that I started, with more information on it if you're interested.

 

[hurtstotalktoyou]

Is socket 754 right for me?

There's never a simple answer to that question. It depends on your budget, your applications, whether or not you want to overclock, etc.

That said, the platform is not dead. For anyone who needs a sub-$120 CPU and/or doesn't wish to overclock, it's a viable option.

 

[Nick5324]

Originally posted by: thekillerjks
Get the ASRock Dual SATA ULi

it has AGP and PCI-E so you can exchange.
Also it's 939 and only $68

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081

How did I miss this, thanks for the heads up!! Munchow2, i think this board is the way to go for you as well.

 

[love2skate824]

that asrock board will also suposivley feature an m2 adapter when m2 is releasedf

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
Is socket 754 right for me?

There's never a simple answer to that question. It depends on your budget, your applications, whether or not you want to overclock, etc.

That said, the platform is not dead. For anyone who needs a sub-$120 CPU and/or doesn't wish to overclock, it's a viable option.

Actually, the S754 Seprons are some of the best overclocking chips on the market. For $50, a 2500+ Sempron can often hit 2500mhz, making it faster than a 3400+ A64. :beer:

I'd say that the S754 chips are the best value on the market right now. The one problem I see with it is the lack of dual core upgradability.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Check out the sig. Running a Sempron 3400+ @ 2.7GHz on an Abit NV8. It benches >= than a Socket 939 3800+

 

[forumposter32]

That deal is good.
http://www23.tomshardware.com

If you click on UT2004 benchnark on that page, you'll see the s754 3700+ is more powerful than the s939 3800+ single core.