X2 3800+ (939) vs X2 3800+ (AM2) vs E6300 final decision

[supra33202]

Option A (X2 3800+ 939)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Hard Drive $87.42
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 4 7.1 OEM $44.91
Corsair 1GB PC3200 DDR DIMM Memory Kit $104.88
XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB PCI Express x16 Video Card $160.86 (bought)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core Processor (939) $153.99
ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard $85.20

$637.26

Option B (X2 3800+ AM2)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Hard Drive $87.42
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 4 7.1 OEM $44.91
Corsair 1GB PC2-6400 DDR2 DIMM Memory Kit $101.21
GWC AD3300 Serial ATA to IDE Converter - Retail $12+$4.99+$1.02=18.01
XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB PCI Express x16 Video Card $160.86 (bought)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core Processor(AM2) $161.63
Asus M2N-E Motherboard $106.04

$680.08

Option C (E6300 965)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Hard Drive $87.42
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 4 7.1 OEM $44.91
Corsair 1GB PC2-6400 DDR2 DIMM Memory Kit $101.21
GWC AD3300 Serial ATA to IDE Converter - Retail $12+$4.99+$1.02=18.01
XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB PCI Express x16 Video Card $160.86 (bought)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Dual Core Processor $222.85
MSI P965 Neo-F Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $110.63

$745.89

I am a mediocre gamer. I play Call of Duty 2, NBA Live 2006, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Need for Speed Most Wanted, etc. Do you think my setup is ok? I don't need SLI and RAID for sure. Not really an overclocker. I won't be upgrading in 2 years, so I guess sticking with 939 make sense. I force more on price than performance, but the price difference between each option is kind of closed. One thing that I want to make sure is that the motherboard and memory that I chose are stable.

Which option would you prefer? Or other recommendations? Is is really worth the money? I want to finish this build before September, so I think I should start buying the components at the end of August.

Thanks!

 

[DaveSimmons]

I would go with 939 or Core 2, the AM2 costs $40 extra with only vague "future proofness" as extra value. 939 is also more mature, with stable BIOSes and solid RAM compatibility.

The Core 2 is much faster of course, but also a little bleeding edge with buggy motherboards, RAM compatibility issues, etc. hampering a great CPU line.

I needed to put together a work box for my home this week and decided on another socket 939 X2 3800+ system myself after reading about all the problems people are having on the bleeding edge with Core 2.

FYI, the Asus A8N-E is good, I've had one for about 4 months now with zero issues running an X2 4200+ at stock speed with 2 GB of Crucial PC3200.

 

[lamere]

Yes, 939 is more mature. I tend to stay away from brand new stuff myself, as all the wrinkles aren't ironed out upon release.
939 should be around a while yet.

 

[supra33202]

If I go with E6300, is MSI P965 Neo-F a stable mobo for Corsair 1GB PC2-6400 DDR2 DIMM Memory Kit?

Thanks!

 

[Kraptor]

Definetly option C!! MUCH MUCH better eprformance then X2.

 

[nycdude]

Originally posted by: lamere
Yes, 939 is more mature. I tend to stay away from brand new stuff myself, as all the wrinkles aren't ironed out upon release.
939 should be around a while yet.

Ditto. wait till kinks are worked out for Core2 Duo.

 

[cw42]

if u do a search for the thread title, you'd see this guy posted the same exact thing in like 5 other hardware forums lol.