Cpu Choice

upgrading from my XP 2800+ asus a7n8x deluxe.

Comparing a few choices here. Deff going with socket 939.

Athlon 64 3700+ is a cpu i have my eye on.

other possibilities are the x2 series.

the 64 3700+ = 89$
the 64 4000+ = 137$
the x2 4200+ = 202$ 202 is a bit pricey for me.

DiDn't really notice that much of a diff from the 3700+ and the 4200+ except the price....the 2800+ was great for what i did.. so i can't even imagine how much better this 3700+ system will run.

89$ retail is really looking like an excellent deal.

Anything im missing here?
Money is an option.. so this 89$ CPU is really looking like a great deal.

Looking to pair this up with a Asus A8N 5x board which is only 74$

Thanks for any tips.

Rob.

oh and for a motherboard, I would suggest the Abit kN9 Atx motherboard.

Abit kn9 AM2

This motherboard will work great with your new cpu

anyway the x2 would be the better choice. if you can afford it

well...

there are TONS of better cpu's then the 3700+ in performance wise.

so in years to come if i ever really wanted to, i can just buy a new CPU and pop it in.


Where as with the AM2... i don't have the money to buy new RAM.
I could of sworn the AM2 platform doesn't use DDR pc3200 it only uses the new DDR2?

well that's what i thought anyways, cause that's the main thing from stopping me beacuse i don't have that much money for a full upgrade and im saving my memory, drives, cases and psu from my current setup. My mobo just died so this is the reason for the upgrade.

so for what im going with right now ... 3700+ and this a8N 5x board for only 74$ this will leave me room for a fairly decent pci-e graphics card...



am i wrong about the AM2 memory thing? if i am then maybe i might switch over to the AM2.

my price limit is around 500 and under for what i need.

im not sure on the price between the two memory (ddr and ddr2)
they are both outrageous i think.

Dahak has a very good point.

I must admit, even though my system is dated(it is only 5 months old...), I love it. A socket 939 3700+ sandy is a good chip, if you're on a budget. If you have the money to spare, try going for AM2 and/or and X2 series - much more future proof.

Ugh, I didn't really help you make up your mind, did I? The deal you found is a very good one, and if you are on a budget, go for it.

There, maybe that helped.

If you are dead set on S939, I would suggest the best X2 chip you can afford. Socket 939 is discontinued and will not be getting any cheaper. X2-4800 is already scarce, and others will disappear soon. Dual core is already very nice and will be required soon. Even running single threaded apps, dual core is nice since your work is not getting interrupted for other OS and background stuff like antivirus and whatnot. Modern OS is never really single threaded since you have dozens of background processes that poke their head up now and again. The second core can play whack-a-mole while the first core has undivided concentration on your app.

No.

You will need to reinstall XP on your new 939 build.

Its going to need new MB drivers, and your old installation would prolly just blue screen.