Socket 939

[Savage_Toaster]

Is socket 939 definatley coming out and if it is will it support Athlon 64. If it is coming out is it worth waiting for or would I be better off getting the Athlon 64 3400+ now? I am building a new computer an it will be used for gaming.

 

[Snaggle]

939 certainly will be coming out;but the current 64s are on different sockets-so cann't be used with socket 939.No one can tell you whether to built or not.If rich built now and again for the socket 939;if poor either wait for socket 939 or buy an amd 64 3200+ now (rather than the more expensive 3400+.Don't expect any of the amd athlon 64s to be much more than webstations under windows64;buy them only for 32 bit performance.

 

[endyen]

Socket 754 will continue for another 2 years according to amd's roadmap. Get an a64-3000 now cause they are cheap and very fast, then an upgrade to a 3700 will be worthwhile.

 

[Kanavit]

Dual Channel non registered memory should be much faster for socket 939, especially with Hypertransport. I mean you won't notice much difference in games though, but if you need that extra performance advantage then wait for 939.

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[pitsi]

If you can wait until Mar 29, then wait. S939 will have quite a few improvements over the current S940/S754. Keep in mind though that we are talking here about a $400+ processor, since brand new products don't come cheap! On the other hand, if you are not patient or you can't spend that much money on a CPU, then you can build now, using a S754 A64.