AMD cpu and Motherboard question?

[optinox]

HI,

I'm leaning towards getting an AMD 64 bit cpu/mobo...the to choices that seem best for the socket types are the 754 abd 939, now most people are saying go with the 939 because it seems more versatile and looks promising for future upgrades....I'm not sure if it's worth going with the 939 socket type mobo, the reason is because I've noticed the prices for that kind of board is more than a 754 socket board, a few I have been looking at seem really good in there own ways. For instance one Asus 939 board I was considering (ASUS A8V DELUXE
ATHLON 64 DDR 400
(DUAL CHANNEL)
(With Dual S-ATA RAID) had lots of the latest technology on the board including being able to have a max of 4 gb of memory (I've mostly only seen a max of 3 on most boards) but then there was another Asus board for a socket 754 (ASUS K8N-E-DELUXE ATHLON 64 DDR 400 (Nforce 3)
(NON-DUAL CHANNEL)
(With Dual Raid)
6 Serial ATA ports) which had Nforce 3 instead of the Nforce2 that most boards have.

Basically I don't want to go with say a 754 and then not have the versatility to upgrade my cpu in the future, I'm taking a guess here but I'm assuming that the 939 socket type boards are basically if you want top of the line hardware, where as a 754 is your 2nd best choice?

Would I be stupid to go with a 754 if mostly all I do is download, surf the net and play video games?

One more thing, with the 939 and 754 socket types does that have anything to do with what Athlon 64 cpu you'd need to get...in other words are there certain Athlon 64 cpu's that if I purchased one that I'd have to specify what board I'm using, do they have Athlon 64 cpu's specificially for 939 and 754 boards or do the AMD 64 bit cpu's fit both socket types?

[rrcn]

First thing is you need to decide on which cpu your going to go with, either a socket 939 or a socket 754. Then you would pick a motherboard accordingly. You would need a motherboard that supports a socket 939 if your going to be using a socket 939 cpu. And the same goes for the socket 754; a motherboard that supports a socket 754 cpu.

[Peter M]

Both socket types have lots of life left in them. 939 is the higher performance version, mainly for its faster I/O bus, and its twin RAM channels that let you have more RAM. Also, the absolute highest performance CPU is offered on 939 only.

[carajean206]

go with asus 939 they just released new CHEAPER cpu's (3000 and 3200) around 185 -225 plus 939 allows for dual channel kid. and soon like later this month or early nov. its is rumored they will release mobo's that are amd compatible that have pci-x

[Peter M]

PCI-E, dammit.

PCI-X has been around for a while, and has been on Opteron mainboards straight from the start. Different thing. Entirely different.

[carajean206]

whatever ur preference is call it that mines is pci-x

[ScottyRolen]

Thats nice, either way PCI express is overkill. Video cards cant even handle the current max of agp, go turn up your AGP bus frequency and try to run a 3d program and watch it crash and burn. PCI express if your only looking to future proof yourself against the very far off future

[rrcn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by carajean206

whatever ur preference is call it that mines is pci-x

PCI-X (extended) and PCI-E (Express) are two totally different things. It's like calling my camera a shoe when a shoe is a totally different object.

PCI-X

PCI-E

[sm8000]

Yep, it's not a preference of name. It's two different names because it's two different technologies.