On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 23:23:53 +0000, Midnight Moocher wrote:

1. Would I be correct in saying that the 754 socket won't be around for
long, and therefore it would better buying the slowest 939 I can get my
hands on (such as the 3000+ or possibly the 3200+)?

No. Socket 754 will be around for at least a couple more years, probably
longer. It does have limited upgrade capabilities but provides the best
bang for the buck along with an A64 3400+ at this time

2. Would I also be correct in saying the 939 socket should be around
long enough to see around double the speed the 3000+ is capable of?

I doubt it. And if AMD deicides to go with a DDR2 or DDR3 memory
controller with the next year or 2, it's be dead at that time, as they
will require a new MB.

3. If I went with 754 socket, I would have to buy a new motherboard as
well as new processor to upgrade in the future to the 939 right?

Unless you buy the Asrock combo board which supports both 754 and 939. And
it's pretty cheap too..

http://www.asrockamerica.com/Products/K8combo.htm

But you might want to consider that MB's are going to drastically change
over the next year or so with PCI Express. That's makes any pretty much
obsolete already unlees you get one of the ones available now.

My best advice. Buy the speed adn price you want today, and don't waorry
about upgrading the cpu only.. When you upgrade, upgrade both cpu and mb.

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