which cpu is what?

[amd200000]

hi can someone tell me wat the difference is between the athlon64 socket 939 and the other one 775 i think it is. i want a basic pc and cant afford the 939 cpu..can anyone recommend me a cpu?? is there much difference between the two sockets??

[chipcollector]

Hi!

Socket 775 is designed by Intel and socket 939 is designed by AMD. If you want an affordable, stable, and yet fast system that can outperform a number of amd 64 cpu's, go with the Intel LGA 775 cpu's.

It also depends on how much you're willing to spend. For about $1000-$1200 you can get a system very similar to mine ( Depending on where you get the product; ebay, pricewatch, etc )

LGA 775 3.4Ghz w/ 800FSB & 1MB of L2 Cache
Abit AA8 Duramax PCI-Express motherboard
1GB PQI DDR2 PC2-4200 With 3-3-3-8 Stepping ( since its double the normal speed, it will perform as a 1.5-1.5-1.5-4)
Nvidia NX6600GT PCI-Express video card ( Whether you choose to get amd or not, make sure it's a PCI-Express type motherboard. The videocard bandwidth is double the speed of 8xAGP and it also supports PCI-Express x1 slots. )
250GB Hitachi SATA Harddrive 7,200RPM
And some shiney $70 450Watt powersupply I bought off new egg

It can handle games like Doom 3 and Half-life 2 as if it were a game of pong. With my video card at high settings ( & 1024x768 resolution), I remember getting 85FPS and up, stable. If you have any more questions whether it has to do with performance or whatever, let me know

[CPUShack]

Socket 775 is an Intel platform.

You are talking about the differences between Socket 754 and Socket 939

Socket 939 is a bit outmoded all ready. (replaced by Socket 940)

You want an Athlon 64 on Socket 754
Here is a nice guide to sockets.
http://www.cpushack.net/SocketID.html

[skold]

[amd20000]

i just went and bought the following and it is super fast.

amd athlon46 3200 (socket 754)
asus k8n-e nforce 3 atx motherboard
400 watt case
512 ddr400 memory
64bit graphics card which i will update soon
80gb hard drive

i like my new pc i have never seen anything go as fast before and i am happy.

[skold]

for my next upgrade im looking at an asus a8n-sli

i like the nforce4, i just wish they hadnt taken the sound off it. hopefully i dont have any issues with the audio. id hate to break my long standing boycot on creative products