754 or 939

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I'm looking to buy a brand new system with AMD Athlon 64 processor.

Should I get the 754 or 939 pin model? I see that the 939pin mobo's also
support the FX version of the Athlon 64 chip. But are there any performance
difference(s) between the two?

Is there any reason that I might want to go for the 754? I see that both
types are priced about the same.

Thanks for your replies.
 
iso said:
I'm looking to buy a brand new system with AMD Athlon 64 processor.

Should I get the 754 or 939 pin model? I see that the 939pin mobo's also
support the FX version of the Athlon 64 chip. But are there any performance
difference(s) between the two?

Is there any reason that I might want to go for the 754? I see that both
types are priced about the same.

Thanks for your replies.
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When you say they are priced about the same, are you including the CPU
and memory requirements?
 
I'm looking to buy a brand new system with AMD Athlon 64 processor.

Should I get the 754 or 939 pin model? I see that the 939pin mobo's also
support the FX version of the Athlon 64 chip. But are there any performance
difference(s) between the two?

Is there any reason that I might want to go for the 754? I see that both
types are priced about the same.
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The 939 has more of an upgrade path, and is marginally faster.
 
iso said:
I'm looking to buy a brand new system with AMD Athlon 64 processor.

Should I get the 754 or 939 pin model? I see that the 939pin mobo's
also support the FX version of the Athlon 64 chip. But are there any
performance difference(s) between the two?

Is there any reason that I might want to go for the 754? I see that
both types are priced about the same.

Thanks for your replies.
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The real difference is the dual memory channel of the 939. It only gives
maybe 3% speed improvement over the single channel 754.

As far as upgrades...well, the way I look at it is by the time I want a new
CPU, I'm gonna want a new mainboard too.

One thing to consider is that the 939 is is a 90nm chip and therefore runs
cooler. This might be considered if you plan to overclock.

I'm planning on getting a 754 setup after xmas.
 
I'm looking to buy a brand new system with AMD Athlon 64 processor.

Should I get the 754 or 939 pin model? I see that the 939pin mobo's also
support the FX version of the Athlon 64 chip. But are there any performance
difference(s) between the two?

Is there any reason that I might want to go for the 754? I see that both
types are priced about the same.

Thanks for your replies.
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If you plan on buying a lot more motherboards in the next two years,
the 939 cpu would be better. I'm not ;)
 
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