Socket754 versus Socket939 system.

[Flyingbig]

Ok my current system is a Socket939 3500+ but i am looking to upgrade to 4000+ so for comparision sake we will pretend i have a 4000+ onboard. Now as my motherboard has given up i have to get a new motherboard so i have an opportunity to change a few things and i noticed that i could buy a DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb Socket 754 board and buy a 3700+ running at 2.4 gig and 1mb cache (same asa S939 4000+ which costs alot more) so am i wise to make that change to benefit my 7800gtx? To me it is cheaper to go with Socket 754 as i could get a DFI socket754 board and a 3700+ for about £100 cheaper than if i was to buy a DFI Socket939 board and upgrade to 4000+ and i would get the same performance?
Need advice as i am making a decision tomorrow but i would like to make the decision today if possible. Thanks for any help.

 

[Firsttime]

if you have a 7800gtx a 754 board like the lanparty wont do much good, because its AGP not PCI-e, although ECS makes a PCI-e 754 motherboard its not with best (the FSB is limited to 250) and Im not aware of any others

 

[Malladine]

939 has greater bandwidth, i think, so the performance will be somewhat greater than the 754 system. But it's all a waste of money imo. Stick with that 3500+, it's all you need!

 

[Flyingbig]

Damn, sorry the site i was using never lsited whether that socket 754 board has AGP or PCI. I just assumed it was PCI-e rather than think.

 

[deepred98]

i thought some of have newer 754s had PCI-E

 

[Wellsoul2]

Originally posted by: Flyingbig
Ok my current system is a Socket939 3500+ but i am looking to upgrade to 4000+ so for comparision sake we will pretend i have a 4000+ onboard. Now as my motherboard has given up i have to get a new motherboard so i have an opportunity to change a few things and i noticed that i could buy a DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb Socket 754 board and buy a 3700+ running at 2.4 gig and 1mb cache (same asa S939 4000+ which costs alot more) so am i wise to make that change to benefit my 7800gtx? To me it is cheaper to go with Socket 754 as i could get a DFI socket754 board and a 3700+ for about £100 cheaper than if i was to buy a DFI Socket939 board and upgrade to 4000+ and i would get the same performance?
Need advice as i am making a decision tomorrow but i would like to make the decision today if possible. Thanks for any help.

Opteron 148 has the 1MB cache and is 939 Pin (2200mhz stock speed)

Really though if you have better than A64-3200 CPU is probably not
really going to make a big difference.