Alas, I am going to be patient and wait to build a new system when I can afford the A64 3500+ cpu (and thus a 939-based system). Hopefully this will only be a month or so until AMD releases a newer/faster 939 chip thus pushing prices down.
I am doing this because I like the advantages the 939 socket brings and, most importantly, it seems to be the path of the future. And I don't feel like I need to wait for PCI-express or DDR2.
I am curious about one thing, though. AMD is readying dual-core processors (a beautiful thing!) and I'm wondering if anybody knows how soon they are coming and what the likelihood of them being socket 939? Even if they are, will they need a newer chipset anyway? (I guess the impatient side of me is trying to convince myself a cheaper socket 754 system *right now* is better...)
Thanks!
I am doing this because I like the advantages the 939 socket brings and, most importantly, it seems to be the path of the future. And I don't feel like I need to wait for PCI-express or DDR2.
I am curious about one thing, though. AMD is readying dual-core processors (a beautiful thing!) and I'm wondering if anybody knows how soon they are coming and what the likelihood of them being socket 939? Even if they are, will they need a newer chipset anyway? (I guess the impatient side of me is trying to convince myself a cheaper socket 754 system *right now* is better...)
Thanks!