939 or AM2

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It's rapidly becoming apparent that i'm gonna need a new mother board. My question is how much am i gonna get out of a "new" 939 board (939 to match my old processor) or should i scrap them both and go AM2. the price diff is probably gonna run around $400 if i go AM2. Is it worth it?

Also, i purchased a Thermaltake Big Typhoon CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan with Heatsink just before my rig decided to quit on me and didnt even get it out of the box. I've read a few articles on compatability, and they seem to disagree as to wether or not it will fit an AM2 board/cpu.

any ideas?

[FZ1]

Your best bang for your buck is with the 939. AM2 performance is currently not much better (if any) then 939 and it will still be supported for at least the near term.

[Apoptosis]

If I were you I'd look at an entry level Intel Core 2 Duo system... The E6300 is an awesome processor and for $183.50 It can be had for a decent price.

[HONkUS]

id agree with Apop but if you insist on AMD (like me ) then id go with AM2. AM2 uses DDR2 though so your youll have ot buy new ram but if you upgrade now then later all youll have to buy is K8L since i think its gonna be an AM2 part. This is what I have:

AMD X2 4200+
ASUS M2N-e nForce 570 Ultra Mobo
Patriot 2GB DDR2 667mhz

Total: 525.98

Keep in mind that with this configuration I was able to OC the 4200+ from 2.2ghz to 2.8ghz and Apop did even better but im on water and in all honesty as big an AMD fan as I am the C2D kicks the current gen K8 platforms butt. Also if your using an AGP vid card youll need to upgrade that as well, why odnt you drop 750 bucks for an 8800 GTX!

[cyberneticimplant]

If the difference is $400, it is a better idea to switch to Core 2 Duo than go with AM2, since AM2 and 939 perform the same. The only advantage with AM2 is that you can re-use your RAM in a future upgrade. So, I would either go with 939 or switch to Core 2 Duo. AM2 is just a waste of money.