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bknight

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• Sep 9, 2006

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is this a good deal http://www.netaffilia.com/ad/electronics/frys/i/2006/09/08/19340.html i may go for it input plz.

 

krag

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• Sep 9, 2006

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Yep, thats a good deal....

Anytime you can get a midrange CPU with a mobo for a $100, its a good deal.

 

ShadowPho

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• Sep 9, 2006

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At newegg that mobo ($50) + CPU (~$70) = $120. So if you think that you need exactly that, then you save $20. Although I would instead buy a motherboard, and get a 3700+ for $20 more.

 

LiveSideways

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• Sep 9, 2006

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http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/AMD_mobo/index.html

I'd rather get that and the NF3 board then a slightly faster cpu and a crappy board.

 

redrumy3

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• Sep 9, 2006

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LiveSideways said:

http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/AMD_mobo/index.html

I'd rather get that and the NF3 board then a slightly faster cpu and a crappy board.

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yea same here

 

ryuen

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• Sep 10, 2006

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wat you can do is sell the motherboard for money and buy a better one. ive done that before and it worked well for me.

 

Rattle

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• Sep 10, 2006

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via chipset is yucky

 

Krome

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• Sep 10, 2006

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Isn't a socket 939 cpu better than the socket 754 one?

 

Krogen

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• Sep 10, 2006

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Krome said:

Isn't a socket 939 cpu better than the socket 754 one?

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Socket 754 is a dead end. The switch between 754>939 was almost immediate after AMD 64 came out. Should have never gone with it in the first place.

Yes, 939 is better.

Still a pretty good deal though.

 

Krome

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• Sep 11, 2006

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Thanks!

 

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doublejack

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• Sep 11, 2006

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Krogen said:

Socket 754 is a dead end. The switch between 754>939 was almost immediate after AMD 64 came out. Should have never gone with it in the first place.

Yes, 939 is better.

Still a pretty good deal though.

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Just to add my 2 cents, both 754 and 939 are dead ends at this point. The big advantage 939 has over 754 is the availability of dual core processors. All of the other differences between the two platforms are minor in regard to performance. Even 939's dual channel memory doesn't have a large impact.

JMO, but the newegg combo is a better deal because at least one of the boards you can choose from has decent OC potential, which will ultimately yield better performance than the Fry's combo. If one is thinking about buying now and upgrading to dual core later (which would be the only advantage of the 939 Fry's combo) then I suggest looking at either an Intel or AM2 solution

 

greenmaji

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• Sep 13, 2006

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when you go into fry's just ask to upgrade to a better mobo.
the Epox 939 (can't recall the model) shouldn't be a big jump in price.