S754 vs S939

[Sprooty]

Hey guys,

What are the main differances between amds Socket 754 and Socket 939?

my frnd is looking to upgrade and is tossing up between

Amd 64 3000+ S939
amd 64 3400+ S754

please do not suggest anything i just wanna know what the differance between these sockets are.

 

[DoomUK]

Search around the forums, this question hss been asked many times.

S939 supports:-

-Dual Channel RAM access (when using 2 identical DIMM's)
-The new line of Athlon 64 X2 (Dual Core) CPU's, thus it's futureproof

So, you really want to get the 3000+ if you want to upgrade your CPU in the future.