939 or AM2?

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I think I already know the answer to this question, I just need someone else's input.
Current system:
Athlon XP 2500+, 2gb ram, asus a7n8x motherboard, radeon 9800 pro video card.

Since I already have 2gb pc3200, should I just settle with a 939 cpu, say an opteron 165 for $169, and buy a decent GPU with the money saved, or should I jump head first into an AM2 system which would require ddr2? I'm not one to really to "keep up with the Jones" per say, but I do want a fairly decent system.

Thanks
 
Go with socket 939, though I say if you wanted to upgrade other components, just use the money on a Core 2 Duo machine instead of AM2, after all you have to buy a new mobo/CPU/RAM anyway... might as well spend the extra.. oh 50 bucks for a machine that could outperform an AM2 machine.
 
Unless you're planning to upgrade to a C2D, I would purchase a S939 MB and use the existing RAM. There's really no performance difference between AM2 and 939...
 
Another option would be to sell off your old parts and buy a c2d or ax2.am2 system.
 
Do you have any use for 2 computers? If you use the 2GB of DDR RAM in a new Socket 939 build the only bad thing is that you now have a perfectly good computer that has no RAM.

While it might not play games or encode DVDs fast by todays standards it is still a useful PC. You could use it for FaH if nothing else. Or give it to a relative or friend or something. ;)
 
about in the same boat as you right now... You could build a really nice budget system with 939 right now., but I'd look into building a c2d if you really want some power.
 
Unless you want a rebuild, then go with Intel parts. But I would recommend staying with a 939 and using your current parts....
 
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