Socket 939 or 754 which is better?

[jtltoy]

I might have to upgrade my PC. I am currently running a A7N8X-deluxe with a 3200 AMD CPU.
One or the other isn't working.
If I upgrade to AMD 64, what CPU is good and what should I be looking for in a motherboard. I use it for video editing and playing my racing games. I want to keep the price down as much as possible. I am not really interested in overclocking.

[pam123]

AMD has discontinued both though they're still out there if you really want one.
As of now it's all AM2.
The cheapest is the Sempron, like this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103032

The cheapest of the dual cores is this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103733
But if you can push the budget a bit get this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103747
Motherboard : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103747

[jtltoy]

Boy, I haven't been paying attention. It's been about 4 yrs. with my AMD 3200 and A7N8X. Is there any good reviews on motherboards for this chip (Sempron). Is the Sempron a good video editing CPU? Are Asus motherboards still good boards?

[pam123]

The best bet for video editing is a dual core processor and 2 gigs of ram (DDR 2 Memory is now the new standard).
Asus motherboards are still top of the line.
PCI-e video cards have replaced AGP .
The Sempron is AMDs bargain chip so if you just want a place holder while you saved for a more expensive processor it can do the job.

edit : this is the correct link for the motherboard : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131022

[flanzig1]

The Sempron is about the same as your 3200 CPU. If you do go the AM2 socket route, you will need to get different ram: DDR2 800 and probably a new PSU that is ATX 2.0.

[jtltoy]

So, you're saying is, what I have now is really getting outdated. I think I better figure out if my CPU is bad or if it's my motherboard. The video card I have works great and I really don't want to shell out more money for a video card and RAM.

[Alfie]

The prices on the 754's and 939's are pretty reasonable.
If you check around,you'll see the prices for a replacement cpu(especially,the 3200) are pretty high and what may be available are pulls.
For the price of the cpu,you could get a new motherboard and cpu,with change to spare.
What symptoms is your current system showing?
I assume you want a motherboard that supports your current ram and agp video card,correct?

[jtltoy]

Well, I installed a new harddrive. I fired it up and went to BIOS setup to make sure it read the new harddrive. It did, so I turned it off, but then realized I forgot to change the boot sequence. When I turned it back on, I got nothing, not even a beep. The fans still worked and I could hear the harddrive turning, but nothing else.

I tried a different PSU, its not that. I tried a different video card, it wasn't that. I tried one stick of new RAM, it wasn't that. I'm down to checking the CPU and motherboard.

[MaxRat]

clear the cmos...
and try again...

[jtltoy]

Oh yea, I tried that to. I even put in a new battery.

Alfie, yes I would like to use my video card and RAM.

[MaxRat]

pull the power cor...pull the atx connector...pull the battery and move the cmos jumper to the clear and leave it for 10minutes and retry..

[jtltoy]

Moved the CMOS jumper and left the battery out for about 15 min. Same thing, fans work, nothing else.

[Alfie]

I assume youv'e tried it with everything else disconnected,leaving cpu and heatsink,memory and video card only.

[jtltoy]

Yea, I even took the motherboard out and placed it on an anti static bag.

[glc]

NO! Do not place the motherboard on an antistatic bag - that will short it out.

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=168456

[jtltoy]

I put it on a piece of cardboard instead.