go with the new or stick with the old

[wataskier227]

Ok, so AMD has officially launched their socket AM2. However, the change holds no real performance gain even with the use of "faster" ddr2 memory. My dilemma for my upcoming build is whether to stick with socket 939 (FX-60), which has dropped significantly in price, or go with the new and faster FX-62 on the AM2 socket. The drawback is the extra couple hundred dollar difference between the two processors. Would i be hurting myself by building a new system with a socket 939 cpu? Here would be my FX-60 configuration:

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119103
MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131568
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103608
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145575
Video: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130279
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104015
CD/DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135078
Speakers: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836119101
Mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826153107
Mouse Pad: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817114323
Keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823109148
OS: Have Windows XP Home

Please help me. This build will be taking place in approx. 2 weeks.

[blue60007]

That's really hard to say. The FX-60 is heck of a processor and would last you a good while. Keep in mind you just won't be able to upgrade the CPU in the future...but then again, you shouldn't need to for a while with a CPU like the FX-60.