[mythtv-users] Yet another hardware list

[Jules Bean]

Michael T. Dean wrote:
> Jules Bean wrote:
>
>> Jon Hoyt wrote:
>>
>>> ASUS K8N-E Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
>>> $69.99
>>>   
>>
>> Socket 939 is the future.
>
> I thought Socket M2/Socket F/Socket 1207 is the future and Socket 939 
> is the present.  See http://tweakers.net/nieuws/39753 - I don't speak 
> Dutch, but the picture is multi-lingual.

Indeed. But socket 939 is closer to the future than 754 :)

> IMHO, upgrading a PC by buying a new processor is a waste of money, so 
> I buy based on cost today and use the money I save to buy a whole new 
> system in the future.  I guess that explains why I have 10 computers 
> and one laptop in my house (technically, 2 laptops, but one of them is 
> parts now).  Although, I should admit, there might be other reasons 
> for all those computers, too...

Well if I understand correctly (and I may well not) socket 939 does 
present a very specific upgrade path, in that it supports the dual-core 
athlons which are currently very very expensive but may one day get cheaper.

Jules