athlon 64 skt754 chips - any good?

[DeeJay-Mo]

I'm still deciding on what to get for a bedroom htpc/gaming rig.
Now I'm thinking about going for one of those socket 754 Shuttles with a Athlon 64 skt754 chip.
Are these chips any good?
How come Overclockers only sells the Sempron in 754?

 

[Mikey1280]

754 has been phased out, wouldnt bother investing in old technology tbh, go for 939, its not that much more expensive

 

[ajgoodfellow]

Athlon 64 CPUs on Socket 754 got phased out some time ago so I'd go for Socket 939 over that

If you're bulding a new PC though I'd get an AM2 PC at this stage

 

[pastymuncher]

754 has not been phased out and will be around for a year longer than 939 actually. Presumably because of the Mobile cpu's using 754. There are Venice 3000+ cpu's now and listed on AMD's website are also venice 3200+ cpu's.

Granted, if building a new rig it would be better to go for AM2 or wait to see what Conroe is like, but there is still life left in 754 yet.