Viper Lair take an A64 and compare it to an Athlon XP at the same clock speed to see if it's worthwhile or not in a 32-bit environment.

As a short term fix, the Socket 754 still has some life left to it. You will not be able to bring it with you later on though, as many manufacturers are only making Socket 939 version motherboards based on the newer chipsets. Availability is still limited though, and Socket 754 systems are something that are readily available now.

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