I bought a new Mobo now the cpu Q's are here!

[craigdexter1]

I just bought this Mobo-
Asus A8V-E SE Socket 939 PCI-E,SATA-RAID NEW

Now I am lokking at 3400+ CPUs and I came across this-
NEW*AMD Athlon 64 3400+2.Ghz Newcastle 939 Processor.

this is my first AMD machine and my first one that I will build myself.

I just am confused about the 'Newcastle' name.
I suppose its a brand name like Prescott is to Pentiums.
So any input or adice on these two items would be great!

 

[SNGX1275]

You are right with Newcastle being just a name like Prescott is for the Pentiums. All you really need to be concerned about is the 939 number anything else (like AM2 or 754) won't fit.

Found this on Wikipedia

The Socket 939 3400+ (both Newcastle and Venice versions) is an OEM-only chip and was never directly available from AMD. It shares all Socket 939 3500+ characteristics with the exception of the 800 MHz HyperTransport Link.

You may want to get a retail processor rather than OEM unless you already have your heatsink and fan. Also I'd stay away from Newcastle 939s if for no other reason, just because they are the oldest technology of the 939s and use more Watts.

You can check out a list and socket numbers here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Athlon_64_microprocessors#fn_2