[Pc_Support] Re: AMD / Intel CPU's -- $150/200/250 for 3800/4200/4600 (2.0/2.2/2.4 x2)

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sat, 2006-07-22 at 22:46 -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Note that is Socket-AM2 (new Socket-940) and _not_ Socket-939.
> They are listing the Socket-939 for the $300 price.  Yikes!

FYI, here is that page ...
http://shop2.outpost.com/search?cat=-51580  

Note only the AM2 is $159.

BTW, PriceWatch is starting to show the new pricing, but if you click on
the links, it's clear some of the advertisers are not showing up at
those prices ...
http://www.pricewatch.com/cpu/

> I hope AMD is reducing the price on both Socket-939 and AM2.
> If not, looks like I'm buying a new AM2 mainboard and DDR2 memory.  ;->

It _does_ seem like the price cuts will hit Socket-939 according to
PriceWatch's pages (as well as confirmations by AnandTech and others).

The x2-4200+ (2.2+512 x2) is just over $200 and might be worth the extra
$30-50 IMHO over the x2-3800 (2.0+512 x2).  I'm probably going to go for
it.

If you don't need dual-core, the single core 3500+ (2.2/512) and 3800+
(2.4/512) are $90-115 and quite good for gaming.  They are also the
sub-40W designs too.

-- Bryan

P.S.  Crap!  The x2-4600+ (2.4+512 x2) is going to list for $247 from
Monarch Computer with $1.99 shipping!  I think PriceWatch's site is
"letting the cat out of the bag" a little early!


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