Massive price cuts on 1MB AMD dual core CPUs yay!

conzy

Looks like im going dual core in August

X2 3800 €165

g5hn710m4xpdwy

I thought you already had dual core

conzy

Nope, good ol' single core

Its at 3ghz which makes up for the lack of a second core

Come to think of it, would anyone be interested in a S939 3700 that does 3ghz @1.47 vcore on air?

Say €165

GrumPy

conzymaher wrote:

Come to think of it, would anyone be interested in a S939 3700 that does 3ghz @1.47 vcore on air?

Say €165

Ehh, no.

BadCharlie

I just bougth a 3700 and i think i will stay with it. If i get as good as clock as your self i will def be very happy with it. Maybe if your doing lots of incoding and working on 2 things at ones it be cool to have the dual core. But im only into games and the 3700 suits my needs.

dazberry

conzymaher wrote:

Looks like im going dual core in August

X2 3800 €165

Yeah - I thought it wasn't going to happen until Monday but Komplett dropped the prices on Friday (much have known it was my birthday!?). There was a reasonable bit of stock there too - it didn't last long - got in my order anyway

AMD are doing well out of me this weather, its the second x2 3800 I've bought this year (albeit the second being half the price of the first) and a 3500+. Most of my hot and noisy socket A gear has been retired

D.

g5hn710m4xpdwy

keep it, a second high-end system is always nice

Cuddlesworth

I will be picking up 2 over the coming month

Drapper

conzymaher wrote:

Looks like im going dual core in August

X2 3800 €165

me too :-) that 4400 x2 gotta drop soon !!

DirkVoodoo

The 2MB cores are still very expensive! You can get an AM2 X2 5000+ for half the price of the s939 X2 4800!!:eek:

Why dont you take the plunge conzy and go for a conroe system? Surely you could get a nice price for the rig you have there?

P.S.Thx for the help with my rig, tis running like a dream! Tried some light overclocking but to no avail.

The Real B-man

*** Cough Conroe *** Those prices are amazing!! i think the time has come to ditch the p4 prescott once and for all!!

conzy

^ That time came a long time ago:p

The Real B-man

conzymaher wrote:

^ That time came a long time ago:p

lol it has served me well if i had the money i would have changed along time ago :rolleyes:

gizmo

While we're on the subject of the price drops, anyone reckon its worth changing my FX-53 for a S939 4800+ or 4400+ X2 in a few months?

conzy

Yes^

But the FX-53 is s940 isnt it?

You will have to go s939 or AM2

gizmo

Nope, FX-53 was a S939 part although I think it was S940 at some point too. Either way I have mine sitting in an Asus A8N-SLi Deluxe.

Nukem

My old 3500+ is three sheets to the wind *sob*
All i need now is my VAT number and im running up a high bill:D. To go conroe or AMD ? *mmmmmmm*

timeout

I went onto Komplett today looking for some good AM2 prices to buy and all I see is temporarilly out of stock everywhere, even on the Conroes

Guess I'll have to wait a week or 2 to pick up that great deal

dazberry

The prices have dropped again!!!!

Last Thursday x2 3800 - 299.96(ish)
Last Friday - x2 3800 - 165.01
Today - x2 3800 - 149.96

D.

BadCharlie

dazberry wrote:

The prices have dropped again!!!!

Last Thursday x2 3800 - 299.96(ish)
Last Friday - x2 3800 - 165.01
Today - x2 3800 - 149.96

D.

Yeah i noticed that. Only prob is that now i have a 3000+ chip thats worth even less now then 2 weeks back. Im sure lots of other people in the same boat. You might get €50 would u think for it ?

TomCo

X2 5000+ for €299 anyone?

Cuddlesworth

Lol looks like Intel are not aking the performance/price crown any time soon. Still getting a Conroe to put under phase though. As well as 3 X2 3800+s.

One question though. Since they dont make 939 parts anymore is this going to raise the cost of second hand 939 dual cores above recommended retail price?

CombatCow

Im tempted by these two:


Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket LGA775, 4MB, BOXED w/fan €325.01

or

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz Socket AM2 1MB, BOXED w/fan €299.95


I dunno which one tho

CC

Cuddlesworth

Core duo if you can get it.

The Real B-man

CombatCow wrote:

Im tempted by these two:


Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket LGA775, 4MB, BOXED w/fan €325.01

or

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz Socket AM2 1MB, BOXED w/fan €299.95


I dunno which one tho

CC

Heart would say Amd head would say intel

CombatCow

hah yeah thats right .Im a bit concerned tho about how good the chipsets are, and also number of boards available for the intel cpu.The nForce boards have been great for me over the last while so they have a lot of pulling power for me to stay with them.

CC

po0k

Intel boards are thin on the ground from what I hear.

Pity, hoping to build me a media box / lan box / high-end firewall+NAS.

Nukem

Elara seem to have dropped their prices as well. Not as substantial as Komplett but they have stock
http://elara.ie/products/cpua.asp

BadCharlie

I only bought a 3700+ at komplett last week for €135, this week you can get the same chip when they get it in stock for €110.

The Real B-man

CombatCow wrote:

hah yeah thats right .Im a bit concerned tho about how good the chipsets are, and also number of boards available for the intel cpu.The nForce boards have been great for me over the last while so they have a lot of pulling power for me to stay with them.

CC

Yeah i wouldnt be keen on getting first revision chipsets bound to be issues

gline

conzymaher wrote:

Nope, good ol' single core

Its at 3ghz which makes up for the lack of a second core

Come to think of it, would anyone be interested in a S939 3700 that does 3ghz @1.47 vcore on air?

Say €165

id be intereted but less than 165
pm me if u are selling

awhir

The Real B-man wrote:

Heart would say Amd head would say intel

we work alike

The Real B-man

awhir wrote:

we work alike

lol going for the E6600 2.4GHz when the funds are better

conzy

gline wrote:

id be intereted but less than 165
pm me if u are selling

Yup, I hope to be selling in August

Im just not sure if I want a 3ghz single core or a 2ghz dual core that may reach ~2.6

I need re-assurance from a Dual core user

DemonOfTheFall

Dual core = multi-tasking ownage.

Built a dual core for a friend, now i waaaaaaaaaaant one.

mukki

that 3800+ is €115

Ruu_Old

Oh loverly, think I'll go for the 3800+, $121 at newegg.com.

BadCharlie

Ruu wrote:

Oh loverly, think I'll go for the 3800+, $121 at newegg.com.

How much is there shipping ?

Nukem

BadCharlie wrote:

How much is there shipping ?

Ruu is living the US so be jealous:(

Richard Dower

AMD is dead...roll on Intel!

awhir

Richard Dower wrote:

AMD is dead...roll on Intel!

would advise you to flee from your house you may be getting bombings from people for saying that.:D

The Real B-man

Richard Dower wrote:

AMD is dead...roll on Intel!

Kill this Muppet :rolleyes:

Richard Dower

Hey..Conroe pounds EVERYTHING to dust, even the €1000+ FX-60 can't compete with an overclocked E6600.

PogMoThoin

Richard Dower wrote:

Hey..Conroe pounds EVERYTHING to dust, even the €1000+ FX-60 can't compete with an overclocked E6600.

:rolleyes: Music to my ears

conzy

Richard Dower wrote:

Hey..Conroe pounds EVERYTHING to dust, even the €1000+ FX-60 can't compete with an overclocked E6600.

ahh yes, but its more than double the price of a x2 3800 and isnt twice as good.

And most people here have s939 rigs so it makes more sense to make a €150 upgrade than a complete system overhaul

Richard Dower

True, it's an expensive upgrade!!..i've spent some €1000 on my new parts. But it also denefits those seeking some second hand 939 gear.

:-)

Nukem

Dunno think the 939 and AM2 chips are gonna go cheaper again. Looking at the 5000+ as a reasonable buy. Thought about the E6600 but thinking of glitches on a new chipset dunno if its worth my while. Also AMD bi-est:D

Cuddlesworth

I think Amd will drop prices on parts againn, as it is they have been over-priced for a while because they could be. As for Conroe destroys all, show me your Conroe overclocks and benchmarks? Besides given samples nobodys got one.

savemejebus

they'll probably drop prices on AM2 parts, 939 on the otherhand may be trickier to get as production has finished

Matt Simis

Nukem wrote:

Dunno think the 939 and AM2 chips are gonna go cheaper again. Looking at the 5000+ as a reasonable buy. Thought about the E6600 but thinking of glitches on a new chipset dunno if its worth my while. Also AMD bi-est:D

The mere handful of over priced boards available is whats annoying me. I need a board with 2 16x PCI-E and 1 4x PCI-E (16x length ok) and an olde PCI slot as well as the ability to get 400Mhz FSB+.

Seems the only ones are the pricey Asus and the odd ball Intel Badaxe (also pricey). Ive read multiple conflicting reviews of the BadAxe.. some say its a great overclocking board, others like Anandtech say its so-so.


Matt

DemonOfTheFall

conzymaher wrote:

ahh yes, but its more than double the price of a x2 3800 and isnt twice as good.

And most people here have s939 rigs so it makes more sense to make a €150 upgrade than a complete system overhaul

Just as a sidenote on that statement.... Was the X2 3800+ even anywhere near twice as good as a 920D at any point for tiwce the price ?

AMD never had much of a lead over intel, except in a couple of games and synthetic benchmarks. Now that the tides have turned all of a sudden Intel seem to be being slated for not having pulled off a 50%+ performance leap in one generation...