AMD64 price cuts

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-07-19 11:28am

In response to Core 2's imminent release, AMD will be drastically cutting prices. This applies to AM2 and S939.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2006-07-19 11:37am

phongn wrote:In response to Core 2's imminent release, AMD will be drastically cutting prices. This applies to AM2 and S939.

$300!!!! cuts on most of the bloody high end.

AMD!
Get back to the design table and get me a Cornoe killer!
I want another Pentium III vs Althon style race here boys. I want new processors prices to drop like a rock three months after they are released because you already got a new FX proccesor coming.

Get to it!

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-07-19 11:54am

Holy crap, the 4600+ is dropping to $224! Though the 4800+ remains $600, odd.

Well I gota say, this definatly keeps AMD in the race as far as price/performance goes. If they go much lower I might have to upgrade from my x2 3800+

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-07-19 12:04pm

4800+ has been discontinued; if I remember right, AMD decided that the cost of the extra cache that the 4800 and 4400 represented weren't worth the performance gains.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2006-07-19 01:03pm

The Core 2's will still outperform these chips at a given price point. It's nice to see such large price cuts, but going AMD will still only make sense if there are big Core 2 shortages and a person can't wait a couple months for the shortages to clear. Still, a gamer who doesn't do much encoding and such will be hard pressed to see any difference whatsoever between an A64 4600+ and the fastest Core 2 on the market. Games are GPU bound these days, and faster CPU's beyond a certain point make no performance difference.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-07-19 07:32pm

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:The Core 2's will still outperform these chips at a given price point.

Er... that depends a bit on who's buying them. For example, if I wanted to go Intel, that instantly raises the price by around $200 USD depending on what quality motherboard and RAM I get. Are the Core 2's still always better in terms of price/performance after slapping on an additional $200?

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2006-07-19 07:58pm

I don't know about $200. I agree that quality Intel motherboards are more expensive to the tune of maybe $40, but either chip should be fine with DDR2-667. If you're talking about S939 A64's, then the memory is actually more expensive. It is a consideration, but also consider that you'd have to get the more expensive 65 watt versions of the AMD chips to get similar power requirements and temps to the Core 2's. All in all, I think Core 2's still have the edge here.

Acidburns · Post by **Acidburns** » 2006-07-19 08:04pm

Are there AMD based boards that support DDR2?

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-07-19 08:14pm

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:I don't know about $200. I agree that quality Intel motherboards are more expensive to the tune of maybe $40, but either chip should be fine with DDR2-667. If you're talking about S939 A64's, then the memory is actually more expensive. It is a consideration, but also consider that you'd have to get the more expensive 65 watt versions of the AMD chips to get similar power requirements and temps to the Core 2's. All in all, I think Core 2's still have the edge here.

No, what I'm saying is that I already have a Socket 939 AMD chip, motherboard, and DDR RAM. In order for me to go to Intel, I'd have to buy all-new motherboard and RAM in addition to the chip, whereas I can pop any socket 939 into my current motherboard and have it work just fine.

Sorry I wasn't more clear about what I meant with my first post.

atg · Post by **atg** » 2006-07-19 08:20pm

Are there AMD based boards that support DDR2?

The new AM2 socket boards support it. No 939 socket boards do.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2006-07-19 08:47pm

Uraniun235 wrote:
Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:I don't know about $200. I agree that quality Intel motherboards are more expensive to the tune of maybe $40, but either chip should be fine with DDR2-667. If you're talking about S939 A64's, then the memory is actually more expensive. It is a consideration, but also consider that you'd have to get the more expensive 65 watt versions of the AMD chips to get similar power requirements and temps to the Core 2's. All in all, I think Core 2's still have the edge here.
No, what I'm saying is that I already have a Socket 939 AMD chip, motherboard, and DDR RAM. In order for me to go to Intel, I'd have to buy all-new motherboard and RAM in addition to the chip, whereas I can pop any socket 939 into my current motherboard and have it work just fine.

Sorry I wasn't more clear about what I meant with my first post.

Oh, I see. One would have to question the need to upgrade the processor in that case, though. Games are so GPU bound these days that you can basically just upgrade the video card and call it a day unless your CPU is really slow.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2006-07-19 09:25pm

I'm liking the $324 5000+, 65w EE chip.

atg · Post by **atg** » 2006-07-19 09:32pm

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:Oh, I see. One would have to question the need to upgrade the processor in that case, though. Games are so GPU bound these days that you can basically just upgrade the video card and call it a day unless your CPU is really slow.

You are missing two reasons for cpu upgrades:
1 - Bragging rights
2 - Small penis compensation

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2006-07-25 06:53am

God this is tempting me to upgrade my old Athlon 1200mhz so It'll tidy me over a while yet while I wait for upgrading to a macbook pro...

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-07-25 11:03am

Goddamit and I left before they went into affects. oh well, even if it was expensive, the 3800+ is shiny in my hands.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-07-25 12:14pm

So what's a good CPU for an S939 Amberine M (stock HP mobo)?

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-07-25 12:17pm

I told you Einy, without finding a BIOS version to flash your mobo, I'd stay away from upgrading unless you are sure it can support Dual Core, I'd advise Emailing HP tech support and asking them regarding possability of upgrading to dual core.

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