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MontyBurns

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The days of AMD significantly undercutting Intel are over. They're struggling to make money, too. Can't blame them.

The OEM Intel P4 3.06 GHz is $630 at Newegg.


What's silly with these new high-end chips is that neither one is the best "all the time." For $600, I'd at least want to know I was getting the best CPU I could.

Anand has some great benchmarks for those interested.
 
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MuffD

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For me, I would never pay top dollar for the best cpu just because no matter what you get, it won't be the "best" in a few months. I'm pretty happy with my 1.6 and 1.8 P4 and Athlons. I would however like to break the 2.0 ghz barrier hopefully by the end of the year if there is a good enough deal for me:)
 
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altonb1

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Originally posted by: alm4rr
still adequately plodding along on my ol $55 duron 650 :)
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Dag! Still on a 650? Get with the newer technologies, man. I can't even fathom running on a 650. My 750 Duron just flies and having to go to a 650? naaah.... ;)

(And for those that are ready to comment, I'm looking to upgrade soon, but will now probably wait a few more weeks to see if the XP prices drop now that the Barton is out)
 
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alm4rr

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hehe but it does everything i need to do

i dont do 3d modeling or movie editing

just games (fps just fine for FPS) , web, office software, cdburning

I COULD jump up an XP 2100 for $85, but I have no reason to cuz this 650 is fine for now. My mobo can take it all the way up tho (not 333) when I decide I need more UMPH!

Kinda like car buyers - there are those that are willing plunk down the most money for a new model/car, w/ the price premium. Then, there are those of us that wait for a sweet spot in the pricing in older/used models to upgrade.

Without a new sytem hoggin OS from MS, I may not need to upgrade for a bit longer

:)

ps - who said i was 1337 hehe
 
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IgoByte

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Somehow, it seems to me that the basis for AMD's previous success was them undercutting Intel and still delivering good performance. Very few big OEMs actually use AMD's processors, and if they do it's for budget machines. I'm just wondering whom they're targeting with these most recent releases. The regular consumer won't go for AMD, because of Mhz and at $600, this is too expensive for most of us advanced users. If I were in the market for a top of the line CPU, and had to choose between the 3.06 Intel and this 3000XP, I'd go for the Intel. The peace of mind (which is something I've had with Intel CPUs since the PPro, and not neceassirily with AMD platforms) is certainly worth the negligent price difference.
I honestly hope that AMD's able to get back into the game and that they'll be a serious contender across the board (desktop & notebook CPUs as well as the OEM market) this time around.
 
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BigJ

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Originally posted by: IgoByte
Somehow, it seems to me that the basis for AMD's previous success was them undercutting Intel and still delivering good performance. Very few big OEMs actually use AMD's processors, and if they do it's for budget machines. I'm just wondering whom they're targeting with these most recent releases. The regular consumer won't go for AMD, because of Mhz and at $600, this is too expensive for most of us advanced users. If I were in the market for a top of the line CPU, and had to choose between the 3.06 Intel and this 3000XP, I'd go for the Intel. The peace of mind (which is something I've had with Intel CPUs since the PPro, and not neceassirily with AMD platforms) is certainly worth the negligent price difference.
I honestly hope that AMD's able to get back into the game and that they'll be a serious contender across the board (desktop & notebook CPUs as well as the OEM market) this time around.
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Better then AMD not releasing a part this fast and having Intel charging $1000 for a processor like back in the day.

 
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Originally posted by: pastorjay
How do you know how many are left? I never knew you could see that...


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Add the item to your cart, and then change the quantity to 99, that should tell you how much they have left because it will reduce the quantity to whats in stock.
 
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jpetermann

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Ahhhh.... Twicky little devils, aren't we... heheh

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Originally posted by: BigJ2078
Originally posted by: pastorjay
How do you know how many are left? I never knew you could see that...


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Originally posted by: amdskip
13 left
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Add the item to your cart, and then change the quantity to 99, that should tell you how much they have left because it will reduce the quantity to whats in stock.
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Kraeji

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Originally posted by: IgoByteThe peace of mind (which is something I've had with Intel CPUs since the PPro, and not neceassirily with AMD platforms) is certainly worth the negligent price difference.
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Peace of mind? What are you talking about? I *only* buy AMD and have never had a problem. All my systems are just as rock solid or better than the Intel systems I used to run.

I remember the days before AMD was a real player and I'll never buy INtel because of it. As long as AMD makes a comparable product of course.
 
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RideFree

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Posted by MontyBurns
The days of AMD significantly undercutting Intel are over. They're struggling to make money, too. Can't blame them.
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I quite agree.
The $47 1700+ that runs 2200+ can't make anybody enough money to keep the toiletpaper from running out, let alone fund R&D!:)
 
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