AMD 5350 with MSI AM1I for $30AR - Frys

[breweyez]

Link is below. It expires late tomorrow 5/7. This deal comes up a lot with frys.com. Even if you just want the CPU, its a good deal. I use the 5350 in a couple machines at home with the ASRock AM1H-ITX. Just the 5350 is $43 right now at newegg.

http://www.frys.com/product/8703921?site=sa:adpages page:P29 date:050116

If you get yourself on the emailing list at frys.com, you can get some very good deals.

 

[breweyez]

Sorry folks....I just noticed its sold out online. You will have to go to the store to get this deal.

 

[esquared]

I picked one up. Looks like a winner for 30.00 AR.

Thanks OP.

 

[ZZZAAA]

Sorry to revive an old thread and but is the motherboard matx or itx? And is the rebate MIR? I'm thinking about driving out to my nearest fry's and I could use a little more detail. Thanks.

 

[esquared]

It's an ITX board.
http://www.frys.com/product/8136085?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

The rebate, (a MIR) is still active for the board alone but I think the deal is probably dead as far as a combo for 40.00.

 

[VirtualLarry]

How do you folks like the AM1 platform? I guess for client builds it's not too bad. I built a few Sempron 3850 AM1 quad-core (1.3Ghz) builds, and they seem... sluggish. Probably because the ST speed is poor due to the low clock-speed.

I have a Lenovo Beema 1.8Ghz A6-6310 laptop with Win7 Pro on it, and it seems ... faster. Both machines have SSDs. Granted, not only is the clock speed higher (1.8 versus 1.3), it's also Beema (newer) versus Kabini.

Also, I was only populating one of the RAM slots with a 4GB GSkill DDR3 stick, but I'm pretty-sure that AM1 platform only has single-channel RAM anyways.

 

[breweyez]

I think the low power quad is what got me to buy. Heres a link to the CPU score (2566).....

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+5350+APU+with+Radeon+R3

I have never had issues with it as a HTPC. I used photoshop and it moves right along. I checked newegg reviews before I bought and felt comfortable buying.

I am sure frys will have it again in the next couple months. Be sure to give Frys an email address so they send promo code deals. I got a washer/dryer deal on black Friday and saved around $500.