AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Socket F

[Mir96TA]

I notice it is so pricy; I do not understand why so ?
I thought AMD CPU are Dirt Chip compare to Intel
Thanks
Mir

 

[bryanW1995]

that cpu is great for workers in antarctica or any other cold-weather climate. It obviates the need for exotic heating solutions like "firewood" or maybe "wood burning stoves".

it's a 3.0 ghz dual core cpu, equivalent to an athlon x2 6000+. however, it is designed for use in a dual socket board. Said dual socket board can now have 2 phenom quad cores put in it for an octo-core rig, so there's not much demand for the fx 74 any more.

 

[Zap]

What is so great about this CPU

AMD gets extra money if someone buys one?

 

[heyheybooboo]

I don't think $150 is so bad ... FX-74 Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket F (1207 FX) 125W to heat your house

Finding an affordable 2p workstation mobo that you can upgrade to octo-core might be tough ...