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Originally posted by: Mik3y
ya, amd soooo owns right now!
Originally posted by: cheapgoose
Originally posted by: Mik3y
ya, amd soooo owns right now!
yea, now they just needs to get their stuff together and actually make some money.
Should also note, that there are no socket 939 motherboards at Newegg. What are you supposed to do with your brand new $700 CPU that has no motherboards available for it? Another nice job of planning by AMD.
Originally posted by: boran
Should also note, that there are no socket 939 motherboards at Newegg. What are you supposed to do with your brand new $700 CPU that has no motherboards available for it? Another nice job of planning by AMD.
make a nice keyhanger outta it![]()
Originally posted by: Pariah
Also, it's about time for AMD to get rid of the FX line. It was a bad idea from the start which has gotten even worse with each additional CPU release by AMD. It doesn't perform nearly as well vs the standard A64 to justify the huge cost increase. When each new speed grade of the mainstream line surpasses the performance of the last generation FX and costs half as much, it's time to rethink the strategy. Either get rid of it, or modify the CPU more to improve the performance and justify the cost increase.
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Should also note, that there are no socket 939 motherboards at Newegg. What are you supposed to do with your brand new $700 CPU that has no motherboards available for it? Another nice job of planning by AMD.
Originally posted by: Pariah
$715 for the retail version at Newegg. Seems a bit ridiculous to me for a mainstream CPU. Even worse, the 3700+ is $705. Earth to AMD, you're not going to gain any market share with horrid pricing like that even if you are the fastest. When Intel who is supposed to be the price gouger is selling their top of the line mainstream CPU for $416 and their 2nd rung at $287, AMD is just shooting themselves in the foot jacking up prices like they are. Yes, these CPU are new, but there isn't really any room for the prices to settle. The 3400+ is the exact same price as the P4 3.4 at $416, and the 3500+ is at $499. Once you break about $500, their market will shrink considerably to the point, they can't really be making any money on the product.
Also, it's about time for AMD to get rid of the FX line. It was a bad idea from the start which has gotten even worse with each additional CPU release by AMD. It doesn't perform nearly as well vs the standard A64 to justify the huge cost increase. When each new speed grade of the mainstream line surpasses the performance of the last generation FX and costs half as much, it's time to rethink the strategy. Either get rid of it, or modify the CPU more to improve the performance and justify the cost increase.
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Should also note, that there are no socket 939 motherboards at Newegg. What are you supposed to do with your brand new $700 CPU that has no motherboards available for it? Another nice job of planning by AMD.
Originally posted by: Maverick
I promised myself I'd wait till the 4000+ to upgrade...but that 3800 looks pretty tempting. Anyone know what they're going for right now?