Athlon 64 3200+ for sale for $499; links available

[NFS4]

Got this in my inbox from Chris Tom of AMD Zone:

Hello,



You can now purchase the Athlon 64 3200+ for $499. This is the Socket 754 version of Hammer.



http://www.dealtime.com/dt-app/SE/KW-AMD%20ATHLON64%203200+%20(ada3200box)/FD-0/linkin_id-3033365/NS-1/GS.html



Of course what good is a CPU without a motherboard? Well there are a couple of VIA K8T800 based motherboard available for sale.



The Asus K8V Deluxe.



http://www2.dealtime.com/dt-app/SE/KW-Asustek%20ATX%20MBD%20754%20VIA%20K8T800%20/FD-0/linkin_id-3033365/NS-1/GS.html



And the MSI K8T NEO-FIS2R.



http://www2.dealtime.com/dt-app/SE/KW-MSI%20K8T%20NEO-FIS2R/FD-0/linkin_id-3033365/NS-1/GS.html



These are both enthusiast model boards, and just over $140 the MSI board is about $20 cheaper than the Asus.



So for about 30-50 bucks more than what a 3.2GHz P4 will run you an Athlon 64 and motherboard is available. That is not too bad of a deal in my book.

 

[Adul]

uber

 

[MikeMike]

thats the el cheapo version, but DAMN THATS CHEAP

MIKE

 

[RagingGuardian]

Newegg also had A64 boards for sale.

 

[DaFinn]

Blah, just switched to Intel 3 months ago... here we go again... :beer:

 

[Technonut]

DP...

 

[Technonut]

Usually Ships In 2-4 weeks.....

Because this is a special order item, your account will be billed at the time you place your order

 

[thatsright]

I never thought I'd ever say this for a NFS4 Post, but doesn't this belong in the Hot Deals forum?

 

[Johnbear007]

Hmm that does not seem CHEAP to me. How long before we see chips in the 150$ range? A year? two years? 6 months?

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: Johnbear007
Hmm that does not seem CHEAP to me. How long before we see chips in the 150$ range? A year? two years? 6 months?

You want $150 for a brand new top of the line CPU? The P3 3.2 is over $600. Maybe you should write to Intel and complain about their pricing. In fact, stop posting here and march around in front of Intel headquarters carrying a sign saying you want cheaper processors.

 

[Regs]

Nobody has any benchmarks or performance reviews for these CPU's except manifested ones with Opterons. How could they be for sale then when not even Anand has one?

 

[mechBgon]

:Q

 

[dmw16]

Sweet...I cant wait till i can afford one...gotta resist being lored away by P4 2.4Cs while I wait till I can buy a 64
-doug

 

[jm0ris0n]

Those motherboard prices are not bad at all

 

[illuminati]

Wait for the Benchmarks! I assume everyone in these forums would know better than to plop $500 on a processor that they don't know how it performs.

 

[50]

About F\/cking time!

 

[NOX]

That is amazing!!!

I hope we see more retailers selling this chip like newegg.com etc., the price should drop even more by that time. I think I will hold off on my upgrade for now until more of these babies start showing up.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: thatsright
I never thought I'd ever say this for a NFS4 Post, but doesn't this belong in the Hot Deals forum?

Only if the actual shipping product really benches faster than a P4 3.2.

I hope so, but no way I'll trust an AMD PrettyRidiculous "3200+" rating without proof, especially after the Barton's overrating.

 

[DaveSimmons]

> Well there are a couple of VIA K8T800 based motherboard available for sale.

And yet more :| grrrrs :| for nVidia, too busy cheating on benchmarks and lawyering eidos to bother getting their chipset for A64 out the door.

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: thatsright
I never thought I'd ever say this for a NFS4 Post, but doesn't this belong in the Hot Deals forum?

Only if the actual shipping product really benches faster than a P4 3.2.

I hope so, but no way I'll trust an AMD PrettyRidiculous "3200+" rating without proof, especially after the Barton's overrating.

AMD has probably recalculated its PR rating since this is a brand new processor...and I'm sure that they are not stupid enough to have a repeat of what occured and that a 3200+ Athlon64 will be VERY competative with the P4c

Obviously we really don't know yet - but I don't see AMD pulling a Nvidia.

 

[Duvie]

What actual speed ghz is the 3200+ A64????

 

[bjc112]

LIke you said, $30 more... I would opt for the 64...

It's still early... Another month and it will be a different story.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Duvie
What actual speed ghz is the 3200+ A64????

1.8ghz ?

 

[XBoxLPU]

At least 2ghz

 

[Tegeril]

P4 Extreme Edition anyone?