How much did your CPU (processor) cost when you bought it and how much is the same one now?

[rnmcd]

How much did your CPU (processor) cost when you bought it and how much is the same one now?

How long ago did you buy it?

 

[DanFungus]

XP1800+ retail ~$120 I think last August $63 now at Newegg retail

 

[NutBucket]

~$60. Celeron 1100A retail. Maybe $10-$15 cheaper now. Still a good deal.

 

[Electrode]

I have no idea how much the P3 866 in my server cost when I bought it about 2 years ago. It was probably several hundred dollars, being the top-of-the-line at the time. It's probably worth less than $40 now, I can't find any place that sells it.

The Athlon MP 1200 CPUs in my main rig cost $72 a piece when I bought them 3 months ago. Now they are $64.

The P3-S 1266 CPUs in this rig cost $165 a piece when I bought them 2 months ago. That has not changed in any significant way.

 

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
~$60. Celeron 1100A retail. Maybe $10-$15 cheaper now. Still a good deal.

Ditto. Especially since mine is running at 1.46Ghz at default voltage.

 

[Wingznut]

P4-2.8ghz -- $0 in 09/02.

Seems they retail for ~$380 now.

(I love my job!)

 

[FoBoT]

the one in this pc, i bought about 6 months ago
i think i paid about $60
it is probably worth about $35 maybe?

1.4 Ghz athlon

 

[walrus]

I bought my XP2000 with a K7S5A MB about a month ago for $99 now the same combo is $89

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Paid $49 for an Athlon TBred 'B' 1700+ at NewEgg about a month ago. Currently $60 at NewEgg, marking the first time in my life that ANYTHING I've bought has gone up in price after buying it. Usually it goes up right before I buy and down immediately afterward.

 

[0roo0roo]

99 dollar retail combo xp2000/ecs. so it was supposedly ~60 dollars, so i havn't gained or lost anything yet.

 

[SOSTrooper]

I bought my P4 1.6A retail box last May, that's 9 months ago, at $140 in a computer show. It's going for about $110 on pricewatch right now, give or take.

 

[RU482]

XP1700
I paid $46.99 new
now costs $60!!!

horray for me!!

 

[Orsorum]

Athlon Thunderbird 1.4 Ghz... bought in June of 2001. Don't remember how much it cost.

 

[Anubis]

AMD Athloon Xp1700+ paied liek $150 or so got it right after teh 1800+ cam out over a year ago. now its liek 60$ on newegg

 

[Spikey217]

2000+ @ $219 - Purchased on release. Now, it's ~$90.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ paid like $150 or so. got it right after the 1800+ came out over a year ago. now its ~60$ on newegg

 

[Chaotic42]

Do modifications count?


AMD Athlon XP 1800+

~$140 in June
~$110 in August

Now they're AMD Athlon MP 1800+ processors. It's the damnedest thing. :shrug:

They're ~$150 now.

 

[chiwawa626]

Athlon 900mhz Socket A
New: $550
Now: $40

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: chiwawa626
Athlon 900mhz Socket A
New: $550
Now: $40

Ouch. That's why I buy behind the curve. I've got a general rule: Upgrade to a processor twice as fast as my current one, when a processor *3* times as fast is released (upgrade from 1GHz to 2GHz when 3GHz is released). Seems to be a good sweet spot.

 

[littlezipp]

2.66 P4...
$200 3 months ago,
$280 now

 

[sparkyclarky]

XP2100+ TBred B

$93 at Newegg 1.5 weeks ago

$93 now


....waiting for it to depreciate....

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

I bought an XP 2000+ a week ago, bare CPU, had an HSF already. Got it with the fry's deal with the K7S5A. The CPU price is 84 normal, 54 in the combo. I don't use the board, needed it for another box.

 

[Xenon14]

1600XP+ (1.4ghz) for $57 end of August, now it's $49

BUT

I have it overclocekd at 1950XP+ speed (1.63 ghz) which lies between $64 -$70, So technically, I'm still ahead of the game!!!

Not only that, I did it with an $8 HSF, and my temp right now is 42 celcius!!! it hits 54 at full load in a really really hot room! That's awesome!

 

[chiwawa626]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: chiwawa626
Athlon 900mhz Socket A
New: $550
Now: $40

Ouch. That's why I buy behind the curve. I've got a general rule: Upgrade to a processor twice as fast as my current one, when a processor *3* times as fast is released (upgrade from 1GHz to 2GHz when 3GHz is released). Seems to be a good sweet spot.

heh, well i wasnt paying when we got that one (dads boss took the tab). When i build my next machine before college this summer I'll prolly follow your rule

 

[slikmunks]

xp1800+ - free.... xpp giveaway baby!!