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HUGE Price Drop on the Athlon 64!!!

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JackHawksmoor

Senior member
Whoo hoo!

Unreal. It was already a massivly better option than a Pentium 4, and the prices at NewEgg just plummeted! A 3200+ is only $245! A 3400+ is either $345 or $399 depending on the version. The 3500+ dropped $100 to $399. It'd get it, if Asus had a Socket 939 Nforce 3 board out.

Looks like a good time to buy! 🙂
 
THIS would have been a good time to buy. Wish I had the money for that deal before it died.

Still :thumbsup: to the price drops!
 
Great news! Just bought an MSI K8N Neo last week and I've been shopping for an A64.

Question: Why the $54 difference at Newegg between the 3400+ Newcastle ($399) and the 3400+ ClawHammer ($345). Both are retail boxes. Before this price cut, they were both $416.
 
It was already a massivly better option than a Pentium 4
------------
I guess it depends how you define as massive?

I'd bet a good chunck of change you could NOT tell performance differences between similarly rated competing processors in a double blind test using whatever apps you choose without relying on benchmarks to make the choice for you.



Anyway yup great news...everyone loves lowerprices🙂
 
Originally posted by: FatCity
Great news! Just bought an MSI K8N Neo last week and I've been shopping for an A64.

Question: Why the $54 difference at Newegg between the 3400+ Newcastle ($399) and the 3400+ ClawHammer ($345). Both are retail boxes. Before this price cut, they were both $416.
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Clawhammer 3400 runs at 2.2 ghz. The Newcastle 3400 operates at 2.4 ghz.
 
Originally posted by: Zebo
I'd bet a good chunck of change you could NOT tell performance differences between similarly rated competing processors in a double blind test using whatever apps you choose without relying on benchmarks to make the choice for you.
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All you'd have to do is check CPU temperature at full load to tell the difference . . .*P
 
Originally posted by: DrMrLordX
Originally posted by: Zebo
I'd bet a good chunck of change you could NOT tell performance differences between similarly rated competing processors in a double blind test using whatever apps you choose without relying on benchmarks to make the choice for you.
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All you'd have to do is check CPU temperature at full load to tell the difference . . .*P
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LMAO got me on that one🙂
 
Originally posted by: Zebo
It was already a massivly better option than a Pentium 4
------------
I guess it depends how you define as massive?

I'd bet a good chunck of change you could NOT tell performance differences between similarly rated competing processors in a double blind test using whatever apps you choose without relying on benchmarks to make the choice for you.



Anyway yup great news...everyone loves lowerprices🙂
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Applications of my choice?
 
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: Zebo
It was already a massivly better option than a Pentium 4
------------
I guess it depends how you define as massive?

I'd bet a good chunck of change you could NOT tell performance differences between similarly rated competing processors in a double blind test using whatever apps you choose without relying on benchmarks to make the choice for you.



Anyway yup great news...everyone loves lowerprices🙂
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Applications of my choice?
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what do you have in mind? can't look at a clock oreven have it displayed on desktop/// you going to write something?😛
 
Originally posted by: DrMrLordX
Originally posted by: Zebo
I'd bet a good chunck of change you could NOT tell performance differences between similarly rated competing processors in a double blind test using whatever apps you choose without relying on benchmarks to make the choice for you.
Click to expand...

All you'd have to do is check CPU temperature at full load to tell the difference . . .*P
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yup, my A64 is substantially higher than my P4C was

A64 3200+ 51C Idle @ 1.575V
P4 2.8C 38C idle @ 1.575V
 
Originally posted by: JackHawksmoor
Whoo hoo!

Unreal. It was already a massivly better option than a Pentium 4, and the prices at NewEgg just plummeted! A 3200+ is only $245! A 3400+ is either $345 or $399 depending on the version. The 3500+ dropped $100 to $399. It'd get it, if Asus had a Socket 939 Nforce 3 board out.

Looks like a good time to buy! 🙂
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LOL, the fanboism never gets old
 
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: Zebo
It was already a massivly better option than a Pentium 4
------------
I guess it depends how you define as massive?

I'd bet a good chunck of change you could NOT tell performance differences between similarly rated competing processors in a double blind test using whatever apps you choose without relying on benchmarks to make the choice for you.



Anyway yup great news...everyone loves lowerprices🙂
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Applications of my choice?
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My question too.

How about compiling openoffice, Xfree(Xorg), Thunderbird, or Firefox?

Compiling is why I went with Athlon at home, and dual-MP at work(with a pair of Opteron 242's coming at the end of the quarter).
 
Originally posted by: shady06
Originally posted by: DrMrLordX
Originally posted by: Zebo
I'd bet a good chunck of change you could NOT tell performance differences between similarly rated competing processors in a double blind test using whatever apps you choose without relying on benchmarks to make the choice for you.
Click to expand...

All you'd have to do is check CPU temperature at full load to tell the difference . . .*P
Click to expand...


yup, my A64 is substantially higher than my P4C was

A64 3200+ 51C Idle @ 1.575V
P4 2.8C 38C idle @ 1.575V
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Not a good comparison.
You should be comparing the A64 3200 with a 3.2 PIV, or the PIV 2.8 with a 2800+.
Most people on water don't even get >=3.2PIV to idle at 38C.
 
Originally posted by: NewBlackDak
Originally posted by: shady06
Originally posted by: DrMrLordX
Originally posted by: Zebo
I'd bet a good chunck of change you could NOT tell performance differences between similarly rated competing processors in a double blind test using whatever apps you choose without relying on benchmarks to make the choice for you.
Click to expand...

All you'd have to do is check CPU temperature at full load to tell the difference . . .*P
Click to expand...


yup, my A64 is substantially higher than my P4C was

A64 3200+ 51C Idle @ 1.575V
P4 2.8C 38C idle @ 1.575V
Click to expand...

Not a good comparison.
You should be comparing the A64 3200 with a 3.2 PIV, or the PIV 2.8 with a 2800+.
Most people on water don't even get >=3.2PIV to idle at 38C.
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whats the difference? they both use the same voltage.

maybe you are talking about Presscott cuz most all northwoods i have seen idle below 40C
 
I just bought a used OEM 3500 for $380, and I thought I was getting a great deal....well I was, that day. Haven't even used it yet! 🙁


Tom
 
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