ITT: We propose our own Intel SKUs

[Minot]

I would like an i3 K series (unlocked) CPU for $125.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Thats a blast from the past! AMD Athlon XP 3200+ with Quantispeed architecture!

Always wondered wtf "Quantispeed architecture" meant. The AXP was K7 architecture as far as I know.

Aww, now I'm all nostalgic and stuff for my Athlon XP 1800+. CPU + mobo for $140 (maybe including RAM too??), that was the same money as just an Intel Celeron 1200 or 1400 speed CPU alone. Great performance too, first time I was a member of the "Ghz club".

A good friend bought it for me, at a computer show.

I complained mightily at the time about the Via KT4V-L KT400 board, not having PCI bus parking like Intel chipset boards, but actually, it proved to be very reliable, and ran Win98se all the way through XP on it.

Edit: I think, though I'm not certain, that maybe the FSB was QDR? I know that the P4's FSB was QDR. I don't remember whether or not the Athlon XP's FSB was.

 

[cbn]

AVX2 on all SKUs

Quick Sync too.

 

[cbn]

Updated OP with Pentium G3259.