Official Athlon 64 X2 preorder/instock thread...

[WarlordBB]

My order at Tiger Direct now shows this:

Date of Order: 06/30/05
Order Status: Carrier Pickup - Your item(s) have been processed and delivered to the carrier for pickup. Please note: no changes or cancellations can be made at this point.

I got a retail boxed 4400 X2 for $625.99 total. No tax, no shipping.

That a good deal?

 

[Dacalo]

Muhaha! My 4400+ is arriving tomorrow from Monarch. I got it for $529 when they had the special over last weekend. Should be fun with 7800GTX arriving tomorrow.

They upgraded shipping from Fedex saver to 2nd day for free!

 

[Acadien]

Finally, $625 on newegg, and they even added an OEM 4400, but for some reason its still running for over $700...

 

[Nanobaud]

Even as availability starts to settle in, the craziness continues...

According to my primitive price scans for X2 4400+ retail:

-In the last 24 hours, price at Monarch has increased $70+ in more than one step.
-Price at Newegg has decreased $100+
-'In Stock' listing at Tank Guys reported inaccurate earlier in this thread has not been corrected in over two days

At this point, I'm just watching for the entertainment value, I can wait unitl things settle down. Who knows, maybe then I'll just wait again for 'Pacifica'. (or better yet, wait in Pacifica [south end]...yeah...truly cool-'n-quiet)

nBd

 

[crimson117]

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Muhaha! My 4400+ is arriving tomorrow from Monarch. I got it for $529 when they had the special over last weekend. Should be fun with 7800GTX arriving tomorrow.

They upgraded shipping from Fedex saver to 2nd day for free!

Ditto! Man, I'm so glad I got in at that price... when responding to their email offer I even added the Zalman 7000B-AlCu heatsink, and it was still nearly $75 cheaper than my original retail 4400 combo.

7800GTX? And I'm stuck with this worthless 6800GT.

(tosses in fireplace)

6800GT: Don't destroy me, I can still make you happy! To the maaaaaxxxxx!

 

[Hacp]

Just get the 4200+, and don't worry about the hassles. I too wished that i got the 4400+, but I ordered 3 days before they had the special for the OEM. Ow wells, you win some, you lose some.

 

[crimson117]

Originally posted by: Hacp
Just get the 4200+, and don't worry about the hassles. I too wished that i got the 4400+, but I ordered 3 days before they had the special for the OEM. Ow wells, you win some, you lose some.

The 4200+ will still kick a$$

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: crimson117

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Muhaha! My 4400+ is arriving tomorrow from Monarch. I got it for $529 when they had the special over last weekend. Should be fun with 7800GTX arriving tomorrow.

They upgraded shipping from Fedex saver to 2nd day for free!

Ditto! Man, I'm so glad I got in at that price... when responding to their email offer I even added the Zalman 7000B-AlCu heatsink, and it was still nearly $75 cheaper than my original retail 4400 combo.

7800GTX? And I'm stuck with this worthless 6800GT.

(tosses in fireplace)

6800GT: Don't destroy me, I can still make you happy! To the maaaaaxxxxx!

Your 6800GT should serve you well for a while. I am upgrading from a 3 year computer with a radeon 9700 pro (awesome card btw), and needed a graphic card for my 2005FPW.

This is by far the most I have ever spent on few pieces of hardwares (CPU, MB, graphic card)

 

[imported_Otter]

Newegg is still showing $625 shipped for a retail boxed 4400+. Perhaps shortage is about to end with a price war -- or at least a minor skirmish. I think I'll hold out for at least another day, more because I'm busy and I'm not sure when I'll have time to assemble a system than because my order from TankGuys would be almost $30 cheaper.

 

[Acadien]

but what about OEM? Its still like 700+

 

[kb3edk]

Originally posted by: crimson117

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Muhaha! My 4400+ is arriving tomorrow from Monarch. I got it for $529 when they had the special over last weekend. Should be fun with 7800GTX arriving tomorrow.

They upgraded shipping from Fedex saver to 2nd day for free!

Ditto! Man, I'm so glad I got in at that price... when responding to their email offer I even added the Zalman 7000B-AlCu heatsink, and it was still nearly $75 cheaper than my original retail 4400 combo.

7800GTX? And I'm stuck with this worthless 6800GT.

(tosses in fireplace)

6800GT: Don't destroy me, I can still make you happy! To the maaaaaxxxxx!

I finally got my FedEx tracking number from Monarch, my 4400+ retail box at $599 is on its way. Thanks to those of you who were watching that page like a hawk... it's back up to $670 now! And congrats to those of you who were able to get it even cheaper than me

Hey crimson117, you got room in that fireplace for my stock 6800 AGP card? LOL

 

[ProviaFan]

Congrats on your X2, kb3edk; you'll love it!

 

[TankGuys]

Originally posted by: 100proof
According to an email from Erik at TankGuys, that in stock listing was an error

Yea, I'm extremelly sorry about the confusion on that. I have absolutely no idea why, but the SQL database that we run with our inventory information seems to be randomly adding 1 item to the quantity field for random products... I have no idea why this is happening. We fix it, then it just bumps back up again. We're trying to find the cause of the problem, but it's really confusing.

It actually did it with our P180 cases as well after we ran out. Hopefully we get this sorted out quickly!

In any case, we are still waiting unfortunately. As I said before, if time is of the essance for you guys, go with the orders from monarch or newegg or whomever else. They may be more expensive, but at least they have them right now! We'll let you all know as soon as we do get them though!

 

[Link]

I posted this on Hot Deals section

 

[TankGuys]

$552.49, 4200+ Retail Boxed

Get 'em while they are hot. Still no 4400+'s, but I'll keep you guys posted.

 

[Alkali]

Originally posted by: Link
K8N Neo2 doesn't yet officially support X2. Bios is still at beta stage, currently 1.9b8.

Well, MSI's CPU reference database says the motherboard already supports X2 CPU's.

 

[imported_Otter]

Mwave has some retail 4400's for $629.
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA21464

This seems to be the going rate when the chips are in stock. If you can't find a price at least this good, I'd suggest waiting a few days for NewEgg, MMave, or some other vendor you trust to get more CPU's.

 

[BeakerChem]

I don't know if people are still reading through this (like I am) after getting their X2 in, but if they are tell me if you are getting the strange speed gaming bug. Some people are reporting that they have an unexplained speedup when gaming that goes away when they disable one of the proccessors in task manager for the game while it is running.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: BeakerChem
I don't know if people are still reading through this (like I am) after getting their X2 in, but if they are tell me if you are getting the strange speed gaming bug. Some people are reporting that they have an unexplained speedup when gaming that goes away when they disable one of the proccessors in task manager for the game while it is running.

OK, I have two of these, and jpeyton and Duvie have them and NONE of us have this strange problem. This is the second time I have replied to this. Possibly some other problem with your system ? Try a reformat from scratch. Win XP pro ?

NO STRANGE SPEED PROBLEMS !!!!

 

[BeakerChem]

Ha, you responded in the other thread as well, I know.

I wonder where the problem is coming from. I don't see the problems yet myself, just wondering if I will and wondering about the issue in general.

4800+ here, running at stock.

 

[freethrowtommy]

You guys with no speed problems, have you tried GTA:SA with the X2 yet? That is the ONLY place I have been having speed trouble and fixed it with the affinity set to ONE proc. I don't think the problem is with every game but only a select few.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: freethrowtommy
You guys with no speed problems, have you tried GTA:SA with the X2 yet? That is the ONLY place I have been having speed trouble and fixed it with the affinity set to ONE proc.

I don;t have that game, but if its with only one game, then I would say the game or the OS has a problem, not the CPU.

 

[freethrowtommy]

Seeing how poorly programmed GTA is and that it is ported from the PS2, I wouldn't put the problem past the game itself.

 

[krazisoljahz]

i just played gta sa yesterday on my pc with amd 4400@2.61. If you mean speed problem as it moves way too fast which i had in the first place, i reinstalled the video card driver and it was fine after.

 

[imported_Otter]

So, TankGuys, what do you think the odds are you'll get your 4400's August 1st, as AMD promised after breaking their first two or three promises? And have you had any luck getting your AMD rep fired, drawn and quartered, integrated with Windows Longhorn, or otherwise removed from your line to AMD?