Upgrading to X2 3800+ now and saving the bucks.

[perdomot]

I've been waiting for the price cuts to start on AMD stuff when I realized I could use the Combo sales at MPC to get it right away. I got a 939 Venice in my Epox mobo so I decided to order the X2 3800+ and the Asrock Dual SATA2 mobo as a combo. I'm gonna stick the Venice in the Asrock mobo and OC it to 2.4 Ghz and put the 3800+ in the Epox and see how far I can take it(hoping for 2.6-2.8). The combo cost me just $222 and for $7 more I got Nero 7 retail box software. All you pay for is the shipping and the Nero 7 is free. Anybody who is thinking of going X2 in the wake of Conroe should jump on this deal. Thanks to whoever it was who posted about Monarch earlier today.

 

[mamisano]

Right, but the expected shipping date is August 3rd. Might as well wait to see what the other retailers will be charging come Monday.

 

[perdomot]

Yeah I saw that too but I'd rather lock in the order now. I got the feeling that a lot of people are going to be grabbing up every 3800+ they can get when the price drops. While Conroe definately wins the crown, a lot of folks dont want the hassle of getting a new mobo and ram, not to metion reinstalling everything. Getting the X2 at $154 is good enough for me as the lowest possible price I've heard is $149 on another thread in this forum. I can still cancel the order if competitors like newegg drop it to say $140 or maybe haggle a bit for a price match.

 

[formulav8]

I looked at Monarch yesterday and I thought the ship date was going to be BEFORE August 3rd? Not AT August 3rd or After?? I may need to find the link again.




Jason

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: perdomot
I've been waiting for the price cuts to start on AMD stuff when I realized I could use the Combo sales at MPC to get it right away. I got a 939 Venice in my Epox mobo so I decided to order the X2 3800+ and the Asrock Dual SATA2 mobo as a combo. I'm gonna stick the Venice in the Asrock mobo and OC it to 2.4 Ghz and put the 3800+ in the Epox and see how far I can take it(hoping for 2.6-2.8). The combo cost me just $222 and for $7 more I got Nero 7 retail box software. All you pay for is the shipping and the Nero 7 is free. Anybody who is thinking of going X2 in the wake of Conroe should jump on this deal. Thanks to whoever it was who posted about Monarch earlier today.

wow $222. get it get it.
you wob't get intell that cheap cuz of the expensive mobos.

 

[perdomot]

Got the confirmation email today and it looks like they will be sending it out next week. Its an awesome deal considering I wont have to buy an expensive new mobo and DDR2. I'm sticking with AMD because of all the good stuff I've gotten from them.

 

[Markfw]

WTF, you can get a CPU+mobo for less then just the CPU. How retarded.

I will wait until the cpu's come down, then I get 2.

 

[anandtechrocks]

I don't want to buy the combo... I just want the 3800+ X2 since I already have a motherboard. I wish they were just selling CPUs at that price.

 

[RallyMaster]

Originally posted by: anandtechrocks
I don't want to buy the combo... I just want the 3800+ X2 since I already have a motherboard. I wish they were just selling CPUs at that price.

yes, i feel the same.