Where's the AMD FX-55 ?

[electrolux]

Really want this chip. (FX-55) They did the Socket 939 reviews but haven't heard any news of when this chip is going to be released. Anyone know? Also when are all the PCI Express mobo's coming out. I'm going to be building a high end system any day now. But I may have to wait until some of these parts come out. So post what you know.

 

[jswjimmy]

i herd late q3 or q4 for fx55

 

[Mik3y]

u'll have to wait a while til it comes out, the fx-53 came out not too long ago, so u'll have to wait about 5-6months for the fx-55. btw, welcome to the forums.

 

[edmundoab]

and that FX-55 is going to be at a invincible price again

 

[sisooktom]

High end is an understatement. Is your goal to spend as much as possible?

 

[edmundoab]

Originally posted by: sisooktom
High end is an understatement. Is your goal to spend as much as possible?

lol, good question.

 

[Jeff7181]

Why would AMD bother selling new and faster processors when their fastest is already faster than the competition? No competition = stagnant market.

 

[imported_Aelius]

Depends on what you plan to do and what you hope to accomplish with your computer or to keep it going at a certain pace for what you use it for.

In the long run a very high end system that lasts 3 years costs a lot less than a system that goes through 3 major upgrades over a 3 year period.

I did the math. It works out for me but it won't for a casual person.

In fact I save just enough to get a phase change within that 3 year period, which will extend the CPU's usefulness by almost a year or a year at most and the phase change can be reused from that point on for little cost, and you get to have top performance for a very long time as opposed to playing with a mid ranged system for 3 years straight. Which again saves me enough to get my LCD.

Can't wait. =)

 

[electrolux]

My goal exactly. I want to spend insane amounts of money for no reason. haha. I wouldn't get that Processer if it was insanly priced. I just was hoping that it would be released right on the heels of the 939 FX-35 with a slight increase in price. But it's doesn't seem like the FX-55 is coming out any time soon and at a resonable price. Resonable pricing is an understatment with all the latest AMD Processors. Can't believe they haven't even adjusted the prices on the 3400. Anyways money is one of my last concerns for this new system because I won a Dell XPS gaming machine at the E3 from the ATI booth. It has a 3.2 Pentium Prescott (Boo!), ATI 9800XT and dual Western Digital 74 GB Rators in a Raid 0. I am selling it to some guy so I can build my own computer. I totally recieved free money for my new system. I'm a computer builder. I can't just accept that Dell without putting up a fight. I've been on Anandtech for years but first time on the forums. I can tell I'm in good company.

 

[Jeff7181]

If someone wanted to spend insane amounts of money for no reason they'd buy a P4EE.

 

[electrolux]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
If someone wanted to spend insane amounts of money for no reason they'd buy a P4EE.

I'm not quite that insane. Plus I like AMD better. So does anyone know the status of the PCI Express mobo's and ATI PCI-X cards? Worth waiting for?

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: electrolux

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
If someone wanted to spend insane amounts of money for no reason they'd buy a P4EE.

I'm not quite that insane. Plus I like AMD better. So does anyone know the status of the PCI Express mobo's and ATI PCI-X cards? Worth waiting for?

They're non-existant right now. They've been showcased at those developer shows or whatever the hell you call them... I wouldn't expect them any sooner than 3 months from now.