X2 or system refresh

[jelifah]

So when Socket 939 X2 prices were slashed to $150 I thought I'd upgrade. Then, since I wasn't in a hurry, I thought I would wait until they fell to $125ish. Now that they've RISEN to $180 I'm less inclined to spend the cash.

So I decided to check out what a HW refresh would cost me, using the almighty Anandtech guide.

Well slap me and call me Sally, I can get the low mid-range AM2 system for $600, $500 if I only get 1GB of RAM.

Now I'm a LOT less inclined to spend $200 on a dead socket. And I'm not even factoring how much I'd get for my old Video Card, 1GB DDR RAM, mobo and processor.

Does that seem right?

 

[pkme2]

You can still get some good deals on X2s. You just gotta look. Since the 1MB cache are being phased out, there is going to be shortage soon. I got my 4800+ last week and I'm very happy. Wait until RAM prices come down. There're starting already at a few sites, so wait for the flood.

 

[MrUniq]

It's now or never..b/c they are still good and some vendors have decent prices on them. And then later you'll be forced to upgrade at full price.

 

[fluxquantum]

Originally posted by: pkme2
You can still get some good deals on X2s. You just gotta look. Since the 1MB cache are being phased out, there is going to be shortage soon. I got my 4800+ last week and I'm very happy. Wait until RAM prices come down. There're starting already at a few sites, so wait for the flood.

i just bought a 4800+. it should arrive by wednesday. i didn't want to do a full system upgrade and wanted to extend the life of my current system. the prices of the 4800+ have shot up a little on newegg. i jumped on it before it got too expensive. 299 is still better than $1000, which is what it used to cost a year ago. so i think i got a good deal🙂