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AthlonFX-57 2.8GHZ

reviewed on anandtech:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2456&p=1

heh only US$1,031...

gimp wrote:
> AthlonFX-57 2.8GHZ
>
> reviewed on anandtech:
> http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2456&p=1
>
> heh only US$1,031...

And that is in quantity, not for 1 off.

prices will drop....the bottom end cpu's will either get cheaper or stop
being sold....all good for us.

regards

Thing

thing2 wrote:
> gimp wrote:
>> AthlonFX-57 2.8GHZ
>>
>> reviewed on anandtech:
>> http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2456&p=1
>>
>> heh only US$1,031...
>
> And that is in quantity, not for 1 off.
>
> prices will drop....the bottom end cpu's will either get cheaper or
> stop being sold....all good for us.

Except for the "stop being sold" thing. I know a few people who are looking
to upgrade Socket A systems running (for example) Palomino XP1600+'s, but
left it a bit late. Especially those limited to a 133MHz FSB. Unless you can
get 'old stock' you're SOOL. You can still buy the faster Bartons but
they're disappearing fast and need a 166MHz FSB minimum.
--
~misfit~

~misfit~ wrote:
> thing2 wrote:
>
>>gimp wrote:
>>
>>>AthlonFX-57 2.8GHZ
>>>
>>>reviewed on anandtech:
>>>http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2456&p=1
>>>
>>>heh only US$1,031...
>>
>>And that is in quantity, not for 1 off.
>>
>>prices will drop....the bottom end cpu's will either get cheaper or
>>stop being sold....all good for us.
>
>
> Except for the "stop being sold" thing. I know a few people who are looking
> to upgrade Socket A systems running (for example) Palomino XP1600+'s, but
> left it a bit late. Especially those limited to a 133MHz FSB. Unless you can
> get 'old stock' you're SOOL. You can still buy the faster Bartons but
> they're disappearing fast and need a 166MHz FSB minimum.
> --
> ~misfit~
>
>


So it happens, leave it too long and you are stuffed.....big deal.

I dueled my p3-1000 just before it went off market, so i got a speed
boost for less than half what the original cpu cost.....it was a gamble
and i almost left it til too late...

Anybody that concerned should be watching the market closely and be
prepared to buy when they think the last & lowest cost opportunity is
there....

regards

Thing

thing2 wrote:
> ~misfit~ wrote:
>> thing2 wrote:
>>
>>> gimp wrote:
>>>
>>>> AthlonFX-57 2.8GHZ
>>>>
>>>> reviewed on anandtech:
>>>> http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2456&p=1
>>>>
>>>> heh only US$1,031...
>>>
>>> And that is in quantity, not for 1 off.
>>>
>>> prices will drop....the bottom end cpu's will either get cheaper or
>>> stop being sold....all good for us.
>>
>>
>> Except for the "stop being sold" thing. I know a few people who are
>> looking to upgrade Socket A systems running (for example) Palomino
>> XP1600+'s, but left it a bit late. Especially those limited to a
>> 133MHz FSB. Unless you can get 'old stock' you're SOOL. You can
>> still buy the faster Bartons but they're disappearing fast and need
>> a 166MHz FSB minimum. --
>
> So it happens, leave it too long and you are stuffed.....big deal.

Ok, are you menstruating?

> I dueled my p3-1000

Did it win or did you?

> just before it went off market, so i got a speed
> boost for less than half what the original cpu cost.....it was a
> gamble and i almost left it til too late...
>
> Anybody that concerned should be watching the market closely and be
> prepared to buy when they think the last & lowest cost opportunity is
> there....

Yeah, I know and I've (mostly) managed alright myself. I'm refering to the
people (usually friends/aquantainces) who come to me and ask if I can speed
up their PCs without replacing the whole thing. They don't watch the market,
and to get a CPU off a place like Trademe they'd end up paying about as much
as they would for a new CPU and half the cost of a new mobo combined. Unless
they were *very* lucky.
--
~misfit~