AMD price cuts announced

Rob Williams · 07-17-2006, 05:42 PM

Image courtesy of DailyTech. The new price of the 5000+ makes me really, really want to get one after the price drop. I need an AM2 anyway, so this is the perfect time to wait a few weeks and snatch one up.

Because of the low prices though, it may prove to make 4x4 a great bargain. Imagine two 5000+'s for $700. The question is whether or not even THAT will beat out the E6700. Time will tell.

Greg King · 07-17-2006, 05:58 PM

Woot!

I might have to upgrade my Athlon rig after the Conroe machine is built. That 4600+ is looking like a steal for $224 US. It's good to see that AMD is combatting Intel so competitively. This ought to help AMD in the long run until they can come out with something to combat Conroe.

Everyone benefits from a Price war...well, everyone being end users like you and I!

leecho7 · 07-17-2006, 06:44 PM

Booyah! I'm glad I waited on the processor. This is what I'm talking about. Although, I have no idea what I'm talkin about.

Greg King · 07-17-2006, 06:56 PM

Your talking about saving some of your hard earned money!

I am really liking these price cuts and am honestly surprised that they are as low as they are. I was expecting some significant cuts but this is far more than even I thought.

It is also sad that the once mighty 3500+ (S939) will soon be selling for under a hundred dollars. That was the first A64 chip I had. Oh how the times have changed.

Good for AMD for doing this. I hope it keeps them in the game when Conroe drops. They aren't going anywhere but hopefully these price drops will keep their numbers high enough while their engineers work the next procs out to production.

07-17-2006, 05:42 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	AMD price cuts announced Image courtesy of DailyTech. The new price of the 5000+ makes me really, really want to get one after the price drop. I need an AM2 anyway, so this is the perfect time to wait a few weeks and snatch one up. Because of the low prices though, it may prove to make 4x4 a great bargain. Imagine two 5000+'s for $700. The question is whether or not even THAT will beat out the E6700. Time will tell. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-17-2006, 05:58 PM	#2
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Woot! I might have to upgrade my Athlon rig after the Conroe machine is built. That 4600+ is looking like a steal for $224 US. It's good to see that AMD is combatting Intel so competitively. This ought to help AMD in the long run until they can come out with something to combat Conroe. Everyone benefits from a Price war...well, everyone being end users like you and I! __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

07-17-2006, 06:44 PM	#3
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07-17-2006, 06:56 PM	#4
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Your talking about saving some of your hard earned money! I am really liking these price cuts and am honestly surprised that they are as low as they are. I was expecting some significant cuts but this is far more than even I thought. It is also sad that the once mighty 3500+ (S939) will soon be selling for under a hundred dollars. That was the first A64 chip I had. Oh how the times have changed. Good for AMD for doing this. I hope it keeps them in the game when Conroe drops. They aren't going anywhere but hopefully these price drops will keep their numbers high enough while their engineers work the next procs out to production. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

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