Athlon 64 available in retail Now!

Tyranos

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http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20030912110905.html

 

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too bad they're outta my $$ range...i'm gonna go check my local store (okinawa) and see if they got any...just so i can say i saw one...lol.

 

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I have seen a nforce 3 gigabyte mobo at frys for $150

 

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It was an nforce3 gigabyte mobo eh? I thought they weren't out yet. outpost.com doesn't have it..

 

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they're only in tokyo stores for now...none at my local stores...

 

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Does anyone know when they'll be coming to the US?

 

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Kibogaoka said:

Does anyone know when they'll be coming to the US?

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September23 is the date for the launch of the new chips.

 

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Sweet. I bet they'll be elitistly expensive. That'd sorta kill my birthday which is 3 day b4 the release.

 

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Kibogaoka said:

Sweet. I bet they'll be elitistly expensive. That'd sorta kill my birthday which is 3 day b4 the release.

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Expected price is around $475. The Athlon64 FX is the chip that's really going to bust the bank, it's expected price is about $800 and you also have to buy registered RAM to use with it. If you want a chip that no other will touch though(atleast for the next few months), that's your chip.

 

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Ouch. My wallet's in pain. I cna hear it screaming.

 

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distributor here in my home town is expecting shipment by 17 Sep Wed. I ordered the MSI/A64 3200+ bundle.

 

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I bet the price will drop a lot though after a while

AMD really needs to get back into the swing of things.

 

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you can preorder them, off directron now!
http://www.directron.com/ada3200aep5a.html

 

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I really wish people wouldnt complain about the prices when they debut... wasnt the 3.2 C like $600+ when it first came out? prices drop... and the way AMD likes to.. it may be soon ESP if it kicks intel into high gear... he he..

 

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It's outta my range for now, but I bet that the price will start droppin pretty soon.

 

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The prices are cheaper then p4's on release... Pretty suprising actually?

 

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not really

Now to see someone get it & see how it does...

 

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dropadrop said:

The prices are cheaper then p4's on release... Pretty suprising actually?

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Heck, they're cheaper than P4's now. Currently, a 3.2ghz P4C is going for $624 on Newegg.

 

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the A64 sounds like fun to me..but I don't think that it will hit mass markets yet..too much to do first..registered RAM, a new mobo..new cooling..and the nt o take advantage of the 64bit they'll need a new OS..new programs that are 64bit...I think that people don't want that hassle yet..but I'm all for AMD for go buy them anyway

 

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the A64 sounds like fun to me..but I don't think that it will hit mass markets yet..too much to do first..registered RAM, a new mobo..new cooling..and the nt o take advantage of the 64bit they'll need a new OS..new programs that are 64bit...I think that people don't want that hassle yet..but I'm all for AMD for go buy them anyway

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You'll only need registered RAM for the A64 FX, unless something is changed at the last minute. Also, cooling isn't that expensive and I think many of the current hs's will work with the A64. You also won't need to have a 64bit os or software to get awesome performance out of the chip, that's just for future use when those things do come out, people will have a choice.