AM2 FX-60 for $810

[Sky]

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2223965

Seems like a good deal if you're in the market for a new pc and need the bleeding edge. Sale is on until 5/27. Other stores are ranging from $986-1200...

[schild]

That's just a processor though. Are there still people that pay $800 for a processor? I mean really. Jesus. My whole computer didn't cost $800 and I bought it 4 years ago. It has run everything I've put in it.

[Sairon]

Stuff you may want
         
Radeon 9550 Graphics Card

Reg.: $99.99

$69.99
(after rebate)

Yea if I buy a CPU for $800 I probably want a budget graphics card with that 

[MisterNoisy]

As an option:

Interesting OC article @ THG - P4EE performance from a $130 proc

[Trippy]

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2223965

Seems like a good deal if you're in the market for a new pc and need the bleeding edge. Sale is on until 5/27. Other stores are ranging from $986-1200...

It's not that good a price:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103527

[Fabricated]

My new rig here runs an Athlon X2 4400+. Pretty boss so far, and it was nicely priced about ~2 months ago when I bought it.

[Sky]

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2223965

Seems like a good deal if you're in the market for a new pc and need the bleeding edge. Sale is on until 5/27. Other stores are ranging from $986-1200...

It's not that good a price:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103527

Point being it's an AM2, not s939. Like I said in my post, bleeding edge. I didn't say it was worth it. Next time I won't point out a $200-400 savings on a pc part, sheesh.

[Trippy]

Point being it's an AM2, not s939. Like I said in my post, bleeding edge. I didn't say it was worth it. Next time I won't point out a $200-400 savings on a pc part, sheesh.

Where does it say it's a socket AM2 CPU? AM2 is 940 pins (page says 939 pin), DDR2 (page says DDR).

[Righ]

Part number is same as the part Trippy linked. Also, wouldn't the FX60 dual-core be the bleeding edge now? 

[Sky]

Hah. They changed it. Yesterday when I posted that it was the AM2 FX-60, not the s939 FX-55.

Bet there was a d'oh moment at the Shack HQ!

Edit: Link originally taken from Anand's pad. His link is bad now, too.

[Righ]

Interestingly, while the article is discussing socket AM2 processors, the "prices" advert insert is for socket 939 FX-60 processors (and the Radio Shack one is a bogus link to a single core FX-55). The AM2 part is called an FX-62, or so the article says.

[Jimbo]

I had bought the FX-55 from Newegg back in Feb of this year, and got a free ASUS A8N-SLI Premium motherboard.  Right now they have some specials with the motherboard for ram, dvd recorders, and power supply.  The FX-55 is going for $640 right now (as it was $811 when I bought it with the free motherboard) and you get a free T-shirt yah!

[Toast]

It may be smart to wait for Conroe to come out. There's some rabble-rousing about the early benchmarks, but there appears to be a big technological jump coming from Intel in July. And, it won't cost 800-$1000

[Righ]

Indeed, its also slated to debut along with the replacement for the super shiny Mac G5s that will use it (as Core 2 Duo). Here's some dodgy wibble about it:

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5692