mmq75 said: I am not sure. This was emailed this morning so check your email now.
If you want one, let me know
Yes I do. i was planning on buying a Opteron 165 or 3800 but they are raising the prices on the Opterons now and lowering them on the 3800. This price widens that gap so much I dont think its worth getting the OPteron now since theres a good chance the 3800 can be OCed to 2.5 .
gotchaforce
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 9:01a
who cares about these?! its all about the 3700 baby!
mmq75
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 9:03a
Radford said: mmq75 said: I am not sure. This was emailed this morning so check your email now.
If you want one, let me know
Yes I do. i was planning on buying a Opteron 165 or 3800 but they are raising the prices on the Opterons now and lowering them on the 3800. This price widens that gap so much I dont think its worth getting the OPteron now since theres a good chance the 3800 can be OCed to 2.5 .
coupon sent
i didn't get this coupon at my other email address so it means they are sending it randomly
some applications may have problem running dual core. Here is update from amd http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_13118,00.html
so the 3800 will be a good upgrade for the Compaq 1710nx? whats the deal with the 3700, baby?
mmq75
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 9:20a
deshwasi said: so the 3800 will be a good upgrade for the Compaq 1710nx? whats the deal with the 3700, baby?
AMD 3700: 190 + taxes after 25% off
not so hot as minimum at pricegrabber is 216
pretender21
Shopaholic Member
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 9:28a
the coupons are not working for me =(
syyid
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 9:33a
What do you guys think of the x2 3800+ vs the opteron. I ordered the OEM opteron 165 for 265 (+13 for a fan) = 278 a few days ago from Monarch Computer w/a combo that I'll have to sell off. How much better is the Opteron compared to the OEM considering the price difference? (Sorry if i'm rehashing old discussions but all I found was about opteron being recommended because it was cheaper which isnt the case)
syyid said: What do you guys think of the x2 3800+ vs the opteron. I ordered the OEM opteron 165 for 265 (+13 for a fan) = 278 a few days ago from Monarch Computer w/a combo that I'll have to sell off. How much better is the Opteron compared to the OEM considering the price difference? (Sorry if i'm rehashing old discussions but all I found was about opteron being recommended because it was cheaper which isnt the case)
syyid said: What do you guys think of the x2 3800+ vs the opteron. I ordered the OEM opteron 165 for 265 (+13 for a fan) = 278 a few days ago from Monarch Computer w/a combo that I'll have to sell off. How much better is the Opteron compared to the OEM considering the price difference? (Sorry if i'm rehashing old discussions but all I found was about opteron being recommended because it was cheaper which isnt the case)
Yeah I covered it in the computer forum. The opteron has a 1 meg cache while the 3800 has a 512 cache. The 3800 comes stock 2 gig while the opteron 1.8 --- they claim the 3800 can hit 2.5 easily and the Opteron is probably a better OCer than the 3800 but 2.5 is fast enough for me if its stable with stock cooling at that speed Ill be super happy.
Thats a killer price. Now that they are raising the price of the Opterons its a great price. Id keep it. Id actually like to get the Opteron but for 240 thats an insane price for a 3800. If I had to buy one now I think its 325 or more so 325 vs 240 is a HUGE price difference. If the difference were 300 vs 325 or so I was thinking of sticking to the opteron. A little while ago opterons were sometimes cheaper than the 3800s plus they had 1 meg cache thats what made them so attractive. Even when they became the same or close to the same price they were attractive. But if theres a close to 80-100 buck difference then forget it though the 1 meg cache X2s do go for a lot more.
mmq75
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 9:59a
LoserBob said: well these work on my Dell Dimension 4500?
I just bought a AMD64 for $200...I would have sprung extra cash for a dual core!
homersapien
Member
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 10:08a
Awesome. Thanks OP. FYI, 1MB versus 512KB cache...zero difference as far as any of you are concerned and the XP 64s are overclocking as well as the Optys (there are PLENTY of Optys that are terrible overclockers.) For $240 this is a no brainer.
ace168516
Member
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 10:11a
I'm all torn up...I got a 4400 the last time this was going on....now I want the 3700 for my laptop...If I don't use the code, I'll let someone know...need to find money now lol
dadawg001
New Member
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 10:12a
I just signed up. Do you think that I can expect a coupon emailed before this expires? It looks like it's time to build a new system with this discount!
mmq75
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 10:14a
dadawg001 said: I just signed up. Do you think that I can expect a coupon emailed before this expires? It looks like it's time to build a new system with this discount!
i don't think so.. you will probably start getting newsletters from next week
GeorgyMcFly
Senior Member
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 10:17a
It's been awhile since I've been researching CPUs. Do the AMD x2s run much cooler than the single core or Intel equivalents? TIA.
FatCash available and if you use Dell finance another 2% off. When paying select your own credit card, a banner near the top of page will appear with the 2% offer.
Dell Small Business - up to 2.25% Cash Back Cash Back is not available on Dell Dimension, Dell Inspiron, and Dell PowerEdge SC products.
Thanks op, didnt need it but bought one. Now I have to find a decent 939 board and sell my dimension.
Bought one on eBay. There a few that just came up for sale at $2 each.
FusioNFro
Member
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 11:10a
where do you guys go to received coupons from Dell and Dell sb? i have some emails from Dell, but not sure if i am on the right mailing list. i surely didn't get an email today from them with a 25% off coupon =( thanks in advance
Coupon begging will get the thread locked and make this topic dive faster than Davey Jones.
On that note, my Opty 165 does 2.7 on both cores 24/7 stable, running Prime 95, its a killer CPU IMO. I think 2.8 would be easily possible too (this is on air, 1.35v with a Thermalright SI-120), but it idles @ 27 and full load is only around 30-31, so I am not moving 1 inch, its so darn fast I dunno what to do with all the speed
Radford
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 11:26a
FusioNFro said: where do you guys go to received coupons from Dell and Dell sb? i have some emails from Dell, but not sure if i am on the right mailing list. i surely didn't get an email today from them with a 25% off coupon =( thanks in advance
Yeah I think it is SB I kept trying to apply the coupon under HOME and it wouldnt take so I ended up calling Dell and talking to a totally CLUELESS rep . I was getting really annoyed. Then I waited some more after calling some other rep and they told me it was a SB coupon and it worked. DUHHHHHHH.
Do they charge your card right away if its sent a week or more from now? Just curious.
Bought the Athlon X2 3800+ and the XFX 7800 GT together for $535 delivered. Cheapest prices that I've seen for these two items so far.
Thank you OP!
katanadc
Addicted Member
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 11:29a
Please PM me if anyone has an extra one. Thanks!
mmq75
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jan. 24, 2006 @ 11:32a
Johneverd said: Bought the Athlon X2 3800+ and the XFX 7800 GT together for $535 delivered. Cheapest prices that I've seen for these two items so far.
Thank you OP!
That's an awesome combo. I have BFG 7800 GT and Pentium Dual core 3 ghz and the graphics are just amazing. I played King Kong on it and it was mind blowing. Your combo will be even better.
Note: 25% coupon will work on more than 1 item so you can get 25% off 2 items
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wfo
Broke Member
posted: Mar. 10, 2006 @ 7:59a
My 3200+ finally shipped, last estimate was 3/31/06 after numerous delays.
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