Posted January 11, 200916 yr Any thoughts? I think it's a good alternative to i7. -Better power consumption. -Doesn't require you to spend a lot on a new mobo or RAM. -Improved overclockability. -Decent price point.
January 15, 200916 yr Author ill stick with my current keyboard and mouse thank you What a comedian you are.
January 15, 200916 yr Any thoughts? I think it's a good alternative to i7. It still doesn't compete with i7. It does compete well with penryn, however. We will have to see what happens after Intel's rumored aggressive price cuts. -Better power consumption. -Doesn't require you to spend a lot on a new mobo or RAM. -Improved overclockability. -Decent price point. -load and idle power is higher than i7 and load power is higher than penryn -good, but irrelevant when comparing to penryn -I hope so since the original phenom was pretty fail in this department -the selling point for it at the moment, but this is pending the rumored price cuts by Intel this month This month is good for both Intel and AMD fans. However, it is worth note that AMD is still an entire cycle behind Intel. Edited January 15, 200916 yr by Russell_Crowe
January 20, 200916 yr http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2339191,00.asp Here are the price cuts. I wouldn't be surprised to see AMD cut prices in response.
January 28, 200916 yr Author http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2339191,00.asp Here are the price cuts. I wouldn't be surprised to see AMD cut prices in response. AMD's price cuts in response were pretty good. The 920 is now $195 and the 940BE is now $235. The first fully AM3 mobo was released aswell.
January 29, 200916 yr AMD's price cuts in response were pretty good. The 920 is now $195 and the 940BE is now $235. The first fully AM3 mobo was released aswell. I think we all saw that coming. They needed to respond like that. IT'S PRICE WARS NOW! I've got to admit that I do enjoy price wars because the consumer wins.
January 29, 200916 yr Author I think we all saw that coming. They needed to respond like that. IT'S PRICE WARS NOW! I've got to admit that I do enjoy price wars because the consumer wins. Agreed.
