AMD launches HD4770 and Athlon X2 7850

[Soleron]

Snesboy said:

Soleron said:
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Also today, AMD launched a 2.8GHz Phenom-based dual-core called the Athlon X2 7850, at $69. Anandtech compared it to Intel's nearest offering, the $74 Pentium E5300, and concluded that for a gaming box you should choose the Athlon and anything else the Pentium.

 

 

Am I reading this correctly? The CPU for 69 dollars?

 

Yes. Well, the lowest current street price is $74, but AMD is listing it as $69 so prices should drop to that shortly. The 2.7GHz version is only $60 too.