| epsilon72 said: I'm thinking about it, since the AM3's will supposedly work with AM2+ boards....The folks writing reviews at newegg say they can get theirs to 3.2 fairly easily (some even without increasing FSB or voltage). $90 for a proc that I can get to 3ghz or slightly more? It may not be close to Core 2 Duos at those clock speeds, but for that price it sounds great. If I decide to go with AMD again, I'd probably get a Phenom or something later on when they are a little more mature, perform better and have a lower price point. I would of course get a decent cooler too. My other option is to save up even more (2x as much almost), go the Intel route and get an e8400 or something - but then I would be stuck with a soon-to-be-obsolete socket 775.
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I quoted upwards something to that effect, but it probably will require a bios flash. You should probably think about which chipset you want to use though and your retirement plans for the computer once you're done with it. Getting a motherboard with a 780g or 790g would be quite good, or you could get one without onboard video and save yourself some money. Do you have any motherboards you're looking at?
Sounds like a good deal and if you're not in a hurry you might be able to get a great combo deal on newegg for the parts you want.
Tease.
