[Leaplist] [Hardware] Socket-AM2+ mainboard for $45 - $20 rebate at NewEgg ...

[Damien McKenna]

On Sep 17, 2009, at 10:47 AM, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> The Socket-AM2+ supports the new 45nm Athlon II X4, which is a new  
> quad core processor retailing at $99


A pretty detailed review:
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3638

It's an *awesome* chip because:
* Multiple cores, great for multi-taskers,
* Crazy price,
* Compatible with both current generation motherboards and older ones

Put it together, you can go super-cheap on a discounted previous  
generation mobo and get tremendous bang for the buck, or go for the  
latest 'n greatest, still give yourself tremendous bang for the buck  
*and* more upgrade potential down the road.

An amazing combination.

Seems like AMD is back to their old strengths - slightly better CPU at  
a much better price coupled with better motherboards.

-- 
Damien McKenna - Husband, father, unabashed geek.
damien at mc-kenna.com - http://www.mc-kenna.com/


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