AMD prices dropping...again

[wbierman]

Just noticed the AMD 1.4 GHz 266FSB has dropped to $145. How low will it go???

[Alfred Das]

Originally posted by wbierman
Just noticed the AMD 1.4 GHz 266FSB has dropped to $145. How low will it go??? Wow! Looks like the most expensive part in a PC is the Gfx card at the moment. Crunching boxes excepted of course.

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[Medic193]

Not low enough! I won't buy anymore T-birds. The temps are killing me and my AC / electrical bill. In the future I'll only buy the Palomino's. I wish AMD would get off their butt and start ramping these things up. I heard they are waiting for Intel to blow their load here at the end of the month, then they are going to release their Paly's at up to 1.5 GHz next month along with the 1 GHz Duron maybe. I'm crossing my fingers. Oh, Crucial is having free 2nd day shipping on all their memory until August 12th in case anyone is looking. I love the price of memory now.

[wbierman]

What temps? Are you blowing on them individually? All my 1.2s run in the 32C to 36C range 24/7.

[Medic193]

Originally posted by wbierman
What temps? Are you blowing on them individually? All my 1.2s run in the 32C to 36C range 24/7.

Well you must live in Antarctica. The only way you can get temps that low is with some high powered cooling. No way you can run that cool with a HSF combo. They must not be OC'd either. HSF you can do the 40's but not the 30's. If so I'd like to see your setup and some benchmarks w/ temp.

Not that I don't believe you, just have a hard time swallowing that. Please prove me wrong. :D

[dezekiel]

I still want to know what the best motherboards for overclocking an AMD 1.4 Ghz 266 are? Or at least everyones favorites..

Dana

[wbierman]

Asus A7A266 supports SDRam and DDR.

The new and hard to get Abit KG7 raid.

[wbierman]

Pass the crow please...

Sorry Medic, I mis-spoke. My temp range is really 35C to 45C.

Currentlly my temps are: @11:50 PM PST

Ambient outside temp: 63 degrees

Humidity: 72%

Ambient inside house temp: 73 degrees

Mobo temp: 22C / 71 degrees

CPU temp: 35C to 37C / 96-98 degrees

Operating AMD T-bird 1GHz@1.2GHz running Win2K AS with CPU Usage: 100% MemUsage: 303456K With 47 Processes running.

Heatsink: Vantec High Performance. Fan: Delta screaming banchee. 7000 rpm. Both bottom of heatsink and CPU core are lapped. Regular heat compound.

All my machine are running in this range. A benifit living in a city with ideal temps, not to hot and not to cold. The most temperate climit in the US.

[Medic193]

I live in Oklahoma and hence my temps are always high. I have mine in the low 50 to 50C and that is good. It's hotter than hell here. Using 2 deltas and a thermalright SK6 HS.

I'm using the A7A266 and it's a pretty good board. Next month I'll be upgrading to the A7V266.

[siggy]

could you put some ice cubes close to the fan and it will draw in cooler air? Course it makes a difference if they are sucking or blowing. Maybe set a glass of ice cubes on the inside.

COurse dry ice would be better but now your talking $$$.

[wbierman]

To give you an idea of my morning temps...

Time: 10:28AM PST

Outside ambiant temp: 60 degrees

Humidity: 72%

Winds: 17W

Inside ambiant temp: 63 degrees

Mobo temp: 22 C

CPU temp: 37 C - 98 degrees

[LBaker]

Athlon 1.4 266 dropped 14 US$ today! $121 :D Check out pricewatch and compare the 2 brands! At this point the durons are gonna have to drop. They are the same price as the birds :confused:

[wbierman]

Wow! They were just $135 yesterday....

[wbierman]

Believe it or not, that 1.4GHz has dropped again. It now sits at $117. That is very close to my buying threshold.

[wbierman]

Prices are in freefall:

Pricewatch as of 8-15-2001

1.4GHz 266FSB $112

1.33GHz 266FSB $106

1.2GHz 266FSB $94

1.13GHz 266FSB $85

1GHz 266FSB $69

Is everyone clearing inventory?

[wylie]

Man we get screwed over here...
Even allowing for the crap exchange rate we still pay about 33-50% more.

I guess we just dont have as big a market to force competition.

[wbierman]

Why not just have friends ship them to you from the states? Hollow out a book or some such. Are there severe penalties if you get caught?

[wbierman]

Still falling..... 8-16-2001 9:55 AM PST


$109 Athlon 1.4GHz 266 FSB

$104 Athlon 1.33GHz 266 FSB

$93 Athlon 1.2GHz 266 FSB

$84 Athlon 1.13GHz 266 FSB

$68 Athlon 1GHz 266 FSB

[Dave S]

Take a look:)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/21218.html

[LBaker]

Originally posted by Dave S
Take a look:)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/21218.html

I wonder where they got their prices? 1.4 266 is $107 on pricewatch. :confused:

[Dave S]

I guess these are the RRP rather that wot they acutely go 4:confused:

[siggy]

Originally posted by Dave S
Take a look:)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/21218.html

Quit whinning Dave. You've got better Beer.

[Dave S]

LOL
hmmmmmmmmm beer!!!!!!!!!!!:D :D :D :D :D ...............oh im not whinning girl!!!!!!!!!!hmmmmmmmm beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :D :D :D :D :D

[siggy]

LOL

[MechCD]

Hmmm me peltier drink cooler is pretty niftay, no beer for me beer baaaad

[siggy]

Originally posted by Dave S
I guess these are the RRP rather that wot they acutely go 4:confused:

OK I give......Whats RRP?

[phil]

Originally posted by siggy


OK I give......Whats RRP?


Recomended Retail Price....this is the price manufacturers give to resellers as to what they think they should be sold for. The retailer can choose to price below the RRP.

[siggy]

thanks...I think we have SRP here. Suggested Retail Price.

[wbierman]

The P4s have dropped as well:

$275 Pentium 4 1.8GHz
$209 Pentium 4 1.7GHz
$279 - Pentium 4 1.6GHz
$148 Pentium 4 1.5GHz
$140 - Pentium 4 1.4GHz
$132 - Pentium 4 1.3GHz
$65 - Pentium III Xeon
$180 - Pentium III 1GHz


$107 - Athlon 1.4GHz 266 FSB
$101 - Athlon 1.33GHz 266 FSB
$91 - Athlon 1.2GHz 266 FSB
$82 Athlon 1.13GHz 266 FSB
$68 - Athlon 1GHz 266 FSB

Pricewatch as of 8-23-2001

[Dave S]

On the Intel CPU price dropping, found this!!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/21279.html

[Rick_Deadly]

:D
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6982283.html?tag=dd.ne.dht.nl-sty.0
:D

[Dave S]

:D
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/21301.html
:D