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Old February 19th 06, 12:39 PM posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Default Opteron 165: when will warehouses run out of 'em?


Like it says, when will we stop seeing Opteron 165s one the price
lists? And, when it disappears off the charts, how much will an
Opteron 170 or higher cost at that time? Will prices continue to trend
steadily upward as supply dwindles, or would the prudent buyer be
smarter waiting for prices to go down instead of acquiring one now at
today's price? Opteron 170 $405 -- worth two 3500+s? Is it likely
that the Opteron 180 will drop in price to $128 shipped when AM2 is
unveiled (and, presumably, 3rdgen sckt 939 boards are still available
for very cheap)?


Why the hell do you want one? They're a server CPU. They're not going
to make your games run faster than a X2.


Yes they will, they have larger cache and can overclock very nicely indeed
Running an Opteron 144 here - normally clocks at 1.8Ghz, doing 2.7Ghz
stable!

Hellraiser.............