Athlon 64 - lower price than XP3200 ?!

I just received my pricing on the Athlon 64 3200, (supposed to be available
next week - no price on Athlon 64 FX51). The Biostar motherboard is also
reasonable - (about $10 more than my Nforce Abit)

Much to my surprise it is nearly $60 cheaper than todays price on the
Athlon XP3200. Way to go AMD! I also expect that next week the XP chips
will go down in price.

I am really impressed that the tests show how well this chip performs
against a 32bit chip. Imagine an 8 cylinder car racing against the highest
performance 4 cylinder prototype available, but it is only allowed to use 4
cylinders. I think AMD has done well here, and it is turning a very
important corner.

I would like to see the results of the AMD 64 against the Intel 64bit, under
both platforms. Intel made a smart move, and they certainly called many
favours for max. damage control, but they can't stop what is taking place.


The press is really having their way with AMD, they bashed them for being
late 2 years ago, today they claim AMD could be too early.




Alan


to quote a plaque on the desk of Ted Turner:
Lead or Follow or Get out of the Way.

Alan...

You get an 'A' for being a brave early adoptee!

Let us know how it goes.

Karl
"Alan" wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
I just received my pricing on the Athlon 64 3200, (supposed to be
available
next week - no price on Athlon 64 FX51). The Biostar motherboard is also
reasonable - (about $10 more than my Nforce Abit)

Much to my surprise it is nearly $60 cheaper than todays price on the
Athlon XP3200. Way to go AMD! I also expect that next week the XP chips
will go down in price.

I am really impressed that the tests show how well this chip performs
against a 32bit chip. Imagine an 8 cylinder car racing against the
highest
performance 4 cylinder prototype available, but it is only allowed to use
4
cylinders. I think AMD has done well here, and it is turning a very
important corner.

I would like to see the results of the AMD 64 against the Intel 64bit,
under
both platforms. Intel made a smart move, and they certainly called many
favours for max. damage control, but they can't stop what is taking place.


The press is really having their way with AMD, they bashed them for being
late 2 years ago, today they claim AMD could be too early.




Alan


to quote a plaque on the desk of Ted Turner:
Lead or Follow or Get out of the Way.

I also expect that next week the XP chips
will go down in price.


I hope so - i want an Athlon XP 2400+ and am waiting for them to get a wee
bit cheaper.

:-)

Martin.

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:22:58 GMT, "Alan"
wrote:

The press is really having their way with AMD, they bashed them for being
late 2 years ago, today they claim AMD could be too early.


can't win for losing.