Price Cuts on AMD

caseman · 16 Feb 2006 at 13:14

Just read that AMD are cutting up to 20% off of their CPU range.....how long does this normally take to filter down to the retailers such as OCUK.....I am just about to build a rig around the X2 4800 so any price saving is good news...

trojan698 · 16 Feb 2006 at 13:26

It would make sense with the arrival of am2. I'm building a second system and trying to find an A64 s939 < £70 is near impossible..

No idea how long it would take though, maybe a couple of weeks?

Soul Rider · 16 Feb 2006 at 14:00

Yay!!! I may be able to afford my 64bit system sooner than i had hoped....

I already have everything i need, apart from the processor....

Cheaper processors means i'll be able to get one within a couple of weeks, just when they go down in price

fenderbass86 · 16 Feb 2006 at 14:40

caseman said:
I am just about to build a rig around the X2 4800 so any price saving is good news...

Your better off going for a 4400+ and saving a lot more money, it's only 200MHz less than the 4800+.

trojan698 · 16 Feb 2006 at 15:43

fenderbass86 said:
Your better off going for a 4400+ and saving a lot more money, it's only 200MHz less than the 4800+.

Indeed!

badbob · 16 Feb 2006 at 17:31

£130 to be exact.

Big.Wayne · 16 Feb 2006 at 18:59

I'd take the Opteron 170 @ £300 over the X2 4400+

toucam · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:21

Got my Opteron 170 (BNIB retail) for £235, don't think the price cut can even match it

otherwise I will kick myself badly.

Big.Wayne · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:22

toucam said:
Got my Opteron 170 (BNIB retail) for £235, don't think the price cut can even match it otherwise I will kick myself badly.

Thats cheap, you sure thats not a 165

If so did u buy that a while ago or recentley? (new?)

toucam · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:50

Hmm, at least I could read it said 170 on the box. I bought it a few weeks ago in the middle of the "Opteron-fever"

, I have a friend in America, hence the price

Big.Wayne · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:58

toucam said:
I have a friend in America, hence the price

Can he be my friend too

ultim · 17 Feb 2006 at 09:17

im about to order myself a new cpu, is it wise to wait then?

lemonkettaz · 17 Feb 2006 at 09:18

if you have the monye now just get it.

you could be waiting for x amount of time

ultim · 17 Feb 2006 at 09:36

ive got the money but its always nice to save some money if i wait a week or two.

lemonkettaz · 17 Feb 2006 at 09:37

there wont be any dramatic changes in prices within the next 2 weeks

Nixeh · 17 Feb 2006 at 11:44

hmm when will they come into play? and will they effect opteron prices?

lemonkettaz · 17 Feb 2006 at 11:49

probably when am2 is released more than likely....

doubt opterons will go down much ... that many people wanting them..

should have got an opteron about 4month ago.. would have got one cheap as chips... think it was £90 or something

Agent WD40 · 17 Feb 2006 at 12:18

Could-a-shoud-a-would-a's 'ay?

Best time to buy is always two weeks away. So just take the plunge now. Face is, your going to lose money if you buy computer parts. Facts. So if you going to lose it anyways...

*Agents rant over*

Nixeh · 17 Feb 2006 at 12:24

Yeah tis always the problem but also the good thing about the technology industry. Yeah people get screwed over due to the speed things change but then with faster change to better performing hardware the happier we would be. Just a shame this doesn drive prices down more, but then theres obvious manufacturing process that are holding that back.

Agent WD40 · 17 Feb 2006 at 12:42

True, true. Its always fun to have the best of the best, or clock it to be that. Just its annoying losing so much money on the kit.

I mean I have 2x Processors (3800venice, 3700SD), 1x mobo (A8N-SLi Delux), and a few other bits of old hardware which need selling, but I need to post to flog them on the MM...

OH well, time to spam (almost).

Agent :cool: