Opteron & Xeon
The two most popular Opterons amongst overclockers are the 144 and 146, Venus cores. Overclockers are still in luck as these two models can still be found at a great price. The AMD Opteron 144 Venus [RTPE: OSA144DAA5BN] is going for about $159 shipped, while the AMD Opteron 146 Venus [RTPE: OSA146DAA5BN] is on sale for approximately $189 shipped.
The Xeon processors aren't as great of a hit as the Opterons are, although they still make excellent server CPUs. We can see the Intel Xeon 2.8GHz 800FSB 1MB [RTPE: BX80546KG2800E] is going for approximately $211 shipped. We're also seeing the Intel Xeon 3.2GHz 800FSB 2MB [RTPE: BX80546KG3200F] on sale for $341.
Thanks for taking a look through this weeks CPU price guide. Stay tuned next week when we take a look at what's going on with the latest and greatest in the motherboard marketplace.
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DigitalFreak - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
You have the FX-60 cache listed as 2x2MB. Should be 2x1MB, right?KeithDust2000 - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
I don´t see you warning against the fact that power management is currently not working in the Pentium D parts. Since this is a CPU guide, it would be wise to include that.Questar - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
Your AMD fanbotism is really showing through today.KeithDust2000 - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
Just because you aren´t aware of the issue doesn´t mean it doesn´t exist.But I see that the area of your expertise is rather "personal attacks out of nowhere, with no content or argument to the contrary of any sort".
KeithDust2000 - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
By that I am of course referring to the Presler parts that you are recommending in your guide.KeithDust2000 - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
This week, we're noticing that all of the AMD X2 processors have seen some sort of price adjustment; most have decreased in price, although a couple of which have gone up.Actually, the price drops were across the X2 line-up.
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KeithDust2000 - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
Intel's new additions to the dual-core line-up, the Presler 9xx, are fairly impressive. They are currently competing very nicely with AMD's variants, and this is an exceptional stand to see Intel take.Let me see. Their performance is lower, they consume more power and also cost quite a bit more, as your price engine shows. I don´t know where you guys have spent the last few years, but this is not exceptional, but has rather been the rule for many years.
One43637 - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
ouch $513 for a 175? glad i ordered a retail for under $500.while getting a nice OC is good to hope for, i'd be happy if it could clock like my current P4.
JarredWalton - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
I put together a Pentium 4 506 based system for a family member. He didn't need much, I had a P4 board available, etc. The PSU died last week during a power failure, likely because he was using an old power strip as opposed to a real surge protector. I replaced the PSU for him, and in the process I was checking out the system.Imagine my surprise when I found out that it was running at 4.0 GHz instead of 2.66 GHz. Yikes! I asked him if it had been crashing or anything, and he said he hadn't noticed anything. Still, I poked around a bit and it didn't seem fully stable.
Now, this was with the stock HSF running stock voltages. Considering this is only a http://labs.anandtech.com/search.php?q=pentium+506">$120 Intel CPU - albeit without HyperThreading - you might be able to get some nice results with a better HSF and motherboard.
tjpark1111 - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - link
are the opterons still a go or are the steppings crappy and it's a no-go? I would just get a venice instead, no reason to get an opteron if it ain't gonna OC better than venices. Can anyone confirm?