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To: eetnoyer who wrote (201546)	6/11/2006 7:43:21 AM
From: xandr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

eetnoyer wrote: What I think we are going to see from AMD is to discontinue the A64 line by sometime in the 4th quarter and Sempronize all single core models, while driving the dual core models down to the $130+ price point. [...] but with single core pricing taking such a hit, it makes no sense to devalue the Athlon name by selling them at the same prices as Sempron. Agree, it seems AMD is moving to mirror intel's Q3/Q4 line-up of ultra-cheap Celerons < cheap P4 dual core < Core2. This Intel lineup effectively ensures that AMD cannot "gut" all P4 sales with SC K8, since dual core sells vs single core, and maximizes the one big Intel advantage: capacity. See why AMD is hurrying Chartered production? The 2x256KB X2 will crush dual core P4 in both performance and power. Sander

To: eetnoyer who wrote (201546)	6/11/2006 9:13:02 AM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Re: the Athlon 64 price cuts have really started to hit newegg now I agree. Motivated me to order parts to upgrade my wife's PC, yesterday. It's a 3 to 4 year old Athlon XP that's been absolutely rock solid. I'd better not screw it up - she thinks the machine is still fine and doesn't see the need for an upgrade, so... :-) I've read some great reviews of the MSI board (DVI GeForce video on-board, firewire, etc.) The only complaint I've seen was that the fanless graphics chipset seemed to run warm, so I ordered some 40mm fans for the chipset: Qty. Product Description Total Price Item(s) shipped from CA Tracking Number: 1 GeIL Value 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory GE1GB3200BDC Item #: N82E16820144310 $84.99 2 SUNON KD1204PFB2-8 (TM) 40mm Ball Case Cooling Fan - OEM Item #: N82E16811999016 $9.98 1 MSI K8NGM2-FID Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813130529 $78.99 1 AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX - Retail Item #: N82E16819103533 $118.99