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Another round of AMD price cuts.

Name: Sabertooth
Date: February 13, 2007 at 17:32:40 Pacific
OS: Vista RTM + XP Pro + Ku
CPU/Ram: A64 3400+ S754 / 768MB
Product: DIY

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This trimmings should actually benefit mainstream & enthusiast users looking a new build or upgrade alike. http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a2... How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

Name: Cobra_R
Date: February 13, 2007 at 18:14:54 Pacific

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The AM2 Athlon 64 3600+ X2 should be a heck of a deal especially on the new 65nm, it should overclock to 2.8ghz without any real heat issues. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ OC 2.7ghz 2GB Dual Channel DDR 3200 Nvidia 7900GT SATA II 2x 300gig 7200rpm 16mb cache RAID-0+1 Gigabyte Nforce 4 SLI

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I might actually be able to afford an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+! If I build a computer now I want the availability to be able to use AMD processors later on. I like chicken.

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Name: Greatgamer
Date: February 23, 2007 at 23:51:01 Pacific

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Man I remember when I paid $340 for an AMD 939 X2 3700 a couple of weeks after it came out :P

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Name: Sabertooth
Date: February 24, 2007 at 12:26:33 Pacific

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Greatgamer is teh sux0r..............LOL How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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