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   #35. Posted at 01:52 PM on Apr 18th 2009 Edit   Reply
MrBojangles
If your lucky enough to live close to a microcenter they sell the Q9400 for only $179 out the door
http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0301968
and the i7 920 for only $229
http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0300438
or at least the one here in columbus does
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#35, So tempted to drive 2 hours to get one... even with tax, sti...  :  kcarlile  (#37)  «
#37, Dell small business has stackable 10% and 25% coupons for...  :  Lazier_Said  (#39)  «
#39, Eh, it's not the right time for me to do a build. Got ...  :  kcarlile  (#40)  «
#35, Thank you for posting this they had an open box q9400 for ~1...  :  tfp  (#52)  «
#52, It's in the machine and running. The q9400 boots at 3.2gh...  :  tfp  (#55)  «

   #17. Posted at 11:35 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
HurgyMcGurgyGurg
God I love AMD these days.

The strategy of market share over profit is just awesome for us rabid consumerist.
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#17, Well, AMD itself doesn't like it that much, since without pr...  :  Silus  (#50)  «
#50, Yeah, just like VHS really surpassed BetaMax, or Windows ...  :  dpaus  (#53)  «
#53, No not quite like that, but those products were superi...  :  swaaye  (#54)  «

   #26. Posted at 08:27 AM on Apr 18th 2009 Edit   Reply
blastdoor
I guess it would be way too much to expect from an enthusiast website, but I wish it were possible to talk about price/performance using a TCO type metric. The biggest cost associated with using a computer is the opportunity cost of the human's time. The (distant) second biggest cost is probably energy. Compared to those two things, the upfront cost of the CPU is miniscule.

The only people for whom the benchmark/$ metric is relevant is people who have little money but a lot of free time. I guess that would include students and the unemployed.
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#26, The biggest cost associated with using a computer is the opp...  :  clone  (#28)  «
#28, For people who are in no way constrained by their CPU rev...  :  blastdoor  (#33)  «
#28, If hardware is "faster than" software, then what is Adobe...  :  Meadows  (#34)  «
#34, For people who are in no way constrained by their CPU ...  :  clone  (#47)  «
#47, Was that a question or a statement? I need a decode...  :  Meadows  (#51)  «
#26, The US average retail price of residential electricity for D...  :  Lazier_Said  (#29)  «
#26, If you really want to get pedantic like that, SSD would be t...  :  AbRASiON  (#48)  «

   #49. Posted at 10:11 PM on Apr 19th 2009 Edit   Reply
FuturePastNow
The 940 is now sold out- guess I wasn't the only person who used that coupon code.
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   #8. Posted at 06:06 PM on Apr 17th 2009, Edited at 07:04 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
bdwilcox
Being in the market for a new PC, these prices are attractive. But I think I'll hold off on AMD CPUs until AMD works out the kinks in their southbridges, especially their AHCI / NCQ bugs.

Edit: Does anyone know if AMD's current 7xx southbridges support AHCI eSATA hot-swapping? Intel's southbridges do in hardware, but not in software. To use the hotswap ability of an Intel southbridge, you need to use the program HotSwap! which works great, BTW.
http://mysite.verizon.net/kaakoon/hotswap/index_enu.htm
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#8, According to techreport: "Mainstream desktops and home theat...  :  pluscard  (#10)  «
#10, Sure, but AHCI (which enables NCQ) also enable eSATA hot-...  :  bdwilcox  (#12)  «
#12, My OCZ Vertex SSD sucks on the SB750.  :  5150  (#18)  «
#18, Define "sucks," does it get low transfer rates? Wha...  :  A_Pickle  (#32)  «
#18, Considering the recent firmware changes I'd say the...  :  AbRASiON  (#42)  «
#8, Interesting program, thanks. I've always just unplugged my d...  :  mako  (#16)  «
#8, Nvidia also makes chips for AM2+  :  shank15217  (#46)  «

   #38. Posted at 02:49 PM on Apr 18th 2009 Edit   Reply
MrBojangles
Thats nothing should have been around when the q6600, q8200 ,and q9300 got discontinued about the same time. they had a firesell on all three models trying to get rid of the remaining stock since they wouldn't be ordering any more. had the 6600 for $99, the 8200 also at $99 and the q9300 for $119. I tried to jump in on that myself but they were already sold out of all three by the time i found out and went up there.
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#38, Ahoy captain, reply overboard!  :  derFunkenstein  (#41)  «
#41, lol...yay gues i did explain a little to much  :  MrBojangles  (#44)  «
#44, No, I think you forgot the Reply button.  :  Meadows  (#45)  «

   #2. Posted at 05:40 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
SubSeven
No coupons or anything required... here it is for 189.99 @ zipzoomfly.com
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=1000984...

I checked the site earlier today (around 1pm or so) and the processor had an instant rebate of $85 with a final price of $165. That might have been a fluke, but someone had a great opportunity to get an excellent cpu for dirt cheap.
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#2, Showing at $168.99 right now. Gotta make room for those 955s ...  :  dpaus  (#43)  «

   #36. Posted at 02:18 PM on Apr 18th 2009 Edit   Reply
albundy
nicely done. now if i can only find a decent motherboard with the layout i want...
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   #13. Posted at 09:49 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
Forge
Those prices make my i7-920 feel inadequate, but I'll take my X58 chipset over anything AMD makes any day.

Not that AMD's chipsets are bad, but Intel's are just so GOOD!

Makes me long for those ancient Socket 7 days when you could choose chipsets and CPUs independently. A Phenom II on X58 would be a joygasm.
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#13, AMD and Intel signed a contract that prohibits them from usi...  :  barleyguy  (#19)  «
#19, Does Intel have ironfisted control over PCI-E or does the...  :  Corrado  (#24)  «
#19, I am quite aware. I know those days will never return, bu...  :  Forge  (#27)  «
#19, But sockets are independent of chipsets. I remember LGA77...  :  A_Pickle  (#31)  «
#13, X58 is okay, but did you buy the X58 because you need an ent...  :  Faceless Clock  (#30)  «

   #25. Posted at 07:26 AM on Apr 18th 2009 Edit   Reply
AbRASiON
I'm not much on AMD's hardware lately but 169$ US for the 940 is pretty bloody good.

The savings you make on the CPU you could throw an excellent, quiet cooler at it and get some really decent performance out of that.
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   #21. Posted at 06:09 AM on Apr 18th 2009 Edit   Reply
sweatshopking
DAMN AMERICAN NEWEGG!! friggin promo is US only!! WHY NEWEGG?!?!? WHY?!?!?!?
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#21, If you want....set it up with my address, and paypal me $10 ...  :  LovermanOwens  (#22)  «
#21, I don't know why where you live would matter though. Maybe t...  :  LovermanOwens  (#23)  «

   #20. Posted at 04:26 AM on Apr 18th 2009 Edit   Reply
potatochobit
kinda makes me sad I bought a 720
but just because others are getting a great deal doesnt mean I dont have a great processor!
you gotta pay to be an early adopter!
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   #15. Posted at 11:11 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
kcarlile
Clearing out for the 925, 945, and 955, perhaps?
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   #14. Posted at 09:57 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
BoBzeBuilder
LOL, there's a price war happening before my eyes. I'm guessing the top bosses are reading this thread.

zipzoomfly lowered the price to 168.99 with free shipping. Someone please buy one and send it to me here in Canada.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10009843
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   #11. Posted at 09:35 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
FuturePastNow
I can confirm that the "AMD41420" code still works with the X4 940's lower price, because I just bought one for $169.99 :)

I need a new system, I was going to wait for the AM3 945, but I'm on a budget. Got to keep an eye on the bottom line.
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   #9. Posted at 07:47 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
d2brothe
Wow....*sigh*....I'm literally in the middle of ordering the X3 720...So close...yet...still...the promo code doesn't work for it.
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   #7. Posted at 05:46 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
BoBzeBuilder
Or you can just grab one of these for $189.99

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10009843

Damn you guys beat me to it.
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   #6. Posted at 05:42 PM on Apr 17th 2009, Edited at 05:43 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
toyota
nice but it was already even cheaper earlier($189) and then went back up to $214. zipzoomfly supposedly had the 940 for $169 but now its back up to $189 which is still cheaper than the current newegg deal even with the promo code. dame these deals come and go so fast.

damn I type too slow...
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   #5. Posted at 05:42 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
SNM
Couldn't we save Newegg deals until August or so? I need to wait until I've had a few weeks in my post-graduation job before I can upgrade. ;)
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   #1. Posted at 05:40 PM on Apr 17th 2009 Edit   Reply
Gerbil Jedidiah
AMD HDZ940XCGIBOX Phenom II X4 940 3.00 GHz AM2+ 4 x 512KB Desktop Processor Retail

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10009843

$189 and Free shipping
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#1, Sonuva... beat me right to it!!!!  :  SubSeven  (#3)  «
#3, Yeah looks like we both surf Slickdeals;)  :  Gerbil Jedidiah  (#4)  «
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