Check out the zipzoomfly deal. 955 for $176.99 and the MA790XT for $114.99.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010385

newegg also has an awesome combo deal with the Asus M4A79T Deluxe

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo....

The GA-MA790FXT-UD5P makes me want to break out the plastic. That is one badass mobo. At ewiz I just priced that mobo, an x4-955, 8GiB of RAM for $509. That'd be the most I've ever spent on either a CPU or a mobo.

Must.... wait.... for..... Lynnfield launch.

Man newegg, both the costs are higher now. sneaky.

Oh, it's $215 shipped now. Deal over. :p

For anyone interested in just the motherboard above (which is a great mobo indeed), you can use code EMCLVMV49 to get free shipping.

Heh, looks like Newegg is ripping me off for $20. eWiz.com has the CPU for $189 with free shipping! Newegg has been doing this lately these days. They dont always have the best pricing around ya know.

http://www.ewiz.com/query.php?categry=691

I jumped on this train. I picked up the 955 and a new AM3 mobo yesterday.

Really happy about what i paid for this stuff.

http://www.ewiz.com/query.php?categry=0&s=Phenom+II&x=0&y=0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=4000034...escription=Phenom%20II&bop=And&ActiveSearchResul...[.com]

You can get a Q9550 at Microcenter for $169.99

Deal of the week: AMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition for $13,370.00

AMD's Phenom II series has come out of the gates proving a worthy competitor, with the most recent Phenom II TWKR Black Edition with Wings and Optional Sunroof proving more than adequate competition for Intel's Core 2 Quad Q9550 in our review.

The intervening months since the review have been kind to consumers, and AMD's most recent cut may be the kindest cut of all: in what may be a bid to clear a little shelf space before a 3.4GHz Phenom II X4 drops, Newegg has the Phenom II TWKR Black Edition with Lettuce, Tomato, and Onion for just $13,370.00 shipped, and it comes with six issues of CPU Magazine for free. The Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition features a 2GHz HyperTransport bus, the full 6MB of L3 cache, a 3.2GHz clock speed, and an unlocked upper multiplier for easy overclocking. Given the relatively inexpensive Socket AM2+/AM3 boards floating around on the market, including the popular Gigabyte GA-MA-790X-UD4P board at just $99, you have the underpinnings of a value-packed machine.

While Intel's LGA775 socket isn't looking to receive any fresh blood, Socket AM2+/AM3 has a more promising-looking upgrade path. For those of you not keen on dropping the dosh on a more expensive Core i7 and too eager to wait and see what Lynnfield brings to the table, this could be an excellent alternative.

Ahhh, no deal in Canada.

yay, CPU magazine. Now I can relive 4-6 weeks ago by reading the news well after it happens. :p

Also, if you don't need Crossfire support (or don't find multi-GPUs to be as awesome as others do), you might be well served by the GA-MA770-UD3 for $75, $65 after a $10 MIR.