Athlon II X4 TDP 45W 2.4 Ghz under 100 USD? Oh my!

[Zachstar]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

I'm buying that.

What kind of build do you have in mind?

For me I am seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on a cheap mobo and using the ATI 4550 along with this for an INSANE HTPC.

2 dual digital TV tuners so I can record up to 4 programs at once. Half Life multiplayer. World of Warcraft. HD Video with crystal clear 7.1 LPCM. Windows 7 and to top it all off I am going to cool the CPU with a passive copper heatsink and cool everything with 2 of those advanced new fans that hardly make any noise at all at low speeds because of the way they are lubercated.

[SUBMAN1]

One of my systems is a MicroATX and is power limited. I have an extra X2 4400+ with 2MB cache sitting here, but I won't put it in that thing due to heat/power usage. A 45 Watt CPU, coupled to a 4670 is the plan. Maybe 2 to 4GB of RAM to go along with.

Right now its running an Athlon XP 2000. Its time for an update. I just put a larger 350 WATT PSU in that tiny case, so it has a bit more juice this time around.

-S

[Zachstar]

I need to bring expectations down a tad bit here.

From info and rumor so far it looks like AMD is desperate to get some value power chips out to combat i5. So far it looks like at first there will be x3s and x4s in the 65w range.

This will mean they will be quite more powerful than the upcoming 45w versions but at the time time this ought to mean reduced prices on the 45w versions.

So my guess is 45w is coming October or so. Sorry if you had plans folks. Tho the 65 watters are going to be quite nice as well.

[SUBMAN1]

I'm not in a hurry. It's the wifes machine. She is happily peddling along at her sub-standard outdated speed.

-S

[Zachstar]

I was wrong to bring down expectations!!!

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15102/1/

Recession stricken consumers are a rather cashless at the moment, so AMD though it might be a good idea to offer some cacheless quads aimed at the great unwashed.

The new Propus-based Athlon II quad-cores are starting to appear in retail, and in spite of having no L3 cache, they look like incredibly good value.

Take the Athlon II X4 620 for example. It's a 2.6GHz part with 4x512kB of L2 cache and a 95W TDP. Of course, it's a 45nm AM3 part with DDR3 support. Nothing spectacular, apart from the price tag. At €82 it is truly amazing value, as this is practically dual-core money. In case you need a bit more horsepower, you can go for the 2.8GHz Athlon II X4 630, which is currently listed at €99. A quick glance at Intel's quad-core pricing reveals that the cheapest Q8200 at 2.33GHz sells for €115.

We are a bit surprised by the 95W TDP, as we hoped for a bit less. However, if heat is your concern, you can go for the Athlon II X4 600e at 2.2GHz. It has a 45W TDP and you could probably cool it with a stamp sized strip of aluminium foil glued on with a bit of spit.

Athlon II X4 600e 2.2ghz at 45W TDP

Europeans are getting first in tine for this one so I wont try to say what it will go for when it gets here but one thing is for sure it will be quite nice!

[Zachstar]

Also remember that it will be quite easy to underclock and undervolt the 95watters down to 65 and it will be quite worth it due to the likely prices.