Processors
Finally… I have a dual core processor!
by Jim on Dec.17, 2006, under Hardware, Processors
After saving up all Summer — and finding out my finances were so bad that if I didn’t get my job I would have been screwed — I have finally brought myself to purchasing a nice upgrade. After a lovely patent bet coming off — that’s 3 singles, 3 doubles, and a triple — I managed to pick up a lovely AMD Opteron 170, with stepping CCBBE 0615EPMW.
AMD Opteron 10/30/2006 Price Cuts
by Jim on Oct.11, 2006, under Hardware, Processors
Yesterday AMD announced price cuts of between 17-47% across their Opteron product lineup. These price cuts affect AMDs Opteron processors for Socket 940, 939, AM2 and 1207 chipsets. So, this was another widespread cut by AMD to counter Intel’s Conroe based chips. The most important of these cuts for the enthusiast user will be the Socket 939 Opteron 100 series price cuts which cover the entire 100 series — these cuts will be in the range of 19-46%.
