AMD 6 Core barebone kit $399 AR

[dmoney1980]

CompUSA:
Gigabyte AMD Six Core Barebones Kit - Gigabyte GA-M68MT-D3 Mobo, AMD Phenom II X6 1055T, OCZ 4GB DDR3 RAM, Seagate 1TB LP HDD, Samsung DVD Writer, PowerUp ATX Mid-Tower Case, 550W Power Supply - $419 -$20 rebate = $399

http://www.compusa.com/applications/...7&sku=B69-0243

 

[TwiceOver]

It's funny that if you click the link to the case, they have 7 more pictures of it. None of the pictures are of the inside, but there are 3 pics of the unopened outside cardboard box.

 

[kondspi]

So the thing that makes it an incomplete system is the...

CPU fan?

(The board has a video chip and VGA-out, according to spec.)

 

[Termie]

So the thing that makes it an incomplete system is the...

CPU fan?

(The board has a video chip and VGA-out, according to spec.)

That and no OS.

 

[kondspi]

This looks like a very good deal then.

I'm looking at ~$510 shipped before rebate, ~$490 after.

For the 6-core with a 1 TB HD.

And I run Linux.

If only I needed another PC...

 

[Evadman]

compusa is owned by tigerdirect.

 

[Destiny]

the MOBO is an AM2+ socket... to fully utilize AMD Phenom II Hex Core it performs better with MOBO with a true AM3 socket... (correct me if I'm wrong).

 

[cubeless]

newegg says it's an am3...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128454

 

[esquared]

newegg says it's an am3...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128454

It's a socket AM3 board.
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3497#sp

 

[magomago]

Eh its an okay price...I get the feeling they are using the 1055T to try to attract people so they can move other inventory in the bundle.

 

[Zim]

AMD's new slogan: "More Cowbell!"

 

[enderw1g]

Shows up at 439, after rebate for me.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

The motherboard will downgrade to HT 1.0 with an AM3 cpu:

Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU
This motherboard features Split Power Plane, 3+1 phase VRM to support AMD's latest 45nm AM3 Athlon II/ Phenom II series processors, delivering greater performance enhancements and the ultimate in hardware scalability.
* If you install AMD AM3 CPU on this motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3 CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3497#ov

 

[johnney5]

The motherboard will downgrade to HT 1.0 with an AM3 cpu

Is this a significant difference? It says "CPU frequency is not impacted" ... not quite sure what this means.

Decided to buy this kit for my first attempt at building a PC.

It was a success :thumbsup:

I have tips for anyone considering this purchase because unfortunately the product description page isn't clear about a couple of things.

1. The kit includes 2 SATA devices; hdd & dvd drive yet only 1 SATA cable and 1 IDE cable are included so... you will need an extra SATA cable to have everything up and running

2. The product description notes that a CPU cooler is required... I picked up a $25-35 cooler which works great. The problem is that it doesn't mention that a regular fan is not included/required.