AMD Bulldozer Deals

[Durvelle27]

AMD FX-8120 for $139.99 @ Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FX-8120-8-...869186&sr=1-12

AMD FX-6100 for $109.99 @ NCIX-US

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=64406&vpn=FD6100WMGUSBX&manufacture=AMD&promoid=1295

AMD FX-4100 for $99.99 @ NCIX-US

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=64407&vpn=FD4100WMGUSBX&manufacture=AMD&promoid=1295

 

[TwiceOver]

Octocore for $140? Wow.

 

[dieseldog49]

Damn i just bought a 2500K used for $150, I totally would have jumped on this instead.

 

[TwiceOver]

Paired with a Board+8gb newegg deal below and you could have a smoking combo under $280.

 

[Durvelle27]

Damn i just bought a 2500K used for $150, I totally would have jumped on this instead.

hmmm nahh you got a good deal

 

[BurnItDwn]

So, do we think deals like this will last, or once they clear out the old stuff, prices will stay decently high until Intel tocks or ticks again?

Planning on replacing my server with something a bit more powerful as the old Pentium 4 with 1.4GB of ram has trouble hosting pretty much any/ever modern game ... I am an AMD fan generally, but to be honest, I'm considering Intel simply because the power/performance ratio is good, and I'll probably keep the server for 5-10 years and it will be running 24/7.

 

[Durvelle27]

So, do we think deals like this will last, or once they clear out the old stuff, prices will stay decently high until Intel tocks or ticks again?

Planning on replacing my server with something a bit more powerful as the old Pentium 4 with 1.4GB of ram has trouble hosting pretty much any/ever modern game ... I am an AMD fan generally, but to be honest, I'm considering Intel simply because the power/performance ratio is good, and I'll probably keep the server for 5-10 years and it will be running 24/7.

it might last but if your looking to build a new server the new DX-8320 is the way to go great $$$/performance

 

[Clinkster]

Damn i just bought a 2500K used for $150, I totally would have jumped on this instead.

Why?

 

[dieseldog49]

Why?

Cause I already have a x79 setup and I like to have systems from both AMD and Intel so I get more variety in my tinkering :biggrin:

 

[goobee]

I have a Gulftown i7 970 hexa-core + GTX 570. I want to encode video faster than my current rig. Will this 8-core AMD do a better job?

 

[TemjinGold]

I seriously doubt it.

 

[SpeedTester]

I have a Gulftown i7 970 octo-core + GTX 570. I want to encode video faster than my current rig. Will this 8-core AMD do a better job?

Octocore? Hexacore maybe?

Check this link for some benchmarks.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1139877/bulldozer-8-core-vs-i7-sandybridge-just-for-x264-encoding

 

[funboy6942]

I have the 8120 and it does 4100ghz on stock volts and air cooled. Not bad 1ghz increase and all I had to do was up the multiplier, IMO of course

I dont care what people say, mine runs great. Plays all my games with a pair of 6970's which puts my computer at, above, and near HD7970 speeds, does editing, reformats, and a lot of other things with no crashes or hiccups. Been rock solid this whole time.

 

[Durvelle27]

I have a Gulftown i7 970 octo-core + GTX 570. I want to encode video faster than my current rig. Will this 8-core AMD do a better job?

have you looked at the FX-8320

 

[mrrman]

I have the 8150 and love it...paid $40 more than the deal above but still is a great deal

 

[Kuschelweich]

I have a Gulftown i7 970 octo-core + GTX 570. I want to encode video faster than my current rig. Will this 8-core AMD do a better job?

i7 970 is a 6 core.

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_i7/Intel-Core i7-970 AT80613005490AD (BX80613I7970).html

 

[goobee]

i7 970 is a 6 core.

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_i7/Intel-Core i7-970 AT80613005490AD (BX80613I7970).html

DOH!, I was thinking 8-core for the AMD and I typed "octo".

 

[BurnItDwn]

it might last but if your looking to build a new server the new DX-8320 is the way to go great $$$/performance

8320 is nice $$$/performance, but 6300 piqued my interest. My current 2.5ghz netburst p4 is fast enough for the most part (though since I run a small dedicated minecraft server, I'd like something i bit meatier ...) I plan to just run a FreeBSD host OS with a small number of linux VM's (game server, 2nd game server, and then network utilities like vent &Samba all running from host OS)

 

[sm625]

$17.50 per core. Too bad you cant buy just one core! It would go great with one of those $5 motherboards I saw

 

[Xtrem]

You can't really compare the cores on the AMD chips vs the Intel chips. The benchmarks are pretty bad compared even to Sandy

 

[Kuschelweich]

10 bucks more for the 6 core v the 4 core and both 95W, not sure why anyone would go for the 4100.

 

[qliveur]

I have a Gulftown i7 970 hexa-core + GTX 570. I want to encode video faster than my current rig. Will this 8-core AMD do a better job?

yes the FX-8150 will encode video much faster but have you looked at the FX-8320

You must be high.