Fry's AMD Duron 1.6 ghz and ECS K7VTA3 for $34.99

[Vic]

Originally posted by: simo
Doesn't seem to be in Bay Area, they do have an Abit AV-10 and XP2200+ for $70 though (nicer than an ECS board).

Shame that, it would make a lovely upgrade for my Linux server.....

Yep. Same deal up here in Portland at the Wilsonville store

FYI: I picked up one of these 1.6 Duron combos for a friend when they had it for $40, and it ran great and the chip easily OC'ed to 2.0GHz on the stock voltage (just upped the FSB to 166).

 

[Sleeping]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: Quixfire
Not Fair, Not Fair! I want a Fry's in my area. :|

ditto

Since, 1/2 the posts complain about no frys on the east coast-I will complain also..

 

[kenrippy]

All I've seen lately at my fry's (fountain valley, Ca) has been the v.8C board.

I don't need a 1.6 duron otherwise I'd be all over this one. Wonder what their return policy is on the mobo.....if you were to bring it in without a receipt and just ask for store credit. The sticker price on the board alone is about $54.99 IIRC. I'm devious aren't I?

 

[hytek369]

damn that is cheap, i need to move to the west

 

[zodder]

If I see one more of these deals at Fry's, I'm going to scream! Where is our upstate New York Frys, dammit!!!!!

 

[Mal007colm]

Just returned from the Fry's in Fountain Valley CA. picked up two of these bad boys. Even though it says one per customer the cashier didn't even flinch. CSR said there were ton's of these in the store I saw at least 20 mobo's on the shelf.

 

[all168]

I will try city of industry store after work today and see if they have any left. I missed the same deal last time, maybe I will upgrade my P3 400 computer .

 

[Buickbeast]

Ad is not running in DFW

 

[Dogbertt]

Lol Mal007colm.

I was in Foutain Valley just about 20 mins ago. They had 7 CPUs left.

So I don't think the late night techers are going to get any at that store tonight.

 

[Linux2003]

And I thought $39.99 was a good price for this combo in January. Looks like I have some spare change to buy another.

 

[mercuryswitch]

hmm.. i got the 1.8 duron combo for $50 at black friday... looks like ima make myself a new rig

 

[jpeyton]

My guide to "How to post in a Fry's thread on AnandForums" for East Coasters:

Step 1: Whine, like every other poster before you, about how Fry's should open a location in your local area.
Step 2: Repeat for every Fry's thread created until the end of time.

 

[mercuryswitch]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
My guide to "How to post in a Fry's thread on AnandForums" for East Coasters:

Step 1: Whine, like every other poster before you, about how Fry's should open a location in your local area.
Step 2: Repeat for every Fry's thread created until the end of time.

Rofl!

jw, does this work for bayarea frys? cuz i checked the bayarea ads, and none are coming up with this deal...

 

[BurningRome]

I got on this last week in the bay area, where you got the same board and a Thorton XP2000+. The board I got was a Rev V.6. I think I posted elsewhere that the only diff
was something about the number of supported ATA133 devices.......check out the http://www.ecs.com.tw/products/pd_spec.asp?product_id=351
site for the details. No biggie.
Edit - oh yeah, and it looks like the AGP slot on the V.8 is yellow!!! Whehaaaaaaaaa!

 

[kenrippy]

yeah, here's the specs on the v.8 board draw your own conclusions, i'm too tired to read it all.

 

[silentak]

and here I am... an LA resident (10 minutes from Fry's) skipping the deal because I don't need it...

hmm... is something wrong with me?

 

[kenrippy]

Originally posted by: silentak
and here I am... an LA resident (10 minutes from Fry's) skipping the deal because I don't need it...

hmm... is something wrong with me?

nope, absolutely nothing wrong with you. i'm in the same boat. i have no need for a 1.6 duron when i have a couple perfectly good cpu's sittin here with no homes. (2500+ & 2400+) they're from previous fry's deals too. i'll probably jump on the next barton or 2ghz xp deal though, and sell the ecs again.

 

[Shoobie]

Bah, no Frys in Reno, NV. Someone should buy one for me.

 

[fishhawk]

The two 1.6/ecs combos I got in December were all V8c boards. Picked up the 1.8/ecs combo at the Austin Fry's today. Rep went to the back, and brought out a box of boards, pulled one out, and gave it me.

When I got home, I opened the box, and saw the board is marked as v6. I set it up, runs fine, ran memtst, and everything looks good. Wierd that I would get a v6 more than two months after geting a v8c board.

 

[GrandVizor]

Which one is faster between 1.4 C T-bird and this 1.6 Duron?

 

[Dogbertt]

What are you doing?
The speed test applies to what you are using it for.

 

[GrandVizor]

Originally posted by: Dogbertt
What are you doing?
The speed test applies to what you are using it for.

how about regular use (multi-tasking)?
how about games?

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: GrandVizor
Which one is faster between 1.4 C T-bird and this 1.6 Duron?

Probably pretty even overall. The 1.6GHz Duron will be faster in cases where the cache size is less important, like in DiVX encoding and 3D rendering. Gaming performance would be almost the same. The Duron 1.6GHz has much more overclocking potential.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1927 (includes an Athlon XP 1.47GHz and Duron 1.6GHz) You don't need to go far for answers here.

 

[mikeford]

NEED? What kind of AT response is that. Hot Deal, Must buy now....

 

[minidana]

Originally posted by: mikeford
NEED? What kind of AT response is that. Hot Deal, Must buy now....

LOL. Now that's our mentality.


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