Fry's - E6600/ECS MB $350, X2 4600+/ECS SLI MB $240, X2 4200+/ECS MB $200

[Craig234]

These seem like the frequent 'almost free ECS MB' sales at Fry's.

Editing for new sale:

X2 4600+ and SLI MB for $240

E6600 with ECS P965T-A MB for $350

Editing again for a new MB option:

X2 4200+ and ECS MB for $200

 

[Ricochet]

Not too shabby a deal on the P.S. as well.

 

[videopho]

It looks like an error.
The ad's picture of the ECS K1 SLI LITE mobo is perhaps wrongly taken. It shows only one g/c pci-e slot where there should have been two.

 

[Craig234]

Fry's has been known to use the wrong photos. Usually you go by the words.

This X2 4600+ is sorta getting tempting to consider for upgrading my old 2200+. I'd have to return the AGP 7600 GS I just bought, though.

 

[videopho]

"his X2 4600+ is sorta getting tempting to consider for upgrading "
I just upgraded mine to x2 3800+ and now this....$240 for a 4600 (x2) plus an sli mobo...:Q

 

[Capt Caveman]

The E6600 and ECS 965T-A is pretty hot since that combo was going for $379 just a week ago.

 

[AirMail1]

Wow. This seems like a smoking hot deal.
The retailedge deal offers the E6300 which only has half the total cache (specs compared below) and signficantly slower CPU Speed. (and that is typically a smoking hot deal for retail employees. * RetailEdge deal comes with a legit copy of MS Vista)

E6300 1.86 GHz 1066 MHz 65 nm 2 MB cache LGA 775
E6600 2.40 GHz 1066 MHz 65 nm 4 MB cache LGA 775

 

[Craig234]

The sale is on again - I edited the post.

Now, I just need to decide what to do.

I have an old 2200+/ECS K7S5A based gaming system w/1GB DDR, for which I just bought a $105 7600GS AGP card.

I also have an old Antec Sonata case, and have recently ordered parts towards a second system, a new high-end case, 2GB DDR2 800, and a 320GB SATA drive.

My current system is 'adequate' for many old games I play, and games like EQ and WoW.

If I build a new system, it'll be mainly for use with big screen gaming (42" LCD and/or front projector), and possibly some PCHT.

As many of us know, it's tempting to almost get into buying for its own sake when you see good deals. I have to catch myself from wanting both of the above deals.

Choosing between both of the above, one question is whether to get the X2 4600+ to upgrade my old 2200+ system; downside includes having to return the new AGP card.

Advantage includes using the old 1GB DDR RAM. Another question is whether to use the old Antec case I have sitting around for the new system; now it's a cheap case/PS.

And another is, in building a new system, whether to just keep my old system as it is, and buy one of the above deals for the new system.

The E6600 seems a bit more attractive if for nothing else than having more current DDR2 memory. I'm still on the fence how much I need the new system anyway.

Any tips are welcome - this part probably belongs in the general hardware forum.

 

[dikiem]

They had the AMD X2 AM2 Socket ECS board + AMD X2 4200 CPU for $199.99

I was pretty temped to pick one up.

 

[mjreddy]

any reviews of this board? is it any good? i'm kind of a newb to building computers, but interested in building a new rig. I was lookin at the e6300 or e6600 for processor, but have heard that these processors are essentially made for oc'ing... would you want to overclock w/ this MB? any help is appreciated....

 

[Craig234]

Bump for added new sale.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: mjreddy
any reviews of this board? is it any good? i'm kind of a newb to building computers, but interested in building a new rig. I was lookin at the e6300 or e6600 for processor, but have heard that these processors are essentially made for oc'ing... would you want to overclock w/ this MB? any help is appreciated....

The ECS 965P-A is a good basic budget board. You won't be able to overclock with it and currently doesn't support DDR2 voltages above 1.9v

 

[Craig234]

currently doesn't support DDR2 voltages above 1.9v

Would that be an issue for Corsair XMS2 Tinwxs 800 MHz?

It'd sure be nice if they made compatibility issues more user friendly.

 

[pentiumlove]

Corsair is far faster than most ram that i have used thus far...

 

[arrfep]

The pricing is wrong on the AMD combo. There are signs up instore saying it was a printing error. The $199 combo is for the ECS mobo and the 4200+. It bummed me out, after having driven a half hour to get what was advertised.

 

[mikeg]

Is the Intel Combo a Retail CPU or is it just a bare CPU without the HS
Mike

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: mikeg
Is the Intel Combo a Retail CPU or is it just a bare CPU without the HS
Mike

It's an OEM CPU.

 

[BIGFOOTPI]

Originally posted by: arrfep
The pricing is wrong on the AMD combo. There are signs up instore saying it was a printing error. The $199 combo is for the ECS mobo and the 4200+. It bummed me out, after having driven a half hour to get what was advertised.

Correct- I got screwed for an hour drive on that one too...
...so unless anyone gets lucky, the 4600+ and MB for $199 is denounced and disclamimered by Frys as a typo and is not honoring it...

 

[Craig234]

Edited to say 4200+. I don't think I've seen an error out of hundreds of Fry's that wasn't on the 'underpriced' side. You have to wonder how accidental the errors are.

 

[PG]

nm

 

[ESQ]

I went in Sunday at the Downers Grove, IL Fry's and the typo was in the ad. The salesman said it was for a 4200 but he would honor the deal or I could get the 4600 with the ECS SLI board for $199. I went for the later and am very pleased.

 

[aimanzym]

the photo is wrong. just follow that the detail is. thx