FX60 ON SALE!

[lopri]

Guess where..
http://cgi.ebay.com/AMD-Athlon-64-FX60-...53QQcategoryZ80140QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

$1,200... Bleh.. My 4800+ does 2.76GHz on air.

Edit: Oh, wait. It's $1,500.
http://cgi.ebay.com/AMD-Athlon-64-FX-60...69QQcategoryZ80140QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[StrangerGuy]

Yawn.

 

[Screech]

Name Athlon 64 FX 60
Operating Frequency 2.6GHz
FSB 1GHz
L1 Cache 64KB+64KB
L2 Cache 2048KB
Process Type 110 nm

A typo I guess, his feedback looks pretty good.

the price, however, is a tad....steep

 

[Shimmishim]

if you think about it.

1200 for dual 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is a decent price.

a fx55 which is 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is around 800ish.

so you're getting 2 FX-55s for the cost of a FX-57 (which is around 1100).

and these are hitting 3 ghz so...
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83218

 

[Mucker]

My worthless opinion is that I'd rather burn out a $200 cpu than a $1200 one. If I was buying a $1200 one, it wouldn't be off of Ebay for certain, might want to get that one from a solid vendor with bullet proof warranty.

I made a huge mistake buying a Sony GDM-F500 21 inch .22 CRT monitor for $1800 about 7 years ago. It lasted all of 5 years and burned out, Sony service was a joke, they couldn't have cared less. It was the poop at the time but ended up being THE WORST buying decision of my life.

All I can say is when buying high dollar electronics, get the best warranty you can.....

 

[adiabaticgfx]

Oh.

 

[JC]

$24.99 for Priority Mail??

 

[NeezyDeezy]

lol @ shipping price

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
if you think about it.

1200 for dual 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is a decent price.

a fx55 which is 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is around 800ish.

so you're getting 2 FX-55s for the cost of a FX-57 (which is around 1100).

and these are hitting 3 ghz so...
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83218

So, lets compare processors.
Opteron 165: ~$315ish, Overclock: ~2.8-3.0ghz depending on stepping
FX-60: ~$1200, Overclock: ?? ~2.8-3.2ghz?

Now, I'm not sure of he FX-60 max overclock, so I guessed. But which one would you pick considering the prices.

 

[sodcha0s]

Originally posted by: JC
$24.99 for Priority Mail??

At $1500, his sellers fees are going to be pretty high. I am assuming he's rolled that into shipping costs. (shipping AND handling fee)

 

[RichUK]

how the F*** did he get his hands on one of those ?????

 

[davegraham]

i'll let you guys know what the ACTUAL cost of that proc is. heheheh....

dave

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: wizboy11

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
if you think about it.

1200 for dual 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is a decent price.

a fx55 which is 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is around 800ish.

so you're getting 2 FX-55s for the cost of a FX-57 (which is around 1100).

and these are hitting 3 ghz so...
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83218

So, lets compare processors.
Opteron 165: ~$315ish, Overclock: ~2.8-3.0ghz depending on stepping
FX-60: ~$1200, Overclock: ?? ~2.8-3.2ghz?

Now, I'm not sure of he FX-60 max overclock, so I guessed. But which one would you pick considering the prices.

if i had the money, i'd buy it.

why not? you're guaranteed 3.0 ghz+ dual core!

but of course this is just wishful thinking.

the thing with the 165 is that there is no guarantee of it hitting 2.8 to 3.0.

i'd like to see consistent 2.8 to 3.0 results.

if it were that consistent, i woulda bought one a LONG time ago.

 

[lopri]

FX60 doesn't guarantee 3.0GHz, either.
Granted, it should clock better than 165 but for $1,500? Heh.. I'm sure someone will buy though!

 

[kamranziadar]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim

Originally posted by: wizboy11

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
if you think about it.

1200 for dual 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is a decent price.

a fx55 which is 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is around 800ish.

so you're getting 2 FX-55s for the cost of a FX-57 (which is around 1100).

and these are hitting 3 ghz so...
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83218

So, lets compare processors.
Opteron 165: ~$315ish, Overclock: ~2.8-3.0ghz depending on stepping
FX-60: ~$1200, Overclock: ?? ~2.8-3.2ghz?

Now, I'm not sure of he FX-60 max overclock, so I guessed. But which one would you pick considering the prices.

if i had the money, i'd buy it.

why not? you're guaranteed 3.0 ghz+ dual core!

but of course this is just wishful thinking.

the thing with the 165 is that there is no guarantee of it hitting 2.8 to 3.0.

i'd like to see consistent 2.8 to 3.0 results.

if it were that consistent, i woulda bought one a LONG time ago.

Here is one consistant Opteron 165@ 2.8GHZ

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: kamranziadar

Originally posted by: Shimmishim

Originally posted by: wizboy11

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
if you think about it.

1200 for dual 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is a decent price.

a fx55 which is 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is around 800ish.

so you're getting 2 FX-55s for the cost of a FX-57 (which is around 1100).

and these are hitting 3 ghz so...
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83218

So, lets compare processors.
Opteron 165: ~$315ish, Overclock: ~2.8-3.0ghz depending on stepping
FX-60: ~$1200, Overclock: ?? ~2.8-3.2ghz?

Now, I'm not sure of he FX-60 max overclock, so I guessed. But which one would you pick considering the prices.

if i had the money, i'd buy it.

why not? you're guaranteed 3.0 ghz+ dual core!

but of course this is just wishful thinking.

the thing with the 165 is that there is no guarantee of it hitting 2.8 to 3.0.

i'd like to see consistent 2.8 to 3.0 results.

if it were that consistent, i woulda bought one a LONG time ago.

Here is one consistant Opteron 165@ 2.8GHZ

*bangs head against wall* Dude. You aren't guarenteed 2.8GHz with any opteron. Hell, most of them now aren't hitting 2.8GHz, much less 3.0+. If I had a huge ammount of disposable income, I'd buy one of these and stick under a peltier or LN2 or something, get 3.6+ out of it.

 

[Keysplayr]

What a bargain... :roll:

 

[lopri]

Does anyone know if this has unlocked multipliers?

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: lopri
Does anyone know if this has unlocked multipliers?

its an FX series AMD, its their trademark, so yes it will. Ive also seen screenies of it using a higher multi, some matey posted them on here.

That works out to be around £850 for me due to exchange rates.

** OMG impulse buying starts to kick in, ive just got my yearly bonus through of ~£1700. Oh god how i would love that chip, ive never owned an FX before, pfft what am i thniking it is a stupid buy !!**

 

[lopri]

Oh.. NOs..! You should resist!

 

[lopri]

I personally have given up on that race (well, sort of) since my purchase of 2 GTX 512s. I don't think I'll spend that kind of money again on hardware.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: lopri
I personally have given up on that race (well, sort of) since my purchase of 2 GTX 512s. I don't think I'll spend that kind of money again on hardware.

Yeah it does hurt a bit after the honeymoon period, when the manufacturer releases something better, in a short period of time. Anyway I want to start saving to buy a new car

I think the only real point in buying or spending that much on an FX chip (and if your plan is to OC it), is just to put it on phase and get the true potential from the high yield silicon, this way you will still get bang for the buck but on the larger more expensive scale. Otherwise you might aswell just buy a 165/146 etc and have alot more fun purchasing something relatively cheap and then OC it so its on par with the top spec chip, and be satisfied with what you have. For instance i have a stock FX60 now if you look in my sig from my 165, although i did pay £340 when it first came out .

 

[GuitarDaddy]

You can bet thats an engineering sample, and if AMD can find out who the seller is they won't be getting any more.

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
if you think about it.

1200 for dual 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is a decent price.

a fx55 which is 2.6 ghz 1 meg L2 is around 800ish.

so you're getting 2 FX-55s for the cost of a FX-57 (which is around 1100).

and these are hitting 3 ghz so...
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83218

wow, 3Ghz at 1.35v

 

[uOpt]

From the questions on the auction:

Q: How come you state in your ad that you have it for sale now, then answer one of the questions here with 'to be released?' Also, please point me to the...more
Dec-16-05
A: It is on sale now, and by the time the order is processed (5 days or so) I will have them. I am getting the first one either today or monday. The