AtenRa
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And for $25 or $30 (a couple of percent difference in system price) you can get a 2500K that lays the Derpdozer to waste.
50% greater performance for a 2% price increase. How can you you argue against that?
MicroCenter
AMD Bundle FX8120 + ASUS M5A97 AM3+ motherboard = $194,98
http://www.microcenter.com/specials/promotions/AMDbundlePROMO.html
Intel Core i5 2500K = $169,99
cheapest Z77 motherboard (Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H) = $109,99
Total = $279,98
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589
http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.phtml?N=4294966996+4294939941+4294936811
The difference is $85. If we are budget constrain we can put the extra to a better Graphics Card or SSD or more RAM etc.
NewEgg
AMD FX8120 = $169,99
Cheapest 970 AM3+ Mobo (ASRock 970 PRO3) = 74,99
Total = $244,98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...961&Tpk=fx8120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...CE&PageSize=20
Intel Core i5 2500K = $219,99
cheapest Z77 motherboard (ASRock Z77 Pro3) = $99,99
Total = $319,98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115072
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157297
The difference is $75
Again we can buy a better Graphics card or SSD etc.
I dont know why people continue saying that FX is not price competitive.