Hot? Warm? AMD XP 2000+ retail and Soyo KT333 Dragon Lite for $159 at Fry's

[Otaking]

I saw this while glancing through the 9/11 one-page ad (Austin, TX) this morning. It's a bundle of the XP 2000+ cpu and the Soyo KT333 Dragon lite Mobo (both retail) for $159. I thought this was a pretty good deal. Am I mistaken?

Newegg lists the XP2000+ for $94 (OEM) and the Mobo for $84.

 

[crawford]

Yea they have this at the phoenix frys for 149. Id say 159 or 149 is a great deal, but thats if you can actually get stuff that hasnt already been returned. (anyone who knows frys knows what im talking about) If i hadnt already bought my stuff from Newegg id be on this deal.

 

[nerdherd]

I saw the ad. What we have here in the bay area is the bare cpu for 149. I wanted to ask how the Soyo board performs. Good stable board with good oc'ing options???
Thanks in advance.

Da nerd

 

[BraveSirR0bin]

I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT! checked www.outpost.com and they have the same combo, but its almost TWICE as much! I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT!

 

[Otaking]

As far as I know, the Soyo has awesome OC utilities. You can increase/decrease the FSB settings by 1 MHz, so you'll know just how much you can squeeze out of your CPU.

 

[Otaking]

Oh yeah, here's the link to Soyo's page on the KT333 Dragon Lite, just in case you wanted to know what features the mobo had.

Soyo KT333 Dragon Lite

 

[monkied]

Originally posted by: nerdherd
I saw the ad. What we have here in the bay area is the bare cpu for 149. I wanted to ask how the Soyo board performs. Good stable board with good oc'ing options???
Thanks in advance.

Da nerd

Whats the exact deal you see in the bay area? is tha cpu with mobo?

 

[Fireman]

$149 in Willsonville OR. Bare CPU and Dragon Lite combo.
Going to go get one for a buddies comp.

 

[tortio]

newegg.com has the SoyoMB for $84 AND free shipping, (I got mine from there, and yes it's awesome for overclocking...), also the AMD XP 1600 for $54.99 with free shipping. They also have the XP 2000 for $97. A little more, but if you don't live near a Fry's, this could be an alternative for you.

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[c627627]

BraveSirR0bin wants it like a madman because it's a good deal for now, but did you know there'll be three (!) versions of Athlon XP 2000+?
People talk about this but I've never seen a comprehensive list, so I made one,
Here you are:

Frequency..Palomino..............Thoroughbred................Barton.333.FSB..........Clawhammer.333.FSB.
..............(0.18m.L2=256KB)...Tbred.1.266.FSB..........(0.13m.L2=512KB)......(0.13m.L2=512KB).........
..................................................Tbred.2.266.FSB................................................25%.faster.than....
..................................................Tbred.3.333.FSB................................................Athlon.XP..........
..................................................(0.13m.L2=256KB).............................................with.same.GHz.....
1.333.GHz..Athlon.XP.1500+.....................................................................................
1.400.GHz..Athlon.XP.1600+.....................................................................................
1.467.GHz..Athlon.XP.1700+.....................................................................................
1.533.GHz..Athlon.XP.1800+.....................................................................................
1.600.GHz..Athlon.XP.1900+.....................................................................................
1.667.GHz..Athlon.XP.2000+.Athlon.XP.2000+.(1&2)...........................................................................................
1.733.GHz..Athlon.XP.2100+.Athlon.XP.2100+.(1&2)...........................................................................................
1.800.GHz................................Athlon.XP.2200+.(1&2).....................................................................................
2.000.GHz................................Athlon.XP.2400+.(2)........................................................................................
2.133.GHz................................Athlon.XP.2600+.(2)......Athlon.XP.2800+............................................................
2.167.GHz................................Athlon.XP.2700+.(3)........................................................................................
2.227.GHz.........................................................................Athlon.XP.3000+..........................................................
2.333.GHz.........................................................................................................................................................
2.600.GHz.............................................................................................................Athlon.XP.64.3400+...(incomplete)


Source: Overclockers.com and theinquirer.net
Thoroughbred, Revision 1 will begin with the code AXDA2200DKV3C.
The "K" means it's supposed to run at 1.65V.
The second line of code will begin with something like AIRGA

Thoroughbred, Revision 2 will begin with the code AXDA2200DUV3C
The "U" means it's supposed to run at 1.60V.
The second line of code will begin with something like AIUAB

Thoroughbred 3, called Thoroughbred Revision 2, 333 FSB and marketed as Athlon XP 2700+ official announcement date is October 7, 2002.

Newsflash: Barton won't come out until (Jan-Mar) 2003, instead of December 2002
and Hammer won't come out until (Mar-June) 2003, instead of January 2003.

Speculation only, unlikely:
Thoroughbred, Revision 2 333 FSB
1.87GHz XP2300+
2.00GHz XP2500+
2.13GHz XP2700+
2.27GHz XP2900+
Thoroughbred, Revision 2 266 FSB
2.27GHz XP2800+

 

[Avaya]

Great Deal! Just go to Fry's.