*SUPER HOT* AMD64 3700+ & ECS 482 MOBO COMBO Deal

[videopho]

Fry's Combo deal = $219.99

Compare prices if bought separately @NewEgg:

AMD 3700+ = $212

ECS-482 mobo = $65.00

 

[BraveSirRobbin]

Hmmm, on-board audio, lan, video, sata ... anyone have any experience with this mobo?

 

[videopho]

Not the same one but KN1 Lite and it works great...

 

[Dracos]

Is this worth the 3hr trip to Fry's......

 

[Dracos]

For those of you with out a Frys like me...you can get the same combo online from Outpost.com for 20.00 more...

Outpost

 

[furballi]

Not a great deal! You can pickup an Opteron 144 for $130. Add $90 for a quality 939 board of your choice.

On the positive side, the 3700 has a 10x multiplier. Shouldn't have any problem reaching 2.5GHz with little stress on MB and RAM.

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: furballi
Not a great deal! You can pickup an Opteron 144 for $130. Add $90 for a quality 939 board of your choice.

On the positive side, the 3700 has a 10x multiplier. Shouldn't have any problem reaching 2.5GHz with little stress on MB and RAM.

Mine has reached 2.502ghz with 3500+ Venice on ECS KN1 Lite, and very stable

 

[Dracos]

I still think this is a super deal..

 

[BlackPear1]

Originally posted by: furballi
Not a great deal! You can pickup an Opteron 144 for $130. Add $90 for a quality 939 board of your choice.

On the positive side, the 3700 has a 10x multiplier. Shouldn't have any problem reaching 2.5GHz with little stress on MB and RAM.

There's nothing wrong with this deal - a combo (w/a decent mobo that sells for about $65 most places) for close to the price of the processor alone. Don't you think your well-founded affection for the 144 deal would be better expressed in one of its threads instead of crapping this one? And doesn't the 3700+ have an 11x multi?

 

[videopho]

Admittedly, I had doubts about ECS mobo before finally pulling the trigger in a similar deal like this back in post xmas 05 sale. But now more than ever, I think this mobo is diamond in the rough, so to speak. Check my sig, it is loaded tons of hardware, including overclock both memory and cpu, it just shruggs it off and keeps on running. I paid $209+tax for the combo, btw.

 

[Shaotai]

I don't think it is a retail box version, so add $20 to pick up a cheap heat sink and fan...
It's more a warm deal...

It's also available in Seattle Fry's.

 

[BlackPear1]

Retail box is pictured in the ad and that usually means that's what comes in the combo. It might be a good idea to call Fry's to check the details before pronouncing the deal "warm" based on an assumption.

 

[SelArom]

is that amd a san diego core cpu? the specs are not very clear, does the motherboard support agp or only pci-x?

-SelArom

 

[Dracos]

Originally posted by: Shaotai
I don't think it is a retail box version, so add $20 to pick up a cheap heat sink and fan...
It's more a warm deal...

It's also available in Seattle Fry's.

Fry's is usually always the retail box unless stated otherwise.

I pulled the trigger and just ordered it online which was 250.00 with 2nd day shipping and no tax. Not too bad and it comes out even to the amount of gas I would have had to spend to get to my "local" Fry's....

 

[furballi]

Let's see...what's wrong with this deal???

I've seen the 3700 on sale for $190. My bad with the 11x multiplier. With this combo, you're getting a MB with ONLY ONE PCI-E graphic slot and three PCI slots for $30. I wouldn't pay more than $50 for that mATX board.

The 3700 is considered as a mid-level performance CPU. Why mate it with an entry-level mATX board with ON BOARD VIDEO? Why pay extra $ for a feature that you will probably not use?

I believe the KN1 is an NF4 board with two PCI-E x1 slots. The featured board is a stripped down ATI solution.

A better match with this board would be the A64 3200/3500 and a combo price of $130/$140. These chips will probably overclock to within 100MHz of the 3700. Note that most ECS boards are limited to 250MHz FSB.

If you want performance and a low price, then get an Opteron 144/146 ($130 to $160) and the BIOSTAR TForce6100 with FOUR DIMM slots, PLUS very good overclocking features. It retails for $69 or OEM refurb for $43. Can't beat an Opty 146 and the BIOSTAR board for $229!

If you need a super value deal, then go with the ECS NF3/Sempron 3100 combo at Fry's for $90. No problem hitting 2.3GHz (2.5GHz with a good chip). 1M Super Pi time of 38 seconds vs 33 seconds for an overclocked 3700. Did I mentioned $90 vs $220? Now that's a great deal!

 

[fitzov]

I find myself siding with mr. furball on this one. It's more appealing to me, anyway, to get an ASUS mobo having an Nvidia chipset and a cheaper A64 or Opteron.

 

[furballi]

Yes...$130 for an OEM 144 Opteron and at least a dozen high-quality, loaded ATX NF4 boards under $100. Some of the boards also come with 3 year warranty. Fry will take back the board during the first 14 days. After that, you will have to pay ECS $20 to repair the board. Only noobs would jump in on the 3700 CPU.

 

[thatguyant]

So I bought the X2 combo a week ago... how do you guys compare that to this combo? The X2 was a 3800+ with a cheapy ecs mobo for 279.

 

[Dracos]

Originally posted by: thatguyant
So I bought the X2 combo a week ago... how do you guys compare that to this combo? The X2 was a 3800+ with a cheapy ecs mobo for 279.

The X2 was a better combo...I bought that combo and sold off the board for 50.00 which is what I expect to do with this combo as well.

 

[furballi]

X2 is more of a fad at this time. I still prefer a high quality single core with a MB with gooo oveclock capability. Don't like to pair an expensive CPU with an ECS board. Most ECS boards limit the FSB to 250MHz...very good buy if you're going to overclock a Sempron. I have the $90 ECS NF3/Sempron 3100 combo.

146 Opteron and a decent $100 NF4 board would be the ideal power rig. Downgrade to the BIOSTAR TForce6100 if you don't need the extra bells and whistles on the other more expensive NF4 boards.

 

[Shaotai]

Originally posted by: Dracos

Originally posted by: Shaotai
I don't think it is a retail box version, so add $20 to pick up a cheap heat sink and fan...
It's more a warm deal...

It's also available in Seattle Fry's.

Fry's is usually always the retail box unless stated otherwise.

I pulled the trigger and just ordered it online which was 250.00 with 2nd day shipping and no tax. Not too bad and it comes out even to the amount of gas I would have had to spend to get to my "local" Fry's....

My buddy just picked up the nforce 3 250 + 3100+ Sempy combo for $89. It didn't come with a retail box/HS fan, it was OEM. I just checked the ad again and it didn't show the retail box, but just the sempron sticker. So you might be correct!
It's a warmer deal now, just gotta wait to see what shows up! LOL... ;-)

 

[furballi]

3700 should come with a boxed CPU with CPU cooler.

The Sempron 3100 is not a boxed unit.