AMD Deneb 940 Price Hike: 30$ in 2 Days!

[papazulu]

30$ in 2 days! No thank you, I'll stick with Intel. I was just about to purchase my first AMD cpu in 5 years. The Deneb 940 was 194$ at newegg just 2 days ago. Now it is 225$.

Forget that.

 

[Wisecracker]

Troll, much ?

 

[papazulu]

Troll, much ?

No. Although venting anger about a sudden price hike may not be kosher with the rules, it is far from constituting trolling. I happen to think it's a quite appropriate post for a CPU forum.

 

[Wisecracker]

No. Although venting anger about a sudden price hike may not be kosher with the rules, it is far from constituting trolling. I happen to think it's a quite appropriate post for a CPU forum.

Since you may save $20 to $80 on a combo deal with the PhII 940, or purchase a Phenom II 720 BE combo deal, you don't really have a point, do you?

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Id say just dont buy from the egg, since the hikes arent from AMD anyways, if you want to take it out on someone/thing

 

[mi1ez]

Goes to show that everyone wants it? *shrug* it's what I'd go for if I was building atm. (can't afford i7!)

 

[jcknouse]

30$ in 2 days! No thank you, I'll stick with Intel. I was just about to purchase my first AMD cpu in 5 years. The Deneb 940 was 194$ at newegg just 2 days ago. Now it is 225$.

Forget that.

Welcome the capitalistic, American principle of business called supply and demand. :lol:

 

[Devastator_uk]

Even with a $30 increase it still seems better value than the Intel equivalent to me.

And anyway since this is a newegg increase and not an AMD increase it does make it look very much like you are simply an Intel fanboy just trying to find any excuse to have a digg at AMD.
If you are going to say anything bad about any company at least make an effort and come up with something concrete.

 

[fazers_on_stun]

Goes to show that everyone wants it? *shrug* it's what I'd go for if I was building atm. (can't afford i7!)

Hmm, did you see THIS article?

A few weeks later, we have X58 motherboards selling for $170 with rebates, a new i7 processor stepping (D0) coming from Intel that promises a little extra headroom in clock rates, and 6GB DDR3 kits selling for around $90. The entry cost to get into an i7 platform has dropped about 34% in the last six weeks if you are pinching pennies like most of us. Guess what, the performance difference in platform selections then and now is less than 2% at best. Only those who plan on serious overclocking need to worry about spending more, but that is always the case.

Another factor in dropping prices is the rise from ashes act that AMD has accomplished with the Phenom II product line. True, it is not in the same performance category as the i7 when it comes to crunching numbers or heavy manipulation of digital content, but the Phenom II is extremely competitive on a price/performance basis when looking at the big picture. Pairing up the current Phenom II X3 720BE with either a DDR2/DDR3 based 790FX/GX motherboard results in some of the best bang for the buck performance you are likely to experience this year, at least until the new X4 95x series comes out.

Of course, Intel has the P55 platform launching later this year and we mention that because DDR3 will soon become the memory of choice for anyone upgrading to a new platform. The Phenom II platform lets you retain your current DDR2 based AM2+ setup until you decide to make the switch and we will soon see that is not a bad option from an everyday performance or cost viewpoint. However, those who need the absolute best performance from the Phenom II should go the DDR3 route at this point.

As was predicted, the entry-level i7 system cost is dropping quickly, so what many people assumed a couple months ago no longer holds.

Just an FYI in case you didn't see it yet..

 

[enigma067]

That's funny, because the price of the chip in question has gone down from $239 to $224.99 within the past week:

X4 940 / 3.00GHz Socket AM2+ 1800MHz (3600 MT/s) $224.99
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_cpu.asp?name=CPUs

Compared to Intel's Core i7 @ $1080, the Phenom II is a better deal.

Intel fanbois feel threatened with all that's going on in the chip biz and now their casting more lies.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Isnt it just as predictable that the P2's will also see a price reduction? i7 came first, and can enjoy the first meaningful drops, but as time goes along, I believe well see these on P2 as well, keeping the gap the same

 

[The Third Level]

Enigma just be quiet.

 

[spathotan]

Since you may save $20 to $80 on a combo deal with the PhII 940, or purchase a Phenom II 720 BE combo deal, you don't really have a point, do you?

Actually its your point that holds no ground if he dosent want the combo deal.

 

[spathotan]

As far as the price goes, its still good for what it can deliver. But with the i7 920 only $50 more, you have to start questioning yourself. And lets not start in with that lameass "mobo/ddr3 cost" debate. Lets keep this CPU.

 

[rwpritchett]

I was looking at buying the 940 a few days ago as well. You might want to mention that it was on sale on newegg at the time. They didn't just increase the price, the sale just ended.

 

[The Third Level]

So find another retailer.

Even at 230 it's a killer deal.

 

[Wisecracker]

As far as the price goes, its still good for what it can deliver. But with the i7 920 only $50 more, you have to start questioning yourself. And lets not start in with that lameass "mobo/ddr3 cost" debate. Lets keep this CPU.

So you set terms for your trolling to keep the total platform cost of i7 down?

And btw - it would be very hard for the OP Troll to insert a Phenom II 940 into an s754 or s939 mobo - I guess you didn't read the first line of his Troll Post

"" ... I was just about to purchase my first AMD cpu in 5 years ...""

Oops on you.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

I can see the usefullness of a post talking about a special hot deal, to get em while they last, but this just doesnt cut it. If its localized to one spot, then get the news out, if one spot is charging too much, then go somewheres else, simple as that, and thats what this post is about, not i7, not really even about AMD, but more to do with sales, and popularity, supply and demand. Good to see AMDs chips going up in demand

 

[spathotan]

So you set terms for your trolling to keep the total platform cost of i7 down?

And btw - it would be very hard for the OP Troll to insert a Phenom II 940 into an s754 or s939 mobo - I guess you didn't read the first line of his Troll Post

"" ... I was just about to purchase my first AMD cpu in 5 years ...""

Oops on you.

Nothing in your entire post makes any sense. Nothing, at all. Its all random typing. Speaking of typing, dont do it anymore.

 

[spathotan]

I can see the usefullness of a post talking about a special hot deal, to get em while they last, but this just doesnt cut it. If its localized to one spot, then get the news out, if one spot is charging too much, then go somewheres else, simple as that, and thats what this post is about, not i7, not really even about AMD, but more to do with sales, and popularity, supply and demand. Good to see AMDs chips going up in demand

The OP probably didnt realize it was a sale. But if hes building a new system from the ground up (which is assumed by his OP), then $30 shouldnt be a total deal breaker to begin with. That part I cant get, whats $30 in a ~$1000 build?

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

As far as the price goes, its still good for what it can deliver. But with the i7 920 only $50 more, you have to start questioning yourself. And lets not start in with that lameass "mobo/ddr3 cost" debate. Lets keep this CPU.

Lets keep this CPU? How in any way does that even come close to making ANY sense at all? That CPU will require more expensive components, which brings up the price. I don't care if it isn't the CPU directly doing it (it is, the CPU requires these), money is money. For $280 you can get a Phenom II 940 and a good motherboard, or for $470 you can get an i7 920 with the cheapest board possibly, not even pointing out RAM. $190 is the difference between a 4870 and a 4870 X2.

 

[spathotan]

Lets keep this CPU? How in any way does that even come close to making ANY sense at all? That CPU will require more expensive components, which brings up the price. I don't care if it isn't the CPU directly doing it (it is, the CPU requires these), money is money. For $280 you can get a Phenom II 940 and a good motherboard, or for $470 you can get an i7 920 with the cheapest board possibly, not even pointing out RAM. $190 is the difference between a 4870 and a 4870 X2.

I understand this, just me. The intent was to keep the topic about the CPU and not everything else. Of course an i7 system is more expensive than a Phenom build, im not gonna be a fool and try to mask that. If I was gonna do that I would claim AM3 boards cost four times as much as they really do, kinna like how enigma claims i7 cost $1100.

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

No problem bro. The OP is obviously a troll, as I have NEVER seen anyone get so pissed over a deal, let alone $30. I wasn't even that pissed when I missed the Asus P6T Deluxe + i7 920 for $120 combo near Christmas.

 

[The Third Level]

Enigma is a troll. Don't drop to his level.
Focusing just on the CPU doesnt help. It's obvious he's building a new rig, not only adding a new CPU.

Therefore, a PII rig is cheaper than and i7 rig.

 

[spathotan]

No problem bro. The OP is obviously a troll, as I have NEVER seen anyone get so pissed over a deal, let alone $30. I wasn't even that pissed when I missed the Asus P6T Deluxe + i7 920 for $120 combo near Christmas.

I agree that his post is a little off edge, but if there is any credit to give he probably didnt know it was a sale. But like I said in my above post, $30 shouldnt be a deal breaker to begin with for a new build. Its a given than hundreds at least are going to be spent.