AMD Adjusts Some APU, CPU Prices; Introduces New Athlon II Part

[btarunr]

AMD, along with launching several new Opteron processors, retouched prices of its socket FM1 accelerated processing units (APUs), across its A-Series. These include tiny price hikes for its lower-end APUs, A4-3300 and A4-3400; a minor price cut for the A6-3500; a price-cut for the FX-6100; and introduction of the new Athlon II X4 651. To begin with, the dual-core A4-3300 and A4-3400 got hiked by $2, sending their prices from $64 and $69, respectively, to $66 and $71, respectively.

On the other hand, the price of A6-3500 is cut from $89 to $85. The six-core FX-6100 socket AM3+ processor saw a $10 price-cut, sending its price down from $165 to $155. Lastly, AMD introduced a new Athlon II processor in the FM1 package, the Athlon II X4 651, AMD's second, after Athlon II X4 631. This quad-core chip has 1 MB L2 cache per core, and is clocked at 3.00 GHz, 400 MHz higher than the Athlon II X4 631.

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Source: CPU World (http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2011/2011111501_AMD_tweaks_APU_prices_releases_Athlon_I I_651_CPU.html)

[MikeMurphy]

Where is the A8-3870 Blk chip already???

[mav2000]

Well, they need to re price the 8 cores as well....

[NC37]

Well, they need to re price the 8 cores as well....

Yeah, something competitive would be good :toast: :D

[denev2004]

Oh. Glad to see AMD's 6x1 series will have a higer CR.
That's higer than A8 3850

[de.das.dude]

athlon IIs dont have onboard GPUs? is that it?

[HossHuge]

There was supposed to be a 65w version of the Athlon II X4 631 (2.6ghz). I wonder where that went?

My Athlon II X4 631 is O/Ced to 3.53 and my temps hit 60+. Those temps are with aftermarket cooling as well. So for them to jump 400mhz with this Athlon II X4 651 tells me either they have lowered the temps somehow or I just have a poopy chip...:ohwell:

[HossHuge]

athlon IIs dont have onboard GPUs? is that it?

You are correct sir.

[claylomax]

Double post in one minute! :eek:

[Maban]

athlon IIs dont have onboard GPUs? is that it?

They have it, you just can't use it.

[de.das.dude]

hmm locked i see. i was thinking of going the APU way for my next build, but using an unlockable phenom ii 555 and a gt 440 or an hd 6670 is cheaper.

[HossHuge]

Double post in one minute! :eek:

Ya. My bad.

I had posted the first one as de.das.dude posted his question and I don't know how to add a quote to an edit. It was actually under a minute...:p

I feel shame..:o

[nt300]

Well, they need to re price the 8 cores as well....
$245 is a little too much for the FX-8150 but you have retailers selling them for $25 to $50 more. :eek:

[fullinfusion]

Adjust the prices? LMFAO!!! How about adjusting the cpu to get some performance outta the dam thing.