[HZ] The Cheapest Quad-Core Processors - AMD Athlon II X4 630 & 620

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rico2001

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The Cheapest Quad-Core Processors - AMD Athlon II X4 630 & 620

Relief for AMD

What a November for AMD! Starting with a US$1.25 billion-dollar cash payment from Intel to settle a lawsuit over alleged anti-competitive trade practices, AMD also managed to close all outstanding legal and patent issues with its rival, which means that Intel will not contest AMD's divestment of its manufacturing assets to GlobalFoundries. As the first step towards its financial rehabilitation, AMD seriously needs GlobalFoundries to work and succeed, while the cash from Intel will be very useful as AMD tries to get back into profitability.

And that's not all. The company announced plans for its next-gen CPU architecture, laying out the roadmap to 2011, including the much talked about Fusion initiative, which integrates graphics with the CPU. There are still many questions left unanswered and 'what-if' scenarios but there's no doubt that November has been a great month for AMD. Mind you, we haven't even started on the highs from AMD's graphics division, with the Radeon HD 5800 series stomping uncontested at the top now that the dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970 is available. Or even the recent news that this year's top three supercomputers used AMD's latest six-core 'Istanbul' Opteron processors.

Of course, after the euphoria dies down, the fact remains that it will be a bumpy road to 2011 for AMD. The current CPU microarchitecture is comprehensively outclassed by Intel's Nehalem and with the chip giant going to the 32nm manufacturing node early next year, chances are that AMD will find itself being squeezed out from the middle to the entry/budget and performance computing segments. It is the budget segment that we'll be looking at today, with AMD releasing a cut-down version of its Phenom II processors dubbed the Athlon II.

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Domino

· #2 · Dec 4, 2009

Confused: why is the article being written now when it is talking about November?

CallmeRoth

· #3 · Dec 4, 2009

You can't write history until it is history.

Lelouch

· #4 · Dec 4, 2009

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You can't right history until it is history.

.. You mean "write"?

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Anyways, with all these cheapo processors I really feel like upgrading..

Yet.. That still costs money..

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Inktfish

· #5 · Dec 4, 2009

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.. You mean "write"?

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Anyways, with all these cheapo processors I really feel like upgrading..

Yet.. That still costs money..

yeah I laughed : p

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dralb

· #6 · Dec 4, 2009

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.. You mean "write"?

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Anyways, with all these cheapo processors I really feel like upgrading..

Yet.. That still costs money..

haha, I am constantly building AMD rigs on Newegg. They always end up more expensive than I expected. One day soon I'll pull the trigger. Been waiting for the next budget OCer. (and prices to come down a bit. Maybe after the holidays)

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Lelouch

· #7 · Dec 4, 2009

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haha, I am constantly building AMD rigs on Newegg. They always end up more expensive than I expected. One day soon I'll pull the trigger. Been waiting for the next budget OCer. (and prices to come down a bit. Maybe after the holidays)

Haha. My problem is there hasnt been any games that I cant play (That im interested in playing) with my 9600GT.. So I just talk myself out of buying a new CPU. Little stock 3600 is still powering through things

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citat3962

· #8 · Dec 4, 2009

I just built a 400$ AMD system for my brother

first AMD build ever!

955BE + gigabyte mobo + 4GB Gskill 1600 = 400$ with shipping

I was impressed that the 955 BE was so cheap honestly. It runs really good, my brother is really happy with it.

CallmeRoth

· #9 · Dec 5, 2009

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.. You mean "write"?

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I'm sorry my easy error in the english language upset you.

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Dopamin3

· #10 · Dec 5, 2009

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I'm sorry my easy error in the english language upset you.

does not denote anger buddy

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SyncMaster753

· #11 · Dec 5, 2009

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Haha. My problem is there hasnt been any games that I cant play (That im interested in playing) with my 9600GT.. So I just talk myself out of buying a new CPU. Little stock 3600 is still powering through things

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i was on a 3600+ and CF x1950PRO's until i got my new monitor (2 years ago) at that point i realized how much of an effect resolution has on gaming. My machine still can't max out some games at 1920x1200

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Sin100

· #12 · Dec 5, 2009

Interesting.

I'm looking for a quad (with new mobo) but they are just too expensive at the moment.

iandh

· #13 · Dec 5, 2009

I'm just happy that AMD has a good solid line of chips out, along with good quality and reasonably priced mobos, so that I have a broad spectrum of choices in both AMD and intel every time I do a build for myself or a customer.

Lelouch

· #14 · Dec 5, 2009

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i was on a 3600+ and CF x1950PRO's until i got my new monitor (2 years ago) at that point i realized how much of an effect resolution has on gaming. My machine still can't max out some games at 1920x1200

Well, my rig handles source games, Warhammer Online at 1680x1050 maxed.. Dragonage Origins stutters sometimes at 1680x1050 max. And while I havent played it in months, it also maxes CoD4 at 1680x1050.. But yeah, I dont really play any other games (and im not a graphics whore either, <3 gameplay).

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SilverPotato

· #15 · Dec 5, 2009

AMD really got ahead of Intel with the Sub $100 Quad core. That makes any nice server cheaper by at least $75~ and makes cheap Quad Core desktops more available.

Go AMD!

Quantum Reality

· #16 · Dec 5, 2009

Yeah. It's almost a given that you can crank a 620 to 3.25 GHz on the stock heatsink/fan, too. So basically you're getting a nominal 2.6 GHz CPU that will almost certainly go way faster.

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myresolution_72

· #17 · Dec 5, 2009

Hmm.. Interesting.

Thought the system I have now can play all the games I wish perfectly fine, I still want that Athlon II X4 just because it's a Quad-Core!

Hoodcom

· #18 · Dec 5, 2009

Awesome! I'm glad everything's going well for AMD!

Though I am interested in what they'll have to come on 32nm.

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Quantum Reality

· #19 · Dec 5, 2009

The Kuma you have is probably 90 or 95 watts. The Athlon II X4 is rated for either 65 or 80 W. So you basically get two new cores for less heat output.

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Fear of Oneself

· #20 · Dec 5, 2009

We all know that PHI was a flop, absolute garbage, waist of my $150 for an 8750
but ever since PHII i think AMD was hit over the head with a snowball or something, they just turned around and stepped everything up. We all know that AMD can not top the i7's and i5's, but i mean, for even a 965 BE it's only $200 for a C3. And these sub hundy dollar quads i think will take the OEM market in terms of quads. Cause look at it this way, most people don't care about L3 cache or NB clocks or anything like that. You say "2.8 Ghz quad core CPU, offering superior price to performance ratio to work with you on your budget" anyone would buy it. (I think)

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