FREE AMD flash drive with Athlon LE CPU purchase

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Free shipping
No tax (for me here in Ohio, at least)
$50 even
no rebates or anything to mess with

It's AMD's latest offering on the AM2 platform.

Specs:

45 Watts (compared to the 89 Watts of earlier models)
2.44 GHz (should overclock to ~ 2.7 GHz or higher)
1 MB L2 cache
1.25 Volts
Retail boxed version, with heatsink, fan, & 3 year warranty

It's a single core, but if you're like me & still using something older, it
represents a great way to upgrade to an AM2 or AM2+ board. You can play
around with overclocking this for a year or so while prices on the 2 and 3
core CPU's drop, then upgrade and sell this one then for $35 to someone -
still with 2 years of the warranty left on it. And yes, people will pay
$35 for a CPU with heatsink, fan & 2 year warranty, if you hand them the
receipt with it. (even though it's been used for 12 months)

Oh, and now they are offering a free AMD flash drive with purchase:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ubCategory=343&SortField=0&PageSize=10&page=1
 
OhioGuy said:
It's AMD's latest offering on the AM2 platform.

Specs:

45 Watts (compared to the 89 Watts of earlier models)
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That's nice.
2.44 GHz (should overclock to ~ 2.7 GHz or higher)
1 MB L2 cache
1.25 Volts
Retail boxed version, with heatsink, fan, & 3 year warranty

It's a single core,
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There are dual core CPUs for AM2 mainboards.
but if you're like me & still using something older,
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Depends on how much older, and how much cheaper dual core CPUs
become.
it represents a great way to upgrade to an AM2 or AM2+ board.
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For $50 with the 512 MB flash drive, yeah, depending on what your
current system is.

Good luck and have fun (but don't expect "a mean Vista machine that
can do about all you want done with ease" like the review says).
 
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