Athlon 64 X2 5800+ in the wild
I’ve made up a new word today - chipspotting. It’s like trainspotting but for processors, and I think the anoraks at AMDZone fit the bill. They’re reporting seeing the elusive Athlon 64 X2 5800+ for sale over at Newegg for $96.
The X2 5800+ is said to be clocked at 3GHz, making it AMD’s highest clocked 65nm chip, and it has a TDP of 89W. The chip was first mentioned in December 2006. I guess it’s better late than never. No word yet on if it overclocks, but we’ll keep an eye out.
