Athlon 64 X2 5800+ in the wild

BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of PropagandaOKC Icrontian
edited July 2008 in Science & Tech
<p>I've made up a new word today - <em>chipspotting</em>. It's like trainspotting but for processors, and I think the anoraks at AMDZone fit the bill. They're reporting seeing the elusive <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103274">Athlon 64 X2 5800+ for sale over at Newegg</a> for $96.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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