AMD 64X2 5800+ opinions?

[groo]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103274

looks like a low cache, low power windsor, and a bit of a deal.

how do you think it would compare to a 5000be?

 

[BaronMatrix]

I'd say the better deal would be the 5600+ which is a Brisbane at 65W AND @2.9GHz. The BE would be a better OCer because of the unlocked multiplier, but if you use a 780G and 790FX, the FSB limit goes up to about 250MHz for dual core Brisbane.

 

[Wisecracker]

BM? We thought you were dead!
(thank you, Snake Plisken)

An x2 5400+ for $87 would clock to 3.1-3.2GHz with a little volt bump and stock HSF

 

[groo]

well, I assume this one would OC fairly well too...

I've always heard the low watt Brisbanes OC pretty good.

I guess the real question is, how much does the smaller Cache hold it back?
is AMDs estimated penealty accurate?

 

[fatcat]

Looks like a decent CPU for the asked price....

 

[badge]

AMD would not allow me an RMA on a Newegg purchased AMD OEM processor. I called AMD support and was informed AMD did not provide ANY warranty for their OEM processors purchased throught Newegg. Newegg replaced the processor on a 'one time' exception, but did not remove the warranty policy on their web site which states one year warranty through AMD.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_867,00.html

 

[ZOldDude]

AMD would not allow me an RMA on a Newegg purchased AMD OEM processor. I called AMD support and was informed AMD did not provide ANY warranty for their OEM processors purchased throught Newegg. Newegg replaced the processor on a 'one time' exception, but did not remove the warranty policy on their web site which states one year warranty through AMD.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_867,00.html

Strange.
The last bunch of OEM CPU's I bought all came with 90 day factory warranty.
The link you gave has no -posting date- so I wonder when they (AMD) changed things.

The good thing is that I have never needed to contact them over a warranty...unlike Asus MB's which all seem to die for me just after the warranty ends.

 

[topper743]

I'm glad to see that the Baron is back. I didn't see the 5000+ be CPU currently listed on newegg. I have one, it has been trouble free. I have mine oc'd to 3.2+. Groo is this for a new system or an upgrade on a current system? What MB do you have?

 

[badge]

AMD has NO warranty on OEM processors if you buy from a retailer like Newegg. Call them. I did.

My AMD 4000 was 2 months old. AMD refused to allow me to RMA to their company when I called to ask for RMA. I was told by AMD support NO WARRANTY on AMD OEM processors PERIOD!!!! Newegg replaced my processor when I informed the company. At first, newegg gave me the AMD support number and told me to RMA through AMD. AMD REFUSED to RMA.

 

[badge]

Intel no longer provides ANY warranty on OEM processors purchased through resellers.

http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/cs-020033.htm#1

 

[groo]

every so often it seams like the 5k+BE shows up on newegg for a while, then disapears. maybe its finaly gone for good.

It would replace a 3600+ brisbane on an Abit NF-M2 nView, a 6150 with no phenom suport, but OCs fairly well. abit pretty much stopped suporting the mobo as soon as they came out with something newer, so I expect it will never have phenom suport.

ps. it is an OEM too, using an opteron 165 heatsink on it.

my initial plan was to keep it for another 6 months or so, then put together a new mobo and CPU (probably intel) but then I though, this CPU looks like a deal, and it might hold me about a year.

lots of different plans floating around in my head, just got to figure out which one makes the most sense and what I can convince the little lady to go for.

 

[fatcat]

I think, if budget allows, you can hardly go wrong with that CPU, it would make a nice HTPC setup when coupled with 780G Motherboard.

 

[uberlaff]

Just wanted to throw this out there... I just picked one of these up and it kicks my old X2 3600+ in the kiwi's. Nice upgrade if your motherboard won't allow you to go to a Phenom. I'm running an EVGA nForce 590 SLI with the P35 bios and they seem to be getting along fine so far...

I don't have any real benchmarks besides a Vista score of 5.4 and haven't tried to OC it yet.

 

[Slobogob]

It looks like this will be amds new dual-core flagship. Their roadmap suggests that they are phasing out the 90nm chips which actually takes off the 6000 and above cpus and makes the 5800 the new "king".

 

[groo]

Is this a high power Brisbane?, I was thinking it was a low power windsor

 

[uberlaff]

This is a high power Brisbane. I've been using it fairly regularly at home and its running great.