yeah I'm looking for just the retail box CPU. By looking at AMD's site it apears that the cpu is only available in a prebuilt HP. online or in local store doesn't realy matter ... whichever is the better deal. thanx for your help.
you can go to <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?DEPA=1&submit=manufactory&catalog=226&manufactory=1028&page=2" target="_new">newegg</A> and get an AXP 2100+ retail (a little over half way down the page) for $192 before shipping.
thats becasue the 2200+ has just been released...give it a couple of more weeks and it'll start popping up in some places.
newegg has the 2200+...but its not retail box though.