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Posted at 3:23 PM on Monday 11/24/08 by
Ben
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NewEgg.com has the AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor (Black Edition) with the ASUS 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard at a good price of $150 + $9 shipping = $159 shipped. Positive NewEgg.com user reviews for both items.
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    monkieinabarrel - Posted 3:29 pm PST 11/24/08 (1016 Posts)  Report Spam

    seems like a pretty good deal.

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    bubbajake - Posted 3:40 pm PST 11/24/08 (295 Posts)  Report Spam

    You bet #1, especially if you are into the "2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor".

    I, however, am inclined to purchase a turbocharged 5.1 Hemi processor with dual overhead Muffler belts and extra large Blinker fluid reservoirs.

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    2133 - Posted 3:51 pm PST 11/24/08 (953 Posts)  Report Spam

    #2 wait, what?

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    gatzj - Posted 4:09 pm PST 11/24/08 (478 Posts)  Report Spam

    do your dd this can be buggy read eggs reviews

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    compy386 - Posted 4:13 pm PST 11/24/08 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

    The 780G mobo is awful. I have one and while the 3d integrated graphics work well, there are a lot of bugs. When I hold down my shift key the computer freezes.

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    rankais - Posted 4:14 pm PST 11/24/08 (128 Posts)  Report Spam

    nice price

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    GreenScreen - Posted 5:13 pm PST 11/24/08 (218 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yeah, it's a good price.

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    justmythoughts - Posted 5:36 pm PST 11/24/08 (778 Posts)  Report Spam

    #5 - I notice there are 4 capital letters in your post. I can only assume that you rebooted at least 4 times just to warn all of us. Thank you - thank YOU - THANK YOU!

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    cooking - Posted 5:45 pm PST 11/24/08 (25 Posts)  Report Spam

    how does this cpu compared with Q6600 or E8400?

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    kobo33 - Posted 5:58 pm PST 11/24/08 (115 Posts)  Report Spam

    #5, I've got the gigabyte 780g, and I think it's a pretty good platform. Maybe it's the Asus?

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    compy386 - Posted 6:10 pm PST 11/24/08 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

    At #8 it unfreezes when you let go. You can also turn the refresh rate really low to to avoid the problem. It's still not good though for people who type fast. I have 2 of these (didn't know it was the board that caused the problem). I don't know if it's only on the Asus which is what I have.

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    boxingfan - Posted 6:12 pm PST 11/24/08 (458 Posts)  Report Spam

    #5, there are many things that can cause your computer to freeze. Most of them have nothing to do with the processor, or motherboard. This is a really good deal for a decent processor, and Asus motherboard.

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    superd00d3 - Posted 6:22 pm PST 11/24/08 (3031 Posts)  Report Spam

    #5, the shift key is for suckers. i recommend you don't use it. see i typed this whole post without using it. no need to thank me.

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    boxingfan - Posted 6:34 pm PST 11/24/08 (458 Posts)  Report Spam

    #13, how did you get the # sign in your post? Copy and paste?

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    Trollsprinkler - Posted 6:46 pm PST 11/24/08 (528 Posts)  Report Spam

    lol

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    compy386 - Posted 6:50 pm PST 11/24/08 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

    I have 2 of these and it's definitely the mobo. One computer has an Athlon 64, Windows XP, and an old 1900xtx. The other one has a phenom 9600, vista and a 4850. The only thing in common is the mobo. The only other thing that I can think of is that they both use PS2 keyboards. I'll have to try a USB keyboard to see if it fixes the problem. I got this board thinking that it would be a good for a HTPC (removing the dedicated card when I'm not gaming), but it's been quite a few headaches. The 2d graphics is awful. Websites lag when you're scrolling through them. The 3d graphics are nice for games like WoW but that's about it.

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    LordDarkHell - Posted 6:56 pm PST 11/24/08 (197 Posts)  Report Spam

    very good deal

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    clouwind - Posted 7:33 pm PST 11/24/08 (3 Posts)  Report Spam

    Do you guys think there will be better mobo deals at Thanksgiving or Xmas?

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    mike_storm777 - Posted 8:50 pm PST 11/24/08 (216 Posts)  Report Spam

    #13, wow. 'nuff said.

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    drealit - Posted 8:54 pm PST 11/24/08 (393 Posts)  Report Spam

    I would never be using a full sized ATX board in an HTPC rig (to anyone considering it that is)... and I also stick with Gigabyte for my HTPC/budget needs.

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