Yea, I should've read this thread before posting.
Originally posted my Me:
For those of you saying "Good news for my next build": Unless your next build happens to be a bargain-basement computer, you don't want to go with this. Like said above, the slowest Conroe will still be faster then the X2 4800+, so the X2 3800+ is the only real thing that MIGHT be worth getting. If the price difference is less than $30, between the X2 3800+ and the 1.86 Conroe (E6300), then it might not be worth it at all.
Originally posted my Me:
AMD is going to drop the prices of their Athlon 64 X2
processors by up to 50% on July 23rd, the day Conroe comes out.
You heard right folks, a Athlon 64 X2 3800+ will cost $150 on July 23rd.
Now, Intel's 1.86Ghz Conroe will also cost under $200, and will still be better than a Athlon 64 X2 4800+, so there will still not be any huge reason to go for it.
But, like people are doing with Intel's dirt-cheap Pentium-Ds, they will make for good second systems. Think about it: a Dual Core Athlon 64 processor second system with a 7800GT for around $650. It will be no match for even the slowest Conroe systems, but it will be a very nice computer nonetheless. Just don't use it as your main system, 'kay?
For those of you saying "Good news for my next build": Unless your next build happens to be a bargain-basement computer, you don't want to go with this. Like said above, the slowest Conroe will still be faster then the X2 4800+, so the X2 3800+ is the only real thing that MIGHT be worth getting. If the price difference is less than $30, between the X2 3800+ and the 1.86 Conroe (E6300), then it might not be worth it at all.