Athlon 64
While the dual core processors are stealing the limelight, AMD's current generation Venice and San Diego (revision "E") processors continue to drop in price since our last guide. The prices of these units have finally dropped below their older 130nm Hammer, Newcastle, and Winchester counterparts. One particularly interesting chip we would like to showcase is the "E6" Venice [RTPE: Venice E6]. These Venice chips have the same memory controller as the dual core Manchester and Toledo chips, and thus they support AMD's new memory divider. Since there is virtually no premium on the E6 Venice chips, the new memory controller might be worth reading up about.
Since our last guide, there have been some significant price drops. Check out how the Athlon 64 San Diego 3700+ [RTPE: ADA3700BNBOX] has performed over the last few weeks:
AMD Athlon 64 (939) 3700+ 1MB San Diego
The Athlon 64 San Diego 3700+ processor caught our eye this week at only $255. Although prices on the 3800+ continue to plateau, the 4000+ is beginning to drop to more reasonable prices.
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We continue to recommend against anyone buying a Socket 754 computer, unless you plan on putting one of those fairly powerful Sempron chips inside. The Socket 939 easily outclasses the Socket 754 offerings, however if you're looking to build a decent budget PC or upgrade an older machine, 754 may be the way to go. Below is a listing of our Socket 754 Athlon prices; we strongly suggest going with a Socket 939 motherboard and CPU instead.
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