Deal of the day!

I know we usually do not have any "deal of the days" but I just found an awesome deal from our buddy newegg! Get an evga 8800gt for just $229.99! This deal only lasts for 2 days, so buy them while you can! But dang.. 8800gt prices just keep on dropping. The 9xxx seires of cards are being released in a month or 2 as well, we will see how well those do .. ;).

Well, that is our "deal of the day" :P !

AMD is not out.

Everybody is talking about the new intel cpu's and how they have been killing amd, and how nvidia is the king of all video cards. Well, today we are going to focus on what AMD has done right..

1. AMD Phenom 9600 Black edition - ($224.99 @ newegg)
The AMD phenom 9600 black edition is essentially the same thing as a phenom 9600, but it comes with an unlocked multiplier (all black editions do), so you can overclock this baby really far, almost anybody who has tried overclocking this has gotten at least 3GHz from its stock of 2.4GHz. That is great for AMD, because it gives them a competitor to intel's q6600 quad and it is still cheaper by $50. This is a great cpu for the money, especially if you are upgrading from an old AMD and you want to upgrade your proc without buying a new motherboard or system

2. AMD 3850/3870
These are two solid videocards, you can find the 3850 for $160 after a $10 rebate at newegg, and the 3870 for $220. The 3850 basically has no competition, except for a slightly lower priced nvidia 8600gts, but it can school the 8600gts when it comes to games, except for ones that play stronger on nvidia systems

3. AMD 3870x2
It is basically 2 3870's in one, and it costs about $450, but it performs on par with the GTX and the 8800ULTRA at times! It also sometimes OUTperforms the ultra. AMD is back in the high end videocards range! For just 450, this is a steal!

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Budgetperson