The Athlon 64 was pretty affordable at the time, I think. Good little bugger too, was able to use it right up to 2013 before YouTube videos became too sluggish.
That seems high, are you sure that wasn’t for one of the higher clocked models? I built my PC in 2004, and according to this article, the lower end models were $170.
I can’t quite remember what I paid, I feel like it was less than that, though. I might’ve gotten it on sale from Tigerdirect.
Accounting for inflation that is probably still a bit high.
I forget which site I found that from, but it seemed in line with the other articles I dug up with the same search. It’s entirely possible that I accidentally found a higher-range model rather than the discount one. Also possible that it was much cheaper the following year, since things were moving pretty quick back then. All I specifically remember from that era was buying an AMD Thunderbird from TigerDirect in 2001 for $99.
The Athlon 64 was pretty affordable at the time, I think. Good little bugger too, was able to use it right up to 2013 before YouTube videos became too sluggish.
At over $400 at launch in 2003, that would be almost $750 in today’s dollars. Absolutely not affordable.
That seems high, are you sure that wasn’t for one of the higher clocked models? I built my PC in 2004, and according to this article, the lower end models were $170.
I can’t quite remember what I paid, I feel like it was less than that, though. I might’ve gotten it on sale from Tigerdirect.
Accounting for inflation that is probably still a bit high.
I forget which site I found that from, but it seemed in line with the other articles I dug up with the same search. It’s entirely possible that I accidentally found a higher-range model rather than the discount one. Also possible that it was much cheaper the following year, since things were moving pretty quick back then. All I specifically remember from that era was buying an AMD Thunderbird from TigerDirect in 2001 for $99.
Althlon: fry your Northbridge today and save!