Athlon 64 2800+ Socket 754 CPU Review

The AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Newcastle core processor includes a 512K level 2 cache, 128K of level 1 cache, and is clocked at 1.8 GHz. As is typical of the lower-clocked AMD CPU's, this one is highly overclockable. Considering that clock speed, along with its low price and largish L2 cache, this chip is a fine choice for the overclocker on a tight budget.

Inexpensive motherboards and easy-to-build barebones systems are widely available in the AMD Socket 754 format. Note that the Athlon 64 2800+ is now far cheaper than the $175 frequently mentioned. Also note that this chip is now available in a retail box with 3 year warranty, fan, and heatsink.

After inquiring to AMD about this latest processor, the reasoning behind the release of the CPU was placed upon the retailer selling it. AMD has said they are not going to be selling this Athlon 64 2800+ in a retail package -- in fact they only intended to sell it to system builders due do a demand for a lower cost Athlon 64 processor.