AMD's FX-57: High Performance, High Price

AMD's new Athlon 64 FX-57 microprocessor gets high marks from reviewers, including ExtremeTech and Tom's Hardware. It is arguably the fastest uniprocessor desktop chip you can buy today. But at well over $1,000 a pop, it is also well out of the mainstream on price. Middle-age gamers will scoff up the FX-57 and nVidia's new 7800 graphics cards to build killer gaming rigs at $3,000 to $5,000 each. A least, they'll be killer rigs for six months.