AMD socket AM2 etail prices emerge
 

The cheapest Athlon 64 socket AM2 is 3500+ clocked at 2.2GHz and supported by 512KB cache memory is listed for €205.01. It is based on Orleans core, F-Stepping core supports AMD 64, Cool'n'Quiet, NX Flag, SSE 3 and its maxima thermal dissipation should be around 65W. It supports AMD Pacifica visualisation marchitecture. AMD also offers AM2 3800+ clocked at 2.4GHZ with the same spec and €286.82 price.