I picked up a 9850 for cold testing and to better educate myself on the bus and operational limitations. $400 with GA-MA790FX-DS5

The win at low Mhz is the onboard memory controller and very low latency achieved, a definite advantage for AMD.

My Kryotech has mounting for AM2 as well as adjustable in 1 degree ticks. Should be interesting if I can avoid the cold bug and hit max temp.