Quote Originally Posted by SkunK
Now let's talk about the guy who want to buy a computer and doesn't know anything about xtremesystems and such. He could end up buying a Dell which now sells AMD systems for cheap (part of the reason why Intel was so dominent in its sale was because it had a real tight monopoly with companies like Dell but that's changing now. I've read somewhere that AMD had an 80% market share for retail boxes but that didn't compensate for the deal with the "big boys"). Or he could end up buying at NewEgg or a local store. Now the guy wants to get the best deal he can. He doesn't know squat about overclocking and thinks that if he tries to overclock his house will catch on fire. He sees this:

AM2 X2 3800+ (2ghz): 139$
Intel C2D E6300 (1.86ghz): 186$

(EWWWWW)
Asus M2N-E: 92.99$
Asus P5NSLI: 104.99$

What do you think the average price conscious consumer will do (and is doing, actually)?
The E6300 is actually 160$...
http://www.stalliontek.com/ProductDe...C2D%2DE6300OEM
And you wanna use a X2 4200+ to match it, and there is cheaper and better solutions if you want cheap than nForce boards...And if it was price only, there is still the 50$ Via board.