Which chip we ultimately decide to buy does not really matter for the company itself.

What matters is what the OEM think about the chip. Intel is a strong force but companies like DELL , HP , etc have defied intel before and will again if the deal is good. In terms for overall performance it is not that bad atleast a bit faster in some comparison to say the Q9550 but at quite a lesser cost. Along with this the fact that it can take a lot of V's means it has better power management than the Intel chips and that means a more sturdy chip "Some defective motherboards can shock your processors up to 1.8V due to USB cross linking"

Overall this does not look bad for the OEM's as lower platform cost means lower price for the consumers and since most consumers do light and med. amt of work on their computer this PhII thing would fit the bill quite well.




On another note whats up with all the new AM3 M/b's pooping up is it just me or do others feel that the 945 may come sooner than we all had thought??