Intel to cut prices of Q9650, Q9550, Q9400 and more

[moiraesfate]

Of course they are, they have to. They can't compete with the Phenom II with the way their prices are right now. People will buy the cheaper AMD because it runs competes very well with all Intel processors except for the i7. They're losing money because they're being greedy and they know it.

[Shintai]

Yorkfield should have gottenpricecuts earlier IMO. Still they're not at the level which I'd concider swapping E8400 to one and PII is too slow, i5 next plz. When will i5 arrive, is it around beginning of Q3 or so?

Bet is July or August.

[situman]

Those Q9650's...are they of the new better E0(?)steppings that overclocks much better?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Those Q9650's...are they of the new better E0(?)steppings that overclocks much better?

yes, pretty much every chip can do nearly 500 FSB at 9x multi on the right motherboard

[kemo]

anand tech included that in phenom review long ago as a rumor , hope that it is more that a rumor

[Donnie27]

See? Told you the Phenom II would make intel pricecut.

Are you really FUD in disguise? Do a search and you'd see this time of year (plus or minus a week) Intel always cuts prices and or launches new products.

[Zucker2k]

Those Q9650's...are they of the new better E0(?)steppings that overclocks much better?

All Q9650s are E0s.

[dan7777]

I'm not ready to make the jump to i7 yet, so I have my eye on the q9650 and q9550s. It seems the price for the q9650 will be cheaper than the q9550s, but the question is, will the lower TDP allow more voltage headroom for this chip to OC higher than the q9650 despite the lower multiplier? I guess we'll know in a few weeks.



I'm not trying to be anol or anything, but next time can you not be lazy and just click the "quote" button? This picture isn't large or anything, but whenever you quote large pics just to say things like "oh yay", it takes up bandwidth. The pic extra pic is not needed, especially when the same one is right above it.

sorry man

[STaRGaZeR]

I love how first company X says "We are going to release multicore optimized drivers in H1 2009". Then some random guy at the same time says "Yes, I think that indeed they'll release multicore optimized drivers in H1 2009". When H1 2009 comes and the drivers are out the same guy says: "I TOLD YOU SO!!!1!!".

The same applies here.

LOL

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Guys, what is the average/most common achievable Yorkfield FSB OCing on decent watercooling setup ? Q9550 looks very promising, but unless FSB 475 is 80% guaranteed, upgrading to Phenom 2 system is still a very viable path for me.

My system: DFI LanPart LT X38-T2RS, Adata Vitesta Extreme 4 GB kit PC6400 CL4 (PC8800 CL5 easy), Silverstone Olympia 750w, Swiftech Apogee GT + CoolIT 36 cm double ply + 1000 LPH pump + 0.5" tubing. A poor clocking E8400 of mine can still run @4.2 GHz 495*8.5 daily @1.45v full load, Orthos temp is around 65 c max.

just want to weigh in on this as I have had extensive experience clocking the x38-t2r with the q9650. If your really, really lucky your board will be able to reach 465 FSB prime stable, to do this you will need greater than 1.55vNB so you will really need your NB under water.

[Hobbes2oo]

Finally the Q9650 will come down in price enough that I can replace the trusty Q6600 in my 780i. Christmas is here again.

[Loque]

Wasn't Q9650 end of the line ? Well.. now I won't be afraid to waste this one if there will be more coming

But still at that price think a i7 920 is more bang for the buck than the Q9650.

[Levish]

q9650 is very tempting at that price (or whatever it will be with retail markup)

[Hobbes2oo]

Don't forget to take into consideration a new motherboard and RAM, suddenly there is not so much bang for the buck.

[Donnie27]

Q9550 as a drop-in replacement of my E8400

[Hornet331]

Don't forget to take into consideration a new motherboard and RAM, suddenly there is not so much bang for the buck.

there are far more people having a S775 boards then people having a AM2+ boards.

[Hobbes2oo]

Hornet331 - I believe you, I am one of those S775 people, I was referring to Loque's post. He said that i7 is more bang for the buck than a Q9650, and he is probably right. But then the S775 owner would have to change motherboards and RAM too, and suddenly its not so cheap.

[LowRun]

there are far more people having a S775 boards then people having a AM2+ boards.

He's speaking about upgrading his Q6600 so i can't see why the AM2+ comment

[Macadamia]

YAY

I think I'll reconsider.

The Deneb rig stays (I want to play with L3 clocks) but instead of an i7 system I'll get a Q9650. FTW.

Will wait until i5 to get my rendersystems.

[EagleRock]

So is it the time to upgrade my dear Q6600 yet :P ?

[Punjab234]

Haha I predicted exact prices on Jan 1 here -

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...8&postcount=41

[Donnie27]

He's speaking about upgrading his Q6600 so i can't see why the AM2+ comment

No he's not.

[LowRun]

No he's not.

Finally the Q9650 will come down in price enough that I can replace the trusty Q6600 in my 780i. Christmas is here again.

Yes he is

[spursindonesia]

just want to weigh in on this as I have had extensive experience clocking the x38-t2r with the q9650. If your really, really lucky your board will be able to reach 465 FSB prime stable, to do this you will need greater than 1.55vNB so you will really need your NB under water.

Thx man for the input, appreciated.

I know the 45 nm quad can have its FSB clocked nicely with good P45 boards, but my X38 is very stable and feature rich, the RAID 0 has been solid for about a year now, i would really hate if i have to switch MoBo for a quad CPU build.

[TurboDiv]

lol... My Asus Commando just won't die that easy. I wonder how is a brand new Yorkfield feeling about old school P965 in tandem...