Intel Cutting CPU Prices Next Week

[onethreehill]

Intel is on the verge of a major price drop, which will effectively replace the Core i7 930 with the 950 model. The i7 950 is a 3.06GHz quad-core processor, which is a full 206MHz faster than the 930. The 950 currently retails for $599 USD, but will be reduced to $294 on August 30. This cuts the processor’s price in half, increasing the price to performance ratio of Intel’s lowest priced i7 processor. However, the price is per 1000 units, so the actual price may vary between retailers.

The i7 950 was the most notable price drop, but it is not the only chip seeing a reduction in cost. Intel also has plans to reduce the prices of the Core i5 760 and Core i3 560 processors. Additionally, some of Intel’s lower end processors such as the E5700 and E6800 will also see a reduction in prices as the cuts continue through the upcoming months....

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/14756-...price-in-half/

[ripken204]

wow that's a hot price for that cpu.
this means that the other cpus will be very cheap
seems as if they are trying to clear out some stock

[570091D]

wow that's a hot price for that cpu.
this means that the other cpus will be very cheap
seems as if they are trying to clear out some stock

wow, that is an awesome deal! though, i can't imagine why they need to clear stock

[richierich]

Was about to say old news, but you've already posted this way back in June, lol:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ght=price+cuts

[Sam_oslo]

Any price cut is good news, but those 45nm are anthic already, who would buy them anyways?.

Where is the cut for 6-core 32nm?

[labs23]

Nay, how about the 970. LOL.
.....Or did I miss something?

[Mungri]

Only interested in 970 or a cheaper 32 nm quad / hex.

[SoF]

that 950 becomes good bang for the buck now, but still we need cheap 1366 32nm

[Kensek]

that 950 becomes good bang for the buck now, but still we need cheap 1366 32nm

And since i7 930 is EOL and the i7 950 is taking its place I'm hoping MicroCenter will now sell those at $199 like they originally did the i7 920 and then the i7 930.

It will be sweet to pick up a i7 950 for $199

[IanB]

Any price cut is good news, but those 45nm are anthic already, who would buy them anyways?

Believe it or not, there are still people who buy on the low end.

I'm currently replacing machines in a small network that are so old they are single-core with DDR and even pre-DDR memory. I'm buying a lot of Celeron E3300s since the cost of a Socket 775 board/CPU is so economic compared to current tech, and for the purposes they are used for they are easily powerful enough. Price drops at the low end are certainly good for me and my cash-strapped employer.

[Sam_oslo]

Believe it or not, there are still people who buy on the low end.

I'm currently replacing machines in a small network that are so old they are single-core with DDR and even pre-DDR memory. I'm buying a lot of Celeron E3300s since the cost of a Socket 775 board/CPU is so economic compared to current tech, and for the purposes they are used for they are easily powerful enough. Price drops at the low end are certainly good for me and my cash-strapped employer.

I see what you mean, but 32nm is the norm today. You may get the 45nm a bit cheaper, but the cost of ownership is much higher for these hot and power-hungry 45nm. Your cash-strapped employer would save the difference in power bills in a short time.

The price and performance of mainstream Sandy B is not totally clear yet, but early results are indicating much better performance. They would probably be cheaper too, and they are 32nm. SB is much cooler and more power efficient for sure. Nobody, specially those cash-strapped, should buy those hot and power hungry 45nm today.

Isn't it your job to inform your cash-strapped employer about the total cost, including the best cost of owner ship?

[Chrono Detector]

They need to cut the price for the 960 as well, here in Australia the 960 pretty much replaced the 950 and I hardly see the 950 being listed anyway.

[IanB]

You may get the 45nm a bit cheaper, but the cost of ownership is much higher for these hot and power-hungry 45nm. Your cash-strapped employer would save the difference in power bills in a short time.

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Isn't it your job to inform your cash-strapped employer about the total cost, including the best cost of owner ship?

Yes, well, it's the up-front cost that is the make-or-break on upgrading at all. When you're really cash-strapped (ie. in education) then the question is whether, if it's working still, it's worth upgrading at all. I'm doing pretty well getting any new machines in the door at all, really. Spending £100 more per machine just to buy marginally faster tech (unnoticeable in intended use) won't pay back in electricity costs for a VERY long time.

And I can use that extra £100 to sneak in some cheap Intel x25-v SSDs with my upgrades, which is what will really make the difference in user speed perception, as well as power usage versus hard drives.

[kill_a_wat]

Yes it is great news. I was surprised to see 950 costing only $20AUD more vs 930.

But it would be nice to see significant price drop on the 970

[Mungri]

The current 32 nm chips cost far too much, I'm happy with my 920 until theres a cheaper 32 nm.

[highoctane]

The price is tempting for me since both my 920's are the original c0/c1 stepping and don't OC quite as well as the D0's.

However I don't think the performance difference would be all the big so I'll be waiting for 32nm hex to hopefully work its way a little further down the food chain.

These price cuts give the non oc'ing consumer more bang for their buck but nothing new for the oc'r.