News: Massive price-drop on Intel NetBurst...

[Cooper]

...awaited on June 4th and July 23rd



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[aMp]

Jesus, those Conroe prices are obscene. I can't believe they're that low. AMD better have a lot more than K8L up its sleeve.

[uOpt]

Looks like they want to get at AMD really hard while they are stronger.

I wonder how much financial reserves they have to do that? They were already "sponsoring" the lower clocked Netburst dual-cores.

[Dillusion]

3.4ghz presler '945' @ 163$? Holy crap, count me in.

[selder]

Holy .

I think I just wet my pants.

[JamesAvery22]

So July 23rd is when they will actually be in stock in stores or just being shipped to stores? Or neither?

[Magnj]

wow, thats teh cheap. still too expensive for me though lol...one day

[Pinnacle]

3.4ghz presler '945' @ 163$? Holy crap, count me in.

Ya, thats unreal, cant believe that

[Fatal Error]

Hail Intel!
Is there any europian version of it?

[metro.cl]

6600 is going to be a killer chip, best one ever price / performance

[Cooper]

6600 is going to be a killer chip, best one ever price / performance

Like 2.4C back then

[Cybercat]

Jesus, those Conroe prices are obscene. I can't believe they're that low. AMD better have a lot more than K8L up its sleeve.

you don't even know what the K8L is like, it might be more than enough.

But I certainly didn't expect Intel to beat AMD to initiating price cuts. AMD needs to be doing that more than Intel, Intel's CPUs are already very reasonably priced.

But I guess since the Conroe was developed Intel is imposing higher performance standards on the market, and asserting lower value with current performing parts. They're preparing us for a new age in computing.

[Thorry]

Guys... you're forgetting something:

AMD has the memory controller integrated into the CPU, this means the CPUs are marginally more expensive, but the motherboards are cheaper (not to mension colder chipsets).

I think AMD is streching it's lead to the max, the day Conroe hits (which may be for a while) AMD drops it's prices through the floor.

As for K8L and all the CPUs AMD is releasing this year: Don't worry, it'll be allright. AMD will still have excellent performance (al be it perhaps marginally behind) and the price performance ratio will be better then ever.

People are becoming crazy just because of rumours about pricing and great integer bench performance. Conroe is good, but people are making it out to be the ultimate CPU.

[Cybercat]

Conroe is good, but people are making it out to be the ultimate CPU.

because it is...?

[Ubermann]

I just think AMD been riding the wave a bit to long..
I bit like Nvidia using same tech for ages..

[zakelwe]

That 820 price ..... $93 .. great for Joe six packs.

E6600 at $300 .. goodbye FX-62.....

AMD has ridden the gravy train for along time now thanks to a great chip and Intel pissing in the wind. The AMD train is about to come off the rails now, at least in desktop, if Intel can supply enough for the demand.

Regards

Andy

[aMp]

you don't even know what the K8L is like, it might be more than enough.

But I certainly didn't expect Intel to beat AMD to initiating price cuts. AMD needs to be doing that more than Intel, Intel's CPUs are already very reasonably priced.

That's what I meant. Even if K8L can equal Conroe on the performance front (which I don't doubt) it won't be enough unless it can compete on price as well (which I do). Can AMD really sustain a profit while dropping prices by 30-40 percent?

[nn_step]

So now would be the perfect time to get ready to buy that Photoshop rig..

[3NZ0]

wow, i can build f@h rigs for nothing

[nn_step]

wow, i can build f@h rigs for nothing

Actually they would perform better doing Folding but it would be a useful idea.. Trading Good Folding Rigs time for Good R@H rigs time..

[Mr. Popo]

SWEET
I think Conroe E6600 is the way to go!

[3NZ0]

Actually they would perform better doing Folding but it would be a useful idea.. Trading Good Folding Rigs time for Good R@H rigs time..

erm, f@h = folding.

[nn_step]

erm, f@h = folding.

Sorry was thinking R@H.. I guess Rosetta is on the mind lately

[Alec]

Great to see great performance CPUs going at awesome budget prices again!

[Absolute_0]

Yeah, P4s actually look like good buys at those prices. Hmmm presler.