Intel Cuts Prices

HellasVagabond · Jul 23, 2007

With the introduction of Intel's new 1333 MHz front-side bus processors lineup price cuts for existing processors were expected. That day has arrived and Intel price cuts for existing Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors are going into effect. The quad-core Core 2 Quad Q6600 price was cut in half to $266 per processor which is quite impressive while the Core 2 Quad Q6700 price was cut down to $530.

Intel's Core 2 Duo E4400 also dropped $20 to $113 to make way for the new Core 2 Duo E4500 which costs $133 and features a 200 MHz increase in clock speed. Finally the price cuts also affect quad-core Xeon UP and MP processors with Intel planning to drop the price on the Xeon X3210 to $224 this August.

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Aguiar · Jul 23, 2007

OMG...they feel that AMD is struggling to remain above the water line...these cuts are like a foot pushing AMD further down.Quite lovely prices but...i´ll wait and see if AMD as a response...i´d rather prefer loose some money and help them.

HellasVagabond · Jul 23, 2007

Im getting a Q6600

nflesher87 · Jul 23, 2007

HellasVagabond said:
Im getting a Q6600

hey have fun with those 2 extra cores you don't need!

jaxxxon · Jul 23, 2007

nflesher87 said:
hey have fun with those 2 extra cores you don't need!

I'm pretty sure when encoding dvd's or video editing those extra cores come in very handy. Thats just 2 reasons, I bet there are more

anticlutch · Jul 23, 2007

HellasVagabond said:
Im getting a Q6600

Isn't the current stepping pretty much crap?

Assimilator · Jul 23, 2007

nflesher87 said:
hey have fun with those 2 extra cores you don't need!

Crysis might object to that statement.

Back On Topic, from what I've heard the E6850 is a VERY nice overclocker... the Q6600 also clocks nicely but you need some potent cooling (think water at least) to get it stable when pushing it past the defaults.

Atech · Jul 23, 2007

jaxxxon said:
I'm pretty sure when encoding dvd's or video editing those extra cores come in very handy. Thats just 2 reasons, I bet there are more

Oh yeah

largon · Jul 23, 2007

New FSB1333 DC and QC CPUs at Anandtech:
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3038&p=1

mandelore · Jul 23, 2007

largon said:
New FSB1333 DC and QC CPUs at Anandtech:
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3038&p=1

ouch...

Pinchy · Jul 23, 2007

Wow we got these price cuts fast...They are down to $330 AUD here (~$280USD)

choppy · Jul 23, 2007

e2140 is selling for £44 @ Scan (UK) , bargain imo and rivals the cheapest amd dual core 3800+ i think..i dont think amd is the only route for a budget system anymore if these prices hold

Deleted member 3 · Jul 23, 2007

I'm looking forward to the cuts next month, cheap Clovertowns

Frick · Jul 23, 2007

Oh, man.. I just payed e4400-prices for a e4300. Big deal.

WarEagleAU · Jul 24, 2007

not bad not bad. the QX6700 is down half right there.

Dark Ride · Jul 24, 2007

Aguiar said:
Quite lovely prices but...i´ll wait and see if AMD as a response...i´d rather prefer loose some money and help them.

Grings · Jul 24, 2007

half the lazy arse english retailers havent reduced the older chips yet, so they have 6750's cheaper than (dc)6600's, how gay

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