Intel Price Cuts to Start on April 22

malware · Mar 29, 2007, 05:18 AM

Intel plans to unveil significant price cuts on their current fleet of processors as they prepare to go to battle in the quad-core market. On April 22, Intel is slated to announce a 40 percent price cut on its current quad-core processors and significant drop on Core 2 Duos. As previously reported here, Intel plans price cuts on its Core 2 Duo E6300, E6400, E6420, E6000 and E6700 processors, and the reducaions will range from 20 percent on the low end to 40 percent on the high end. There's also a 40 percent reduction planned for the Q6600 processor. However, Intel's mobile Core Duo processors will be unaffected by the April 22 price drop and the company will continue to sell entry mainstream Core Duo processors like the T2300 for more than $200.

Source: EETimes

Chewy · Mar 29, 2007, 05:38 AM

Woot so my hope of having the best single dx10 card out may have been uncrushed! I'll need a quadcore (Q6600 = $600Can) with an 2900xtx2 (prob $1000)

even more than my whole current rig without taxes:P guess I could settle for a e6700.. should power the best dx10 cards.

dave_cortez · Mar 29, 2007, 05:49 AM

Well, that's good news! Better start saving to get myself a QuadCore... soon

SK-1 · Mar 29, 2007, 06:21 AM

Man,I have been AMD for a long time but Intel is starting to look good now.What is the best overclocking motherboard out there for Intel now?

laszlo · Mar 29, 2007, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SK-1

Man,I have been AMD for a long time but Intel is starting to look good now.What is the best overclocking motherboard out there for Intel now?

agree ;i trust amd but if they don't make something fast intel will be the winner;

ref your quest. best bang for the $ is p965 board;cheap and good;i've made 2 sys. for friends with ASUS P5B (3-4 versions) and core 4300 (oc like hell and can run like 6600 in term of perf.) sooner or later i'll had to change also

Trase · Mar 29, 2007, 09:54 AM

E6420 Ftw!

pt · Mar 29, 2007, 11:17 AM

they're cutting prices 'cause AMD will launch they very cheap quads soon aka (x2 1900 quad for a low price)

BXtreme · Mar 29, 2007, 11:20 AM

whatever makes consumers happy

WarEagleAU · Mar 29, 2007, 01:04 PM

They are matching AMDs price cuts on their old technology and trying to gear up for Barcelona. IF Intel is this worried, maybe Barcelona is indeed awesome.

By old, I mean, AMDs K8

dave_cortez · Mar 29, 2007, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BXtreme

whatever makes consumers happy

Very well said

vipercrazy · Mar 29, 2007, 07:47 PM

now i just need a new motherboard and ram

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