Even MORE Intel price cuts iwmcmcmcmc......

[Philosophical45]

is it corei7 or death or core i7 is death (for your wallet)...lolz

the corei7 920 is a decent chip, but the cost of the other components kinda spoil the p/p. But these recent price drops are a mouth watering meal for many, especially for those that have an intel board that support these chips already.

but if someone is going to build a system from scratch, and have enough pesos, i say the corei7 is worthy option.

[Netizen1]

* NoobGoneWild does a mexican wave.

dazwhawetalkinbout. Took 'em long enough. Quad 3ghz lovin' here I come.

Anyone want a 3Ghz dual core to buy? Upgrade immc.

I second the motion!!

[Crixx_Creww]

the day of judgement will come

and the great blue one will well remember all those that blasphemed.

[W1nTry]

Intel cuts chip prices
Summer sale
By Sylvie Barak
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 09:46

INTEL HAS given its Core 2 Quad CPUs and several Core 2 Duos a bit of a price snip. The chip maker is also set to slash prices on its currently very pricey SSDs.

After releasing two brand spanking new 2.66 GHz Core 2 Quads - the Q8400 (95W) and the Q8400S (65W) - Intel decided it was time to give the prices on its other offerings a short back and sides.

The Core 2 Quad Q9300 has seen a price reduction of 19.92 per cent, going down from $266 to $213, the Q9550S got a 13.28 per cent cut from $369 to $320, the Q9400S went from $320 to $277 and the Q8200S saw a 13 per cent snip from $245 to $213.

Meanwhile, over in the Core 2 Duo camp, both the SP9400 and SL9400 saw a 10.13 per cent cut, both going down from $316 to $284. The Core 2 Duo SU9400 was reduced by 9.3 per cent, from $289 to $262.

The firm's new quad cores, the Q8400 and Q8400S are priced at $183 and $245, respectively.

More new processors are due sometime towards the end of May and these are rumoured to include some Celeron and Pentium Dual-Core bits, two new Core i7s and the Core 2 Duo E7600.

The two new core i7s are the 950 and 975, priced at $562 and $999, respectively.

VR-Zone also reckons Chipzilla will be slashing its SSD prices, claiming"Intel 80GB X18-M and X25-M will see their prices dropped from $385 to $335 while 160GB versions will be lowered from $760 to $660. However, the prices of the SLC models remain unchanged at $410 for 32GB and $790 for the 64GB."

Great. But we still can't afford one.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/881/1051881/intel-cuts-chip-prices
http://vr-zone.com/articles/intel-ssd-price-cut-on-april-26th/6930.html?doc=6930

[W1nTry]

Core 2 price drops
Core i7 prices remain reassuringly expensive
By Sylvie Barak
Friday, 26 June 2009, 11:38

NEW CHANNEL PRICING from Intel sees ‘largely unchallenged’ Core i7 processors stay at their existing price points, sources tell us.

However the battered old Core 2 chips like the Q9400 have dropped by a Texan BBQ sized $33, something sure to make Austin based AMD have a cow, man.

But If AMD fails to successfully challenge Intel at any given price point, it will ultimately be us poor punters who suffer the consequences. µ

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1406309/core-price-drops

[Crixx_Creww]

[Spazosaurus]

i7...its that good.

[Arcmanov]

"You weren't expecting Intel to sit idly by while AMD kept unloading cheap Phenom IIs, were you? Because it totally didn't."

This is actually becoming a 'habit' now. 

[Crixx_Creww]

sigh
then come the next wave of crying amd babies over amd losing moniezors and maybe having to scrape teh barrel. sigh

[Spazosaurus]

Look, an even stronger case for EVERYONE buying a new system to go with Intel.

[Spazosaurus]

Not talking about i7, talking about going with an Intel cpu for a new machine.

[W1nTry]

I am all for price cuts, though AMD is STILL cheaper with comparative models. Just off the top of my head the Q9400 which competes with the X4 940 are both in the 175-190USD range. That being said the X4 940 has been 180USD for at least 2 weeks now. And again this is a DEAD platform. In any event though, price cuts are always a good thing.