How soon will quad core CPUs be affordable

[tigersty1e]

So how long till it takes the quad-core CPU to be the "normal" processor included in middle market computers?

 

[aka1nas]

Q3 2007. The Q6600 will be dropped to ~$300 by then.

 

[nyker96]

I say a year probably to the lvl of say 150-200 mid range prices.

 

[imported_UncivilizedAMD]

Originally posted by: nyker96
I say a year probably to the lvl of say 150-200 mid range prices.

Very slightly above 200 in Q3 07 for a Xeon part.

Xeon Price Drop

 

[Shimmishim]

ah yes, the 3210, how sweet that chip will be!

 

[Cheex]

Are Quads better for gaming than Duals?????

 

[krotchy]

Originally posted by: Cheex
Are Quads better for gaming than Duals?????

Not yet, but they have more potential.

Wait for Crysis, Alan Wake and all the multi threaders to finally appear.

 

[jpeyton]

6 months.

 

[defiantsf]

I believe Intel plans the timing of the Q3 price cuts to be right around the introduction of AMD's Barcelona. So HURRY UP AMD!!!

 

[hardwareking]

I can't wait for the Q3 price cuts.
Isn't intel's bearlake X38 chipset coming out then too?
I can't wait to pair the Q6600 and the X38

BTW does the X38,P35,G35 etc... support netburst processors?

 

[undeclared]

Hehe, you can get an XEON quad core clocked at 1.6ghz for like $300, but the mobo will cost like $400 at least

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: hardwareking
I can't wait for the Q3 price cuts.
Isn't intel's bearlake X38 chipset coming out then too?
I can't wait to pair the Q6600 and the X38

BTW does the X38,P35,G35 etc... support netburst processors?

think i read somewhere that it only supports core 2...but dont quote me on that though.

 

[Nemesis 1]

Originally posted by: xtwells
Hehe, you can get an XEON quad core clocked at 1.6ghz for like $300, but the mobo will cost like $400 at least

More fud from am AMDROID

 

[hardwareking]

The xeon motherboard ur talkin about is the socket 771 kind.
There are socket 775 xeons which are quad-core
the xeon x33xx chips which will be out soon

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: Nemesis 1

Originally posted by: xtwells
Hehe, you can get an XEON quad core clocked at 1.6ghz for like $300, but the mobo will cost like $400 at least

More fud from am AMDROID

as the above (me) poster said, he's probably referring to the 771 xeons which do have mobo's that cost $400.

he's not spreading fud. he's just not saying which xeon (771 vs 775).

 

[jzodda]

Aren't there some planned price cuts coming in April of 2007?

 

[theprodigalrebel]

All articles coming up through a Google search date to Dec 06 but I guess they are still valid?

FiringSquad

Basically,
Q6600 drops to E6700's price.
E6700 -> E6600
E6600 -> E6400

The E6400/E6300s will be replaced with 4MB L2 variants, E6320/E6420...that too at lower price points.

 

[jzodda]

So that would mean the 6700 drops to about $300 since thats what the 6600 is going for at the Egg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115003

I think I may have to go for a 6700 once the price drop hits...

The Q6600 would still be too steep for me at around $500 after price drop so I will have to wait on that. I'll just get a board that is Quad ready and ready to OC too.

 

[aka1nas]

$500 is the April price point. If you can wait a few more months(Q3) the Q6600 is going to drop to around $300

 

[hans007]

the q6600 is supposed to drop to $250 is in q3 2007.

there is a xeon 3000 part that runs 2.13 ghz that will belike $210. its rumored it will also be released as a q6400 too.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: krotchy

Originally posted by: Cheex
Are Quads better for gaming than Duals?????

Not yet, but they have more potential.

Wait for Crysis, Alan Wake and all the multi threaders to finally appear.

Supreme commander uses 4 cores now.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: krotchy

Originally posted by: Cheex
Are Quads better for gaming than Duals?????

Not yet, but they have more potential.

Wait for Crysis, Alan Wake and all the multi threaders to finally appear.

are duals even *better* than Single core for gaming ... yet?


assuming you have nothing running in the background

looks like *everything* .... including the first "full" dx10 games are set for next year
--i guess

is Supreme Commander running better on DC [nevermind Quad]? one of my friends with a tweak setup doesn't think so

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: krotchy

Originally posted by: Cheex
Are Quads better for gaming than Duals?????

Not yet, but they have more potential.

Wait for Crysis, Alan Wake and all the multi threaders to finally appear.

are duals even *better* than Single core for gaming ... yet?


assuming you have nothing running in the background

looks like *everything* .... including the first "full" dx10 games are set for next year
--i guess

is Supreme Commander running better on DC [nevermind Quad]? one of my friends with a tweak setup doesn't think so

Yes, it utilizes 2 and 4 cores heavily at high settings. (with very noticable gains)

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6166198/p-6.html

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: krotchy

Originally posted by: Cheex
Are Quads better for gaming than Duals?????

Not yet, but they have more potential.

Wait for Crysis, Alan Wake and all the multi threaders to finally appear.

are duals even *better* than Single core for gaming ... yet?


assuming you have nothing running in the background

looks like *everything* .... including the first "full" dx10 games are set for next year
--i guess

is Supreme Commander running better on DC [nevermind Quad]? one of my friends with a tweak setup doesn't think so

Yes, it utilizes 2 and 4 cores heavily at high settings. (with very noticable gains)

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6166198/p-6.html

i didn't *really Know*


thanks


and i got a *scathing rebuke* from my friend who said "if you have a single core CPU then don't even try to play it " and went on to say it uses 3 cores very effectively.

now i know

next year

 

[LittleNemoNES]

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