Intel Q3 2008 price cuts

[Tullphan]

What kind of overclocks are being reported w/the Q6700's on air & at what temps?
They have a tendency to run a little warm, yes?

 

[fire400]

Well the funny thing is that even if you leave the Q6600 at stock speeds, how could any of us still complain if back in the day, the Pentium 4 Processors cost more than what a Q6600 cost today?

Considering there were much less OC-friendly and much more locked CPU's.

I'd say for what a quadcore can accomplish compared to the originally priced core 2 duo's in back in 2006 in the sub-300 dollar range. You damn kids better be thankful you can even correctly pronounce q-u-a-d-core.

Every single day for Intel is a 'leap forward' past AMD, as price cuts for their faster processors become incredibly cheap.

How much would a Pentium 4 cost today if it were being sold in stores in: Price/performance ratio? Pennies.

 

[bryanW1995]

I remember reading an intel marketing blurb back in late 06 that said that they were 18 months ahead of amd performance-wise. I just laughed and laughed at that. I still laugh at it, but now I laugh because I think that it will be closer to 2 years before amd comes out with a cpu that can outperform a stock QX6700... Of course, I did pay the same amount for my Q6600 the other day that I paid in dec 06 for my fx55.

 

[mshan]

Any more recent updates on release dates and likely retail pricing?

 

[vexingv]

I'm interested in buying an E7200 and came across info about a price cut reducing its cost to $113, but it's still selling for ~$130 just about everywhere. Are the price cuts listed above retail or bulk pricing? When will these prices become effective?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: vexingv
I'm interested in buying an E7200 and came across info about a price cut reducing its cost to $113, but it's still selling for ~$130 just about everywhere. Are the price cuts listed above retail or bulk pricing? When will these prices become effective?

Retail pricing, anytime they choose in Q3 it seems so far.