Is Intel going 'girls gone wild' while AMD takes a 'chill pill'?

[djnsmith7]

What makes you think Intel can price the same as AMD pricies. Seems to me your just trolling . If intels pricies their cpus the same as AMD . Than AMD won't sell a single cpu in the larger more important OEM market. If AMD reduces pricies even further and Intel does the same . All will cry Intel is using its monolithic monopoly power to put AMD out of business . Read these forums and see how quickly the worm turns. Your topic is a troll topic plain and simple . If intel matches AMD pricies they get flake . If they price higher as they have for a superior products . They get Topics like this . Its a circle for circle jerkers, around and around we go . Have you ever stopped to think???

The OP makes some good points & has generated some good points of discussion. I agree with several of his points of emphasis. In summary, Intel's lineup does seem confusing, given the different sockets to choose from.

His points have merit & are on par with some thoughts I've had recently about the current CPU lineup.

You should relax & realize this is a viable topic of discussion.

 

[TridenT]

I have a feeling that Intel may have gone crazy with their latest releases. The problem is that their chips are too vast and to me it confuses the average buyer, maybe even the enthusiast with so many similar options.

They are releasing E8xxx series, Corei3, Corei5 and Corei7s. I think this may confuse the buyer and the prices are still not as competitive as with AMD's lines.

Think of it this way, you are on a budget, but want the fastest quad core for the buck, what do you buy?

The average Joe will probably say: "I want a quad core since those are nice! But I want something in my price range, lets see what options I have:

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz - $200
Intel Core i7- 920 2.66ghz - $300
Intel Corei5 - 750 3.33ghz - $219

MY buddy told me AMD was good, the phenom is AMD's best cpu right now, its at 3.4 ghz which sounds faster than the other ones, and its cheaper than the intel Core i 7 too. Man I don't understand this Core i5 and Core i3 stuff, too confusing, screw it I'm buying AMD!"

AMD 1 Intel 0

What I'm saying is that it seems that AMD is still taking the lead here (price wise especially in the Quad core segment), enthusiasts on a budget will probably be getting an AMD Phenom 965 if I am right, rather than blowing money on a Core i7, Core i5 would be there other option if they go the intel route.

The thing is that I think Intel has released too many chips in the last two years. They've even released e8700s. The bottom line is that it's confusing the market, AMD seems to be on the ball here with just some primary key chips and key price ranges while offering mid to high end performance, if not extreme performance.

Who wants to pay $300 for a Core i7 anyway?

Incorrect: The average buyer doesn't even care what CPU is in their computer as long as it is "fast." Marketing takes care of that.

The buyer doesn't even know what these things mean. They don't care, usually. They just get something that's cheap.

One will probably buy a Q8200 for $150? I don't know. I would save up my money if I wanted quad-core... Also depends if I am overclocking. If I am not OCing then I might consider AMD. Also, the average buyer doesn't know anything. They buy in a box and consider it a magic box that is full of some magic components that gets them on facebook.

AMD ? Intel ? I don't think Intel or AMD win... I'm pretty sure most computer savvy people are going to be like, "uh yeah, Core i7 is the most badass thing on the market right now. If you got the dough, get it. OCs like a champ."

Wrong... Enthusiasts are overclockers, usually, and that means they will buy an Intel Core i7 920 or something and OC it to hell and back.

Anyway, I think you're wrong. People buy AMD because they don't know Intel chips tend to be better in ULV and high-performance. It's simply ignorance that might give AMD a little bit higher market share right now.