Quad core price cuts - any ones after July?

[math20]

I thinking about upgrading to a quad core processor around Christmas time so I am wondering if there will be any quad core price cuts between the July one and 2008.

Thanks!

 

[krotchy]

um, maybe?

They dont typically announces processor prices 2 full cuts ahead of time.

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: math20
I thinking about upgrading to a quad core processor around Christmas time so I am wondering if there will be any quad core price cuts between the July one and 2008.

Thanks!

Yes, yes there most assuredly will be price cuts in the intervening 5 months or so that you reference.

Are you asking if the dates of the price cuts have been announced? If you are then I think the answer is no they have not.

 

[lopri]

And why would you worry about Christmas time build in May~Jun? It's not like planning to build a house.

 

[gib4501]

Maybe he's saving up his pennies now for a great quad-core rig around Christmas time. I'm kind of in the same boat. I think that by that time the cheapest intel quad core will be reasonbly priced in the mid 100 dollar range, or at least i'm hoping.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: gib4501
Maybe he's saving up his pennies now for a great quad-core rig around Christmas time. I'm kind of in the same boat. I think that by that time the cheapest intel quad core will be reasonbly priced in the mid 100 dollar range, or at least i'm hoping.

now that i highly doubt.


Reason is because intel would make more money splitting the cores and selling them off as cheaper dual cores.

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: gib4501
Maybe he's saving up his pennies now for a great quad-core rig around Christmas time. I'm kind of in the same boat. I think that by that time the cheapest intel quad core will be reasonbly priced in the mid 100 dollar range, or at least i'm hoping.

now that i highly doubt.


Reason is because intel would make more money splitting the cores and selling them off as cheaper dual cores.

Yeah, they aren't going to be releasing $50-$75 full C2Ds ever(only castrated ones), so why would they release the equivalent quad with no price premium?

 

[coldpower27]

Originally posted by: aka1nas

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: gib4501
Maybe he's saving up his pennies now for a great quad-core rig around Christmas time. I'm kind of in the same boat. I think that by that time the cheapest intel quad core will be reasonbly priced in the mid 100 dollar range, or at least i'm hoping.

now that i highly doubt.


Reason is because intel would make more money splitting the cores and selling them off as cheaper dual cores.

Yeah, they aren't going to be releasing $50-$75 full C2Ds ever(only castrated ones), so why would they release the equivalent quad with no price premium?

Since it is a premium line I would expect no lower then $163USD or so. As that is typically the lowest price full mainstream processor are sold at.

 

[lopri]

And oddly enough (well, it really isn't but some might think so because competition=lower prices), if Barcelona turns out to be as good as / better than Intel's quad offerings, chances are quad-core prices will not go down at all.

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: lopri
And oddly enough (well, it really isn't but some might think so because competition=lower prices), if Barcelona turns out to be as good as / better than Intel's quad offerings, chances are quad-core prices will not go down at all.

I don't follow...when Core2 Duo came out and demolished the X2 in benches we all of sudden had affordable dual-core chips out the wazzu (albeit the X2's).

Why does it not stand to reason then that if Phenom out-performs Intel quads then we can expect Intel to dump prices on the quads?

Seems to me the only downside to be had is that whichever platform turns out to be the first to reach uber-cheap territory will be the one which pwns the low bench scores.

 

[YoungGun21]

Anybody have a link to what the prices are gonna be in the next price cut?

 

[golem]

I don't follow...when Core2 Duo came out and demolished the X2 in benches we all of sudden had affordable dual-core chips out the wazzu (albeit the X2's).

Why does it not stand to reason then that if Phenom out-performs Intel quads then we can expect Intel to dump prices on the quads?

Seems to me the only downside to be had is that whichever platform turns out to be the first to reach uber-cheap territory will be the one which pwns the low bench scores.

If barcelona demolishes the core 2 quad, it would be better for Intel to break up the core2 quads and sell them as dual cores rather than lower the price. Since Barcelona's are just ramping up and AMD is hurting for money, it's unlikely they will be cheap.

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: golem

I don't follow...when Core2 Duo came out and demolished the X2 in benches we all of sudden had affordable dual-core chips out the wazzu (albeit the X2's).

Why does it not stand to reason then that if Phenom out-performs Intel quads then we can expect Intel to dump prices on the quads?

Seems to me the only downside to be had is that whichever platform turns out to be the first to reach uber-cheap territory will be the one which pwns the low bench scores.

If barcelona demolishes the core 2 quad, it would be better for Intel to break up the core2 quads and sell them as dual cores rather than lower the price. Since Barcelona's are just ramping up and AMD is hurting for money, it's unlikely they will be cheap.

Did AMD start selling more single-core chips once Intel dominated them in the dual-core market? Did AMD reduce their manufacturing rates on X2's and shift production loadings to ship more single-core chips?

 

[LumbergTech]

Originally posted by: golem

I don't follow...when Core2 Duo came out and demolished the X2 in benches we all of sudden had affordable dual-core chips out the wazzu (albeit the X2's).

Why does it not stand to reason then that if Phenom out-performs Intel quads then we can expect Intel to dump prices on the quads?

Seems to me the only downside to be had is that whichever platform turns out to be the first to reach uber-cheap territory will be the one which pwns the low bench scores.

If barcelona demolishes the core 2 quad, it would be better for Intel to break up the core2 quads and sell them as dual cores rather than lower the price. Since Barcelona's are just ramping up and AMD is hurting for money, it's unlikely they will be cheap.

im going to have to disagree...if intel doesnt offer a cpu that is at least somewhat comparable to amds then they will be in the losing position once again..they arent going to just quit offering quad cores all of a sudden

 

[golem]

Originally posted by: Idontcare

Originally posted by: golem

I don't follow...when Core2 Duo came out and demolished the X2 in benches we all of sudden had affordable dual-core chips out the wazzu (albeit the X2's).

Why does it not stand to reason then that if Phenom out-performs Intel quads then we can expect Intel to dump prices on the quads?

Seems to me the only downside to be had is that whichever platform turns out to be the first to reach uber-cheap territory will be the one which pwns the low bench scores.

If barcelona demolishes the core 2 quad, it would be better for Intel to break up the core2 quads and sell them as dual cores rather than lower the price. Since Barcelona's are just ramping up and AMD is hurting for money, it's unlikely they will be cheap.

Did AMD start selling more single-core chips once Intel dominated them in the dual-core market? Did AMD reduce their manufacturing rates on X2's and shift production loadings to ship more single-core chips?

That's because Intel started selling Dual cores cheap and AMD had to follow. Unless Barcelona is vastly superior to Intel's offering and AMD forces the matter and sells the Barcelona's cheap, quad cores will probably remain a niche market. Intel would make more by not reducing the price of their quads too much and just selling them as dual. I am not saying this WILL happen, just a possibility. Intel had priced their Duals so cheap that it didn't make sense to buy singles. AMD doens't currently have the manufacturing capacity to do the same for quads.

 

[golem]

im going to have to disagree...if intel doesnt offer a cpu that is at least somewhat comparable to amds then they will be in the losing position once again..they arent going to just quit offering quad cores all of a sudden

That's not what I'm saying, I'm saying they might not necessarily reduce the prices by too much. Quads are still a niche market, they could lose market share in desktop quad market and still make a killing just selling singles and duals.

Again, this is just a possibility. Intel might reduce the prices the quads and go for a killing blow again AMD since AMD doesn't have the capacity to make a lot of Barcelonas.

 

[sdsdv10]

Originally posted by: YoungGun21
Anybody have a link to what the prices are gonna be in the next price cut?

Copied from another thread...

http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnew...&starttime=0&endtime=0

 

[TekDemon]

Maybe but if you want to go Quad Core I think the Q6600 is probably not going to move much even if they do another price cut. Might even just be a phase out if they go to a higher FSB (like the Q6600 is being phased)

 

[YoungGun21]

WOW! Q6600 for $266!

I hope that really comes true... Than means they might be around $220 by Xmas time, throw in a sale and I might get one for close to $200...