What will be the lowest price Core 2 Quads will get?

[Barfo]

I built the rig in my sig and I'm perfectly happy with it, I can even OC if it starts feeling slow, but with apps moving towards multi threads I was wondering if it would be better to pick up a Q9650 when/if they come down in price, and what prices should I look for before they go up again?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

$99 for a Q8200.

 

[RussianSensation]

It will probably be another year until your C2D 3.0ghz and 4GB of ram will start to become bottlenecked (if not longer). Then 4850 512mb won't be that fast either. I say you ride out the wave and just use the system now and not worry about the future price of C2Qs. Intel has a tendency to discontinue their processors and maintain similar pricing structure (see Core i7 940 being discontinued for example).

 

[Barfo]

So you think the E8400 will hold until a full system upgrade?

 

[Absolution75]

I'd say you'd have a year in the system before you have to be worrying, if not 1.5 years - the only problem is the upgrade fevor when they offering 8 cores while you have 2.

 

[jjmIII]

Originally posted by: Absolution75
... the only problem is the upgrade fevor when they offering 8 cores while you have 2.

This is the real issue in most threads. I'll give the same advice I always do....if the bills are pd and you have a little extra, upgrade .

Let's face it, you'll enjoy the switch, it's a harmless hobby, and you can sell the dual-core and get 60% + back.

You know already that you can't go 1-1.5 years w/o feeding the urge!



EDIT:

What will be the lowest price Core 2 Quads will get?

$100ish

 

[jandlecack]

Originally posted by: Absolution75
I'd say you'd have a year in the system before you have to be worrying, if not 1.5 years - the only problem is the upgrade fevor when they offering 8 cores while you have 2.

I hate to say it but even a top-end CPU with "only" four cores is not even close to being fully utilized by any videogame in existence. I play lots of Supreme Commander and that only uses 4 threads at the most. With 4 cores, 8 threads, you hardly will need more until about 4 years time. This is the way I feel anyway. Lest you do lots of video editing or rendering and the like.

 

[o1die]

Microcenter has the q9400 for $159.99, which is a pretty low price for a mid range quad.

 

[Stumps]

I got my Q6600 for nothing....so i guess free or nearest offer isn't ou of the question.

 

[poohbear]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation
It will probably be another year until your C2D 3.0ghz and 4GB of ram will start to become bottlenecked (if not longer). Then 4850 512mb won't be that fast either. I say you ride out the wave and just use the system now and not worry about the future price of C2Qs. Intel has a tendency to discontinue their processors and maintain similar pricing structure (see Core i7 940 being discontinued for example).

lol im sure that's what intel would like people to believe so they upgrade more often. Fact of matter is im still using my 3 yr old opty 165 and its running games & applications fine.

anyways to answer the OP's questoin, the lowest price the C2Q get will be (drumroll please)........ $132.57 cents! u heard it here first!

 

[Gillbot]

This is an unanswerable question really. It all depends on how long you want to wait. I'm sure people that paid thousands for the top of the line Pentium Pro's never thought they'd be sold for scrap now.

If you wait long enough, they'll drop in price to where they are nearly free. Though when that happens, they'll be basically useless.

 

[judasmachine]

You have a similar system to me and I'm still thinking I have another two years until I really need an overhaul. That said, my P965 motherboard could probably stand to be retired soon.

 

[Zap]

Intel likes to keep pricing tiers so that instead of dropping price, they will discontinue the lowest end and trickle down the next up CPU into the lower price point.