when will higher end p4's price drop?

[dpopiz]

any ideas as to when I can expect p4's above 2.4GHz to get a price drop?

 

[paco83]

I think i read somewhere in the forums there should be a small price cut later this month, and then another one again in march.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: dpopiz
Thread Title: when will higher end p4's price drop?

When they are no longer high end? 😛

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Thor86

Originally posted by: dpopiz
Thread Title: when will higher end p4's price drop?

When they are no longer high end? 😛

LOL... exactly

 

[beatle]

When the next chip becomes JUUUUST out of reach enough that you think that you should wait. 🙂

 

[ScrewFace]

Intel is only planning to go to 3.6GHz this year on it Northwood (.13m) process. In 2004 we'll be seeing Prescott (.09m) which'll start at 3.6GHz I believe and scale to 5.2GHz. So, when intel brings out the 3.6GHz Northwood the 3.066GHz northwood'll be 1/3 the price. Just be patient and wait.🙂

 

[bgeh]

Originally posted by: ScrewFace
Intel is only planning to go to 3.6GHz this year on it Northwood (.13m) process. In 2004 we'll be seeing Prescott (.09m) which'll start at 3.6GHz I believe and scale to 5.2GHz. So, when intel brings out the 3.6GHz Northwood the 3.066GHz northwood'll be 1/3 the price. Just be patient and wait.🙂

if i am correct, the will be no 3.6GHz northwood
northwood will only scale up to 3.4GHz and then be replaced by prescott

 

[majewski9]

Originally posted by: bgeh

Originally posted by: ScrewFace
Intel is only planning to go to 3.6GHz this year on it Northwood (.13m) process. In 2004 we'll be seeing Prescott (.09m) which'll start at 3.6GHz I believe and scale to 5.2GHz. So, when intel brings out the 3.6GHz Northwood the 3.066GHz northwood'll be 1/3 the price. Just be patient and wait.🙂

if i am correct, the will be no 3.6GHz northwood
northwood will only scale up to 3.4GHz and then be replaced by prescott

Doesnt look like it will!

 

[bikman]

from asusboards.com:


Intel to Reduce Pentium 4 Prices Twice: on February 23 and after Pentium 4 3.2GHz Launch in April
From XBit Labs --

We managed to get some news about the upcoming price drops, which should touch upon Intel Pentium 4 processors. According the latest data the next price reduction is expected to take place on February 23. The table below will give you a better idea of what you could expect:

CPU model - Current Price -> Price after Feb. 23 Price Reduction / % Price Drop
Pentium 4 3.06GHz - $637 -> $589 / -7.4%
Pentium 4 2.8GHz - $401 -> $375 / -6.5%
Pentium 4 2.6GHz/2.66GHz - $305 -> $241 / -21%
Pentium 4 2.5GHz/2.53GHz - $243 -> $193 / -21%
Pentium 4 2.4GHz - $193 -> $163 / -15.5%
Pentium 4 2.26GHz/2.2GHz - $193 -> $163 / -15.5%

As you see from this table, the price reduction will not be very tangible and only the 2.5-2.6GHz models will get considerably cheaper. There is nothing to be surprised with, actually. The matter is that this price reduction will not be stimulated by the new processor announcements.
From asusboards.com:



The new Intel CPUs will be out only in early April. But there will be a lot of them launched at a time: five new models with 800MHz bus and HyperThreading technology support. At launch Intel will carry out another price reduction, which will lead to the following changes in the company CPU price-list:

CPU model - 800MHz QPB-HyperThreading Support / 533MHz QPB-No HyperThreading Support
Pentium 4 3.2GHz - $637
Pentium 4 3GHz/3.06GHz - $417 / $401
Pentium 4 2.8GHz - $278 / $262
Pentium 4 2.6GHz/2.66GHz - $218 / $193
Pentium 4 2.4GHz - $178 / $163

This way, you will have to pay around $16-$25 extra for the opportunity to get a CPU supporting HyperThreading technology and 800MHz bus. Moreover, Intel made sure that the customers buying new i865 and i875 based mainboards could take use all the new advantages of the boards without necessarily buying super-expensive Intel processors. The slowest Pentium 4 with 800MHz bus and HyperThreading support will sell at less than $200."