News Intel slashes quad-core pricing

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2009/01/20/intel-slashes-quad-core-pricing/1

Intel has announced a massive 40 percent price cut on its top-end mainstream quad-core chip, in direct response to the launch of the Phenom II X4 series from rival AMD.

 

wowoweewa! Might think about a mini upgrade between now and i7 then

 

In response, AMD has dropped Phenom-II prices by 17%, keeping the 940 in the price range of the Q9400 and the 920 in the range of the Q8300.

 

Isn't competition a great thing?

 

Gotta love price wars

 

I've been closely watching the price of the Q6600 on Ebuyer and it's gone up!!

 

Probably because it's one of the most popular quad chips due to its low price and overclocking potential.. or we could blame the credit crunch

 

How long before we see the cuts at our end?, I'm in need of an upgrade this year as i'm still on an AMD X2 :\

 

Funny you say that, was looking at building a pc for a mate and looked at the Q660 G0... checking the price at scan, its more expensive now, than when I paid for it about 2 years ago hrhr

This is good news (for my friend at least) whom can look at using one of the Yorkfield chips.

 

Think yourself lucky FIBRE+ I'm still on a AMD64 3800 (Skt939) and a ATI X1950Pro! With a wedding and a house move in the not too distant future it's gaming at low res for me.

 

yeah i got both of mine for £122 i saw them at £148 the other day

cant wait for the i7 to reach ~£130 then i might upgrade

 

Definitely, especially since I should be picking up a 940 to drop into my system in February =D

 

i have a 6600G0 running stable at 3.6 on a P35 board.... its really hard to justify extra $$ for some better performer...

guess ill stay until Nehalem45nm is out.......................

 

hahaha we're in the same boat, brother!

 

I assume you mean 32nm since all nehalem/core i7 chips are 45nm?

Additionally, for those of us that haven't already made the jump to quad core, getting a 45nm one would be the logical choice - lower heat output, better performance (especially with programs that take advantage of sse4.1 instructions) and the chance to potentially overclock it further with the right board.

This is the news I have been waiting to hear all month, I was planning on upgrading my current E8400 to a Q9650, but I was waiting for the Q9650 to drop <$400. Good times ahead!

 

so what's the pricing going to be for q9550 after price cut??

im interested in a q9550s. it's got 20w less TDP and yet have higher max temp. comparing to normal one

 

Sweet glad i waited.

 

ffs I have only just bought a q6700. If only I'd waited a week or two..

Q9650 is £429.99 atm! When are the price drops due? It looks like it should drop to about £200-or-so.

I'm all for AMD, chipping away at Intel, forcing them to drop their prices.

 

i just want a sub £200 q9550 is that too much to ask?

 

AMD better survive.

Yup, thank goodness. AMD better survive or we'll see prices go up and quality go down by Intel.