Penryn release dates please.

[Vlad Drac]

Does anyone know the release dates for the new Penryn chips, and when are OcUK likely to get them in???

 

[Cob]

January or late February depending where you look.

 

[weescott]

Feb/March for Yorkfield excluding the QX

 

[Intel Guy]

Late Jan for dual core Penryn, but a bit after that for the quads.

Apart from the XE of course which is shipping already.

 

[JediFragger]

Arrrrrggggh trying to hold out with my [email protected] but OcUK's new price on the Q6600 & Intel aint making it easy!

 

[sepulchre]

thought the same myself so went for the Q6600 at just over £150 it cant be bad

 

[Talrinys]

I'm waiting for Penryn, should clock higher plus it'll be the same price for lowest clocked quad

 

[carrot1401]

I'm holding out with my new gigabyte motherboard...with a P4 3.4GHz HT.

Must...wait!! Just imagining the difference in speed!! Looking at getting the q9300, quad core 2.5Ghz and 1333fsb

 

[Five_Star]

Feb/March for Yorkfield excluding the QX

Thats awful news, I'd got it into my head it was going to be Jan, oh well just more time to save up

 

[jk1001]

Anyone have any info on cost of the new Penryn chips please?

 

[sepulchre]

I think the estimates are around the 200 mark, although I'd be amazed if theya re that cheap on the release

 

[Corasik]

I think the estimates are around the 200 mark, although I'd be amazed if theya re that cheap on the release

The inital release of Core 2 Duo came out very close to estimated prices. Intel have 'standard' price points per 1k processors, $266, $316, $530, and $999. They have used these prices since Pentium IV, so you can normally 'guestimate' the prices of the new processors based on the old.

I believe the current Q6700 (284.99+vat) is the currenlt $530/1000 processor, that should provide an approximate price for the Q9550. The Q9450 should be somewhere in the £190'+vat, and the Q9300's should be somewhere around the price of the Q6600.

Intel generally roll out fairly good levels of stock on their mainstream processors. I remember when Core 2 Duo came out, some models at OcUK were sold out, but I was able to walk in pretty much release day, and pick up a pair of E6700's from the shop. I didnt pre order So there shouldnt be massive shortages of chips leading to a supply/demand issue and high prices.

 

[sepulchre]

I hope your right, might put my just ordered Q6600 on the bay come feb/march