Where is our price drop ?

[psychas]

Intel starting at €128, AMD €99

Both Intel and AMD have dropped quad core prices in the past several days, making these powerful parts an interesting alternative to €100+ dual cores.

AMD is the first to drop under the magic €100 mark, selling its Phenom X4 9600 for a mere €99. This is a B2 stepping 2.3GHz part, but nonetheless the price is impressive. For €25 less, you'll get one core less as the X3 8450 clocked at 2.1GHz now costs just €73.90.

Intel is offering its legendary Q6600 for as little as €128 these days and the Q6700 for €158. If you're after new 45nm parts you won't spend a fortune either. The 2.5GHz Q9300 costs €185, while Intel's latest addition to its quad core family, the Q8200 is listed at €177 but it will probably end up even cheaper once it becomes available.

So good news all around, if only developers would do more to harness the potential of quad cores in everyday applications that is.

source: http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8738&Itemid=1

 

[ih8modem]

source: http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8738&Itemid=1

Yeah waiting to buy a q9550, hoping for around the £200 mark for that.

 

[Cob]

Q9550 should show up on the 10th for around £240 (£199 + VAT).

And the Q6600 prices have already dropped here. €128 is £100, plus VAT + profit, so if anything OcUK are actually selling them lower than that (£117.49 inc VAT).

 

[Tetsu]

And the Q6600 prices have already dropped here. €128 is £100, plus VAT + profit, so if anything OcUK are actually selling them lower than that (£117.49 inc VAT).

That's an incredible price for that CPU...just awesome