whys the e6850 so cheap?

[Gerard]

For £200 you get a cpu thats 3ghz, has a 1333fsb. If you want a similar cpu at the lower bus speed you're talking the extreme edition 2.93 ghz which was around £600 last i looked.

 

[Jokester]

Basically it's down to Intel moving towards quad core processors as being the high performance parts, they're basically filling that space above £200 now.

Jokester

 

[ergonomics]

For £200 you get a cpu thats 3ghz, has a 1333fsb. If you want a similar cpu at the lower bus speed you're talking the extreme edition 2.93 ghz which was around £600 last i looked.

im pretty certain those x6800's are discontinued in most places/going to be.

they were crazily overpriced for what they were

 

[Talbs13]

im pretty certain those x6800's are discontinued in most places/going to be.

they were crazily overpriced for what they were

Yup I paid £800 for mine when they were released! Im now debating as to what upgrade to get. Interested in Q6600 but not sure if its worth it.

 

[Gerard]

The pricing for cpu's for small 200 odd mhz bumps in clockspeed is pretty mad. Don't se how they justify 200+£ for a small clockspeed bump.

 

[ergonomics]

had an unlocked multiplier though. but still, not worth the premium

 

[Stelly]

Yup I paid £800 for mine when they were released! Im now debating as to what upgrade to get. Interested in Q6600 but not sure if its worth it.

know how you feel... I have bought a Q6600 dont know what I will do with the x6800 at the moment

Stelly

 

[Talbs13]

Do you think its a worthwhile upgrade? I hear they are easily overclocked but run at v high temps.

So afforable but ive just bought a new 2407.

 

[BAMBI]

hey im not complaining, let the prices drop!

 

[Hamoodii]

hey im not complaining, let the prices drop!

Exactly!

 

[jamieuk23]

If you had to have a ruf guess what do you think the e6850 would overclock to on air ??

any were near 4ghz ?

 

[Jokester]

any were near 4ghz ?

Seems likely with a decent chip and a good cooler.

Jokester

 

[FreeStream]

I paid that for my E6600 *cries*

Shame im saving for a Mac Pro

4x3ghz 4Gb, 150Gb RAID mmmm

 

[Netvyper]

I think i'll be keeping an eye on this one, could be the best option if I decide against a quad.

 

[kkthxbye]

Not sure if £200 is a good price not knowning how they overclock, but if they can get to 4ghz then yeah id think well priced, when is the next intel price drop?