The Intel Q6600 will be $266 USD!

[ArmoredGuns]

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/07-05-15/Inte.jpg
http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/news.php?tid=7 ... &endtime=0

The Q6600 is going to be $266! That is simply fantastic considering its current price, that is a 50% price drop.

Quads will become standard. I hope this will revolutionize multi-processing programming in chess.

[Spock]

Well this has been the trend for a few years now, new technology priced high initially and then prices dropping hard later. Of course the drop is timed to coincide with AMD's quad core release at about the same time.

It will take a while for quads to become standard, as most people operate at least a 2-3yr replacement cycle for their PCs. Although admittedly the Intel quad will just drop straight into many Core 2 Duo motherboards with just a BIOS update, so many people may do that

[Nid Hogge]

Thanks, Great news!

I hope my Mobo supports it.

I guess im going with this 'cause desktop K10 is coming only on christmas Can't wait to see how fast they are though!

[Leto]

I love technology, keep on making making faster computer chips

[M ANSARI]

That will have to be the deal of the century. A Quad core high performance processor for $266. The Q6600 can easily cruise at 3Ghz ... imagine ... 4 cores at 3Ghz for $266. Multiple Processor platforms are here to stay.

[gerold]

That will have to be the deal of the century. A Quad core high performance processor for $266. The Q6600 can easily cruise at 3Ghz ... imagine ... 4 cores at 3Ghz for $266. Multiple Processor platforms are here to stay.

I hope AMd will be able to compete again with Intel. Their stock
has dropped from 30 some dollars to a little more than 15 bucks
today. Maybe they will come up with a new chip that will be better.

Gerold.

[Leto]

Rumor is that Intel will release the next upgrade, Penryn, in mid-July, which would explain the July 22 price cut.

[Nid Hogge]

Hi Leto,

Penryn is still slated for a late Q4 or early Q1 2008 launch. July 15 is the end of the NDA for ES.

K10 is slated for July/August. Desktops only in Christmas.

http://www.dailytech.com/AMD+Claims+Qua ... le7232.htm

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/32008/135/