Intel's Summer Plans

[kram 2.0]

Hey,

Just wanted to give you all a heads up - Intel will massively cut prices on its current processors (socket 478) on August 22. If you are planning to buy an Intel P4/Celeron build, wait it out a few days

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/d...527150852.html


kram

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

Sounds good, do you think this will have repercussions on other hardware? (i.e. Now obsolete DDR Ram).

[Redfallon]

AMD's still use DDR, even the new 64's and such, I believe (or I could be out of the ballpark, lmao). I doubt RAM prices will drop too much that soon. DDR2 should start to come down a little as it continues to mature.

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

If Intel get there way AMD will be out of business (Probably vice-versa as well.) I was thinking, because I want to get some more ram soon, and lower prices will help me on my way.

Thanks.

[kram 2.0]

Originally Posted by WhatsThisBoxFor? If Intel get there way AMD will be out of business (Probably vice-versa as well.) I was thinking, because I want to get some more ram soon, and lower prices will help me on my way.

I doubt it - some of us have pretty stubborn choices when it comes to processors - like me, when I chose, I went with Intel without a doubt in mind. The only thing AMD seems to be doing now is requiring Socket 939 Athlon 64-FX series microprocessors to have ECC enabled RAM - something I'm sure many of us would rather live without

kram

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

I meant that with all this new technology (that Intel backs/invents) it seems that Intel is trying make AMD to lag behind and so they can become supreme. AMD in there shoes would probably do the same.

[colecifer]

Originally Posted by kram8806 I doubt it - some of us have pretty stubborn choices when it comes to processors - like me, when I chose, I went with Intel without a doubt in mind. The only thing AMD seems to be doing now is requiring Socket 939 Athlon 64-FX series microprocessors to have ECC enabled RAM - something I'm sure many of us would rather live without kram

kram, i'm almost certain that you don't need ECC ram for socket 939. I believe it is still recomended but you can do with out it. That was one of the main reasons to move to socket 939.

[kram 2.0]

Originally Posted by colecifer kram, i'm almost certain that you don't need ECC ram for socket 939. I believe it is still recomended but you can do with out it. That was one of the main reasons to move to socket 939.

Did a little research - sorry about that mistake. I must have mixed it up with Socket 940...the predecessor, so to speak.

kram

[zkat]

Does anyone know if the prices of older chips will drop as well? I'm looking to do a budget build with a 2.26 or 2.4GHz processor... thanks!

[colecifer]

I believe they will cut prices across the board.

[diver203_98]

From what I have been reading, the price drops will be pretty substantial on the socket 478, and the prices of the socket "T" 775 will also come down quite a bit accordint to kram's link. The way it looks, the higher priced chips could drop a couple of hundred dollars. I can wait a week and a half for that.

[Tin]

AMD is only supporting standard DDR because they would have to redesign the core of the A64 to work with DDR2. remember, the A64 has an on-die memory controller, so DDR2 will not work with whats out right now. AMD wont go DDR2 until early next year with nForce4 and the 90nm manufacturing process.