Comments for: Intel to intro a cheaper quad-core chip at CES

#1. Posted at 12:19 PM on Jan 4th 2007

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Shintai

150$ more for the QX6700..thats a nobrainer. Not really worth buying before Q2, cept perhaps for its alot lower TDP.

#1, Agreed, the Q2 price seems much more reasonable. : Proesterchen (#2) «

#1, The Q4 price will be under $350 for the Q6600. : Kunikos (#16) «

#14. Posted at 05:59 AM on Jan 5th 2007

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AbRASiON

I personally have become sick of the rat race - sad place to admit it I know, since I still love hardware.

I don't think I'll ever ever pay more than 200$ US for a CPU again and frankly I'm hoping to keep it under 100$

It's amazing what a smart budget buyer can get at a low price if you have patience and are happy to play the latest games only 6 months after their release instead of 6 hours...

#14, Just for the record, my next cpu will either be the e4300, t... : AbRASiON (#15) «

#11. Posted at 02:34 PM on Jan 4th 2007

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Forge

I could maybe justify a 500$ CPU, especially if the Q6600 specs are right and it OCs anything close to the e6600, but 850$ is way too much. I'd love to skip right over C2D and go straight to C2Q, but price is a sensitive area.

#11, haha, im sittin in the same boat right now. Still workin wit... : moose17145 (#13) «

#3. Posted at 12:45 PM on Jan 4th 2007

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moose17145

Both are overpriced. They need to release a quad core for around 300~400 price bracket imo. The 2nd quarter price looks more reasonable than release price, but still too expensive to see wide spread adoption... but you know what they say about small steps and all that...

#3, Both are overpriced? You're getting FOUR cores! 4! Seriously... : Sargent Duck (#4) «

#4, I just won't buy it. 4 cores is for the server/workstation... : indeego (#5) «

#3, I don't think these chips are MEANT to be widespread yet, or... : Inkedsphynx (#6) «

#6, Yes i know they are not meant to be full wide spread yet,... : moose17145 (#7) «

#7, Well, have patience. These things JUST came out. You c... : Inkedsphynx (#8) «

#7, You're just complaining because you can't afford one (... : Wajo (#9) «

#9, Oh i full y understand the complexities behind it, ... : moose17145 (#12) «

#10. Posted at 01:48 PM on Jan 4th 2007

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droopy1592

This 3800x2 is going to last me for a good long time. With a lot of RAM, i don't see the need for quad cores. Not with Vista/XP or anything that i use/will use.