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AMD, Intel Price Cuts

by Maarten Goldstein, May 27, 2003 12:04pm PDT

Related Topics – Hardware (PC only), Price Cut

CNET has a story up with info on recent AMD and Intel CPU price cuts. AMD cut prices for XP and mobile XP chips, while Intel lowered prices for its Celeron processors.

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I hope we get price cuts around Doom III time :P I am going all out crazy at Doom III day.

May 27, 2003 1:46pm PDT

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I hope we get price cuts around Doom III time :P I am going all out crazy at Doom III day. : MarksmanX
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  Doom3 sux, HL2 is the new best not-released game. : Cpt. Baseballbat
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    Yeah but Half-Life 2 can run on ghetto systems with good video cards. While Doom III requires the latest ... : MarksmanX
    - Uh the E3 demo DOOM3 ran on like a 2 or 2.2ghz P4 or some shit.. even CURRENTLY relatively inexpensive sh... : yakz

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By: Toraz Chryx x Show Full Post

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speaking of pricecuts,
These guys seem to have the new AMD pricing in place.

AthlonXP 2700+
http://www.savastore.com/products/product.asp?catalog_name=Savastore&product_id=10261485&pid=2&tid=109

P4C 2.4Ghz
http://www.savastore.com/include2/info7.asp?catalog%5Fname=Savastore&product%5Fid=10265374&pid=1

Roughly ballpark as far as performance goes, but a good AMD mainboard costs a tad less than a good P4 board + the price difference, see http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=7632379 but shuffle the processor prices accordingly ;)

May 27, 2003 7:53pm PDT

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speaking of pricecuts, These guys seem to have the new AMD pricing in place. AthlonXP 2700+ http:/... : Toraz Chryx
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- I don't consider these two CPUs to be in the same ballpark, because I overclock, and the 2.4c will easily... : yakz

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Maybe AMD *needed* more cuts to garner some more attention...

well, that does put them a little more in line with their normal price/performance title, after getting swept clean by Intel for a while.

Kudos to AMD for staying in the game! VIVA COMPETITION!

I'm waiting for the Intel price drop, anyway... speed/stability > price ... Intel wins! hehehehe :D

May 27, 2003 5:10pm PDT

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Maybe AMD *needed* more cuts to garner some more attention... well, that does put them a little more : Downforce
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  you obviously never tried the nForce 2 chipset. They are pretty damn stable. : MarksmanX
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    I have an NForce 2 chipset. While mine is very stable, they aren't super stable for most. Nvidia just r... : ryuh3d
    - Really I did haev the IDE problems with generals not being detected by my CD-ROM but quicktime runs fine ... : MarksmanX
    - yeah, the 2.4x drivers for Nforce were a tad flaky.. But then, Intel drivers have been majorly screwed... : Toraz Chryx

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What are the next big processor announcements going to be for the P4? Anybody know?

May 27, 2003 2:59pm PDT

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What are the next big processor announcements going to be for the P4? Anybody know? : SackMan
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  next up is a bump to 3.2Ghz then Prescott should shuffle in at 3.4Ghz-3.5Ghz : Toraz Chryx
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    thought prescott was coming in at 4ghz? : Saq Johnson
    - No, Intel wouldn't have an 800Mhz gap between Northwood and Prescott's intro speed, and Northwood is damn... : Toraz Chryx

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Think ill hang on to my trusty old xp1700+ for a tad longer...its not like theres any games out there that makes upgrading worthy.

Maby when Half-Life 2 hit the shelves....hmmz.

May 27, 2003 2:41pm PDT

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Think ill hang on to my trusty old xp1700+ for a tad longer...its not like theres any games out there tha... : Mistar Dung
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- I'm doing the same thing. My 1700+ must last a while yet--especially since I really need to upgrade my v... : UtilityMaximizer
- good, if you'd "upgraded" from a 1700+ to a 2.4Ghz Celeron I'd have had to beat you up and steal your sho... : Toraz Chryx

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PIV Celeron 2 ghz,128M, XP pro, 18" flat screen LCD, Dell PDA: $499

We added memory to the celeron and it's a decent office box, runs all office apps fine. We resold the PDA for $90, making the system and monitor less than $470 total.

May 27, 2003 12:34pm PDT

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PIV Celeron 2 ghz,128M, XP pro, 18" flat screen LCD, Dell PDA: $499 We added memory to the celeron and : indeego
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- yup. I ordered some Celeron PCs for a biz here in town..made perfect sense. : Madwacker

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Wake me up when the Clawhammer and next generation P4's are out. Processor speeds have been pretty stagnant for a while now.

May 27, 2003 1:06pm PDT

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Wake me up when the Clawhammer and next generation P4's are out. Processor speeds have been pretty stagna... : diehlr
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  Yeah whats up with paying $40 more for 100MHz?... the current diff between AthlonXP 2600+ and 2700+ : tommysgun
  - I don't even think you are getting 100 Mhz more...just a 100 point increase in the name. : Matto357
  - You don't remember when it was a $350 jump between the P3 933 and the P3 1Ghz do you? :) processors ar... : Toraz Chryx
- Well, you can buy Opteron 1.4s off of Newegg already. : yakz

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Celerons? Who buys Celerons?

May 27, 2003 12:16pm PDT

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Celerons? Who buys Celerons? : SlamDunk
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- Offices who dont need the power of a P4. : Madwacker
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  People that don't realise that an AthlonXP can be had for the same money and will smack the Celeron sense : Toraz Chryx
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    I don't buy Athlons because P4s are mo betta. Springdale/Canterwood + P4 2.4c is maximum awesome right no... : yakz

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gotta love AMD ! I know I do.

May 27, 2003 12:48pm PDT

gotta love AMD ! I know I do. : IHateASU