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Which will be sub-$100 first, C2D or X2?

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czgncdoe   10-18-2006 at 02:02:34 AM

This is a good question.

Who do you think wil have the first sub-$100 Dual Core CPU, and when?

I need help to deicde which is the better upgrade path, AM2 or LGA775 sockets.


Only C2Ds and X2s!


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czgncdoe   10-18-2006 at 02:07:28 AM
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Besides the PD, I forgot to mention only


C2D, and X2s.

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exit2dos   10-18-2006 at 02:18:01 AM
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Then, I think AMD might get their X2 3800+ below $100 first, once they are fully ramped at 65nm.

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ryokinshin   10-18-2006 at 02:27:37 AM
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intel could price drop once amd has their 65nms out, but who knos

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battousai831   10-18-2006 at 02:31:42 AM
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my guess is 3600+ at 65 nm maybe?

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exit2dos   10-18-2006 at 02:45:17 AM
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Oops :oops: , the X2 4000+ appears to be the lowest chip to be converted to 65nm.
http://images.dailytech.com/nimage/2665_large_q407_roadmap.png

Don't know if they'll go below $100 for a while. Maybe, as Wusy indicated, there will be a low-end price war when Intel releases their E4000 series next year.

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jaguarskx   10-18-2006 at 03:59:38 PM
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I would say neither since that would probably cut into the their budget line of CPUs. Namely Celeron and Sempron.

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rodney_ws   10-18-2006 at 04:42:15 PM
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I voted for AMD... just think back to when Intel had the performance crown... AMDs had the lowest prices. When the X2's came out the 4800+ was right at $1000 and the nearest non-extreme dual core Intel was around half that if I remember correctly. Just makes sense that AMD will be forced to undercut Intel's prices for the near-term.

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qcmadness   10-18-2006 at 04:42:43 PM
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E4300, close but not quite.



E4300 will be sold for more than US$150.

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WiZ83   10-19-2006 at 12:27:16 AM
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AMD definitely.
When Intel leads the market, AMD will drop prices a whole lot.
Intel has been well known long time ago to sell their product much higher compared to AMD.

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joefriday   10-19-2006 at 03:03:33 AM
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Never going to happen....at least not while the CPUs are still new and selling from retail stores. I suppose on the used market, the AMD athlon 3600 X2 will be the first to be had for under $100, but I can't see that happening for at least a couple more years. Single core will soldier on a couple years more before becoming extinct, then we might see a <$100 dual core CPU that isn't based on netburst technology.

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melarcky   10-19-2006 at 03:45:53 AM
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Then, I think AMD might get their X2 3800+ below $100 first, once they are fully ramped at 65nm.


And when that happens maybe I will grab myself one :).. It will be a pretty nice upgrade :)

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eggdo   10-19-2006 at 03:57:19 AM
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good point! but i think the winner is going to the green side... :D since although C2D procs are quiet price/performance wise, but their mobo are still quite expensive... :cry:

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