I7-975 vs i7-980x

[maziar321]

WHY IS THE 975 MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE 980x. The 975 is quad core yet its more expensive than the 6-core 980x. How does that make sense? I feel like i'm missing something... (prices form newegg.com)

 

[Timop]

Because the 975 is still a flagship chip that is being phased out.

Since they're just selling remaining stock anyways, and demand isn't high they just aren't doing anything.

 

[Maziar]

Right^
High-priced CPUs don't drop their prices much,therefore newer CPUs may be faster and cheaper

 

[nesters]

That isn't really true, more like top high-end CPUs doesn't get big price cuts because they're just selling the stock out.

"With the 82W Core i7-870s coming in, the older 95W Core i7-870 gets a considerable price cut, falling by almost half, from $562 to $294."

That happened a month ago.

 

[rohn_avni]

i think no budy need's a six core processor right now that's why..... lol.....

 

[Maziar]

That isn't really true, more like top high-end CPUs doesn't get big price cuts because they're just selling the stock out.

"With the 82W Core i7-870s coming in, the older 95W Core i7-870 gets a considerable price cut, falling by almost half, from $562 to $294."

That happened a month ago.

That's not an extreme edition CPU,the extreme models usually don't get a significant price drop

 

[Timop]

That's not an extreme edition CPU,the extreme models usually don't get a significant price drop

For example how the QX9775 was still ~$1200 months after the i7s came out.

 

[maziar321]

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