Intel to launch lower price quad-core CPU

Intel to launch lower price quad-core CPU

Daniel Fleshbourne on 13 June 2008 - 16:35 · 16 comments & 9549 views

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Intel is planning to launch a Core 2 Quad Q8000 CPU series, offering entry-level prices to counter AMD's triple-core CPUs in the mainstream market, according to sources at motherboard makers.

Intel will launch the Core 2 Quad Q8200 in the third quarter this year, supporting FSB up to 1333MHz, L2 cache of 4MB and a core frequency of 2.33GHz. Pricing will be set around US$203 in thousand-unit quantities

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#1 MightyJordan on 13 Jun 2008 - 16:54

offering entry-level prices to counter AMD's triple-core CPUs

And by "counter", you mean whoop its arse!

(2 replies) #2 Angel Blue01 on 13 Jun 2008 - 17:08

Still too high

#2.1 Mike Frett on 13 Jun 2008 - 20:37

#2.2 RAID 0 on 13 Jun 2008 - 21:49

(3 replies) #3 Xenomorph on 13 Jun 2008 - 17:34

These are going to be around the same price of AMD's Triple Core CPUs.

Intel is simply not letting up. This is madness!

#3.1 mule on 13 Jun 2008 - 18:01

(Xenomorph said @ #3)

These are going to be around the same price of AMD's Triple Core CPUs.

Intel is simply not letting up. This is madness!

Madness?
This. Is. Competition!

#3.2 Danielx714 on 13 Jun 2008 - 20:19

(mule said @ #3.1)

Madness?
This. Is. Competition!

God Bless Capitalism

#3.3 toadeater on 14 Jun 2008 - 00:30

(Xenomorph said @ #3)

These are going to be around the same price of AMD's Triple Core CPUs.

Intel is simply not letting up. This is madness!

It's not that great compared to existing quad-cores, unless it overclocks much better than the q6600.

#4 RAID 0 on 13 Jun 2008 - 17:59

You can get the Q6600 from the Egg for $209. Wake me when the Q9450 is 200 bucks.

#5 tsupersonic on 13 Jun 2008 - 18:14

ok Intel we get it. You want to dominate the consumer sales

(3 replies) #6 Burst404 on 13 Jun 2008 - 18:40

You know what this means? I'm buying an AMD.

#6.1 Danielx714 on 13 Jun 2008 - 20:18

(Burst404 said @ #6)

You know what this means? I'm buying an AMD.

You know what this means? no one cares.

#6.2 Windam on 13 Jun 2008 - 21:24

(Danielx714 said @ #6.1)

(Burst404 said @ #6)

You know what this means? I'm buying an AMD.

You know what this means? no one cares.

rofl! that's pure ownage.

#6.3 balupton on 15 Jun 2008 - 21:59

(Danielx714 said @ #6.1)

(Burst404 said @ #6)

You know what this means? I'm buying an AMD.

You know what this means? no one cares.

Spot on.

#7 +Ficman on 13 Jun 2008 - 19:14

Sweet

#8 xp1ode on 13 Jun 2008 - 22:35

the only thing that sucks about this is, if AMD does not come up with something that would actually be comptetition, they might just start to loose too much and falter. This would pretty much suck because then intel would just be able to set prices to anything because nothing else would compete with them. At it stands now is nice to have intel keep dropping prices on these procs, but hopefully AMD can come out swinging soon. I like both companies, but i pretty much like more the company that can give me a great product for a good price, and as it stands now intel is just whooping ass like mad...

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