Pssst! Want an Intel 'Nehalem' processor on the cheap? Well, just go and ask the chip giant for one. It's 2.66GHz 'Bloomfield' CPU has been price at just $284, it has been claimed. That's the batch price, of course. To get it, you'll have to buy a 1000 CPUs at once - boxed Bloomfields will come in slightly higher than that.As previously reported, the 2.66GHz Bloomfield - Intel's desktop Nehalem - will also be made available in 2.93GHz and 3.2GHz versions. The pricing, posted by Chinese-language site HKEPC, confirms the latter will be an Extreme-branded gaming PC part - it'll cost $999. The mid-range Bloomfield will cost $562.
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I was hoping for ~$400-450 on that 2.93GHz version.
You're putting kinks into my upgrading plans for later this year, Intel.
for a reminder a C2Q 2.4 it was costing back then 800$
the price kept droping 800$ >520$ > 266$ > 203 $
just give it at time it will probley soon after lunch of nehalem it will drop to 400ish .
my bet will be around April/may
for a reminder a C2Q 2.4 it was costing back then 800$
the price kept droping 800$ >520$ > 266$ > 203 $
just give it at time it will probley soon after lunch of nehalem it will drop to 400ish .
my bet will be around April/may
Nah. I'll just have to bite the bullet and shell out the extra $200. I really need a new PC.
I'll just be sitting here, munching on chips.
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