Hello Greg, Sunday, July 15, 2007, 11:49:25 PM, you wrote:
> With the Intel quad-core Q6600 (2.4GHz) hitting $266 next week (7/22), and > the new E6850 (3.0GHz) dual-core running at $266 now, along with the rather > nice P35 Express chipset, why would anyone even consider an AMD-based > machine for anything but an ultra-budget box? > But to answer your question...now is a pretty decent time to buy. If you're > dead set on AMD, they just slashed prices---the X2 6000+ can be found for > only $170. The next gen core, Phenom, is rumored to be delayed for until Q1 > 2008. (Barcelona-based Opterons will ship this year, but current rumor is > the Phenom desktop chips won't.) Intel has just released the 1333MHz bus > chips, and a huge price cut on existing chips is set for the 22nd...they > will push out 45nm chips later this year, but I don't think they're reason > enough to wait. Thanks Greg and Hayes (who back channeled)... No I am open to Intel. I prefer AMD but I want the best bang for the buck... if Intel is in the lead - dandy! -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
