All the consumer sees is the bottom line, not the better value. Sure Core 2 is better, but it always more expensive once you factor in the motherboard. To 99% of the consumers out there who have no need of Core 2's performance, which is more appealing? Think like a know-nothing consumer, not like an enthusiasts.
Intel Core i7 I7-920 Quad Core Processor (2.66GHz, 4x256kB, 4.8GT/s QPI, LGA 1336 Socket B)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor (3.4GHz, 6MB L3 Cache, 4x512KB L2 Cache, 2000 MHz Bus, Socket AM3)
Asus P7P55D Motherboard (Intel Socket H LGA1156, P55 Express, ATX, 16GB DDR3)
Intel Core i5 750 Qaud Core Processor (2.66GHz, 8MB L3 Cache, 2.5 GT/s Bus, Socket H LGA1156)
Asus M4A785TD-V EVO AMD 785G/SB710 Socket AM3 ATX Motherboard
AMD chops desktop processor prices
Alan Donaly
still kind of high #
Posted Monday 9th July 2007 11:44 GMT
I researched bang for buck when I recently bought
my cpu and while this is a nice price drop I still wouldn't
buy one the core 2 duo's are still a better value at the
lower end particularly the e6600 it can be OC if you want to
play with liquids (I don't) and you don't mind that reguardless
of how fast your bus is your memory is only going to go
at most 800 MHz that sort of makes it moot in my book.
Wade Burchette
Most people care not about value #
Posted Monday 9th July 2007 13:11 GMT
All the consumer sees is the bottom line, not the better value. Sure Core 2 is better, but it always more expensive once you factor in the motherboard. To 99% of the consumers out there who have no need of Core 2's performance, which is more appealing? Think like a know-nothing consumer, not like an enthusiasts.