As I expected, AMD has started to release chipset/CPU/IGP bundles. Because of the ease of ordering for OEMs this should be a shot in the arm especially as R600 derivatives show up.

With the RD600 making its appearance it looks like AMD may make a few bucks off of Intel after all. I'm sure nVidia will be accelerating their chipset/IGP but they may actually look to the FP (floating point) domain with their CUDA initiative.

But anyway

take it with a grain of salt

Are these actually released, or just showing up as out of stock on some Froogle link?

Yeah, the diversification that AMD now employs is very large. We aren't looking at an AMD making cpu's anymore. They've got deep deep inroads into a very large number of markets with this aquisition. I think people are trying to ignore what ATI is bringing to the table. Again, their new chipsets that are on the way alone should generate alot of interest.
BTW Baron, it does look like this pricewar is having a not so positive affect on Intel, as you suggested. Depending where you look of course.

I've checked out Reuters:
Intel profit falls
The Street:
Intel Feels Price Pinch
EE Times:
Intel to sell NOR fab amid sluggish Q4

And then there's TGDaily:
Core rings Intel's cash registers in Q4

Anyway, an interesting spin.

Profits are up sequentially, but not YOY. Of course, we are not seeing the full impact of C2D yet, but neither has the ATI aquisition contributed much if any revenue, and I don't think that can be ignored. I see it as a huge boost in the arm to AMD's business.

Your source says NewEgg has special bundle deals and is the "evidence" they cite.

NEWSFLASH

NewEgg does this all the time with many different products. YAWN.

what was the point of this post?

Not sure how making 1.5 billion could ever be considered a bad quarter

Did AMD go into the red this year cause of the ATi acquisition? i forgot and just thought it was funny when "some people" put intel's down from last quarters in the same sentence as AMD not breaking even, even

Yeah, if the estimates are correct, AMD will post a 500 million loss Q4 with acquisition charges, this exceeds the amount made in Q1 through Q3.... so 2006 will technically be a red year.

However, the acquisition brought value to the company so it should not be viewed as a negative.

Jack

I don't think you're right. Shakira says that AMD is going to acquire nVidia (no, I'm not joking) and that Intel will be near BK (not Burger King, but bankruptcy) by this time next year. Shakira is a doctor, so she's gotta be right.

Yeah, if the estimates are correct, AMD will post a 500 million loss Q4 with acquisition charges, this exceeds the amount made in Q1 through Q3.... so 2006 will technically be a red year.

However, the acquisition brought value to the company so it should not be viewed as a negative.

Jack

I don't think you're right. Shakira says that AMD is going to acquire nVidia (no, I'm not joking) and that Intel will be near BK (not Burger King, but bankruptcy) by this time next year. Shakira is a doctor, so she's gotta be right.

That was a joke, right?

Baroness gets off by trolling this board.

I pray to goodness it was! I can't stand Shakira, Sharikou, or whoever it is that posts that Fanboi stuff. It feeds people like Baron.

Hey Baron! Got a legit question for you.

What's your take on the 4x4 platform using Torrenza and the potential for AMD/ATI to release a socketed gpu for the 2nd socket? Maybe even having a 4x4 set-up where there is a quad core Barcelona in one socket and an ATI gpu in the other? Thoughts? Ideas?

Thanks!

Now that thinking makes me very interested.

I'm kinda wondering whats gonna happen if I want a C2D and an R600....