its here at newegg now too the 9500 surfaces http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103226

OK... yes you didn't expect newegg to get it?

B4 i knew how much it sucked i would have been happy, but now my eyes are fixed on a q6600, only thing i love those new 790fx boards(especially the price) and the 3870 video card, maybe i will keep my 5600(whick hauls ass) and maybe take a wait and see for the pphenom.

B4 i knew how much it sucked i would have been happy, but now my eyes are fixed on a q6600, only thing i love those new 790fx boards(especially the price) and the 3870 video card, maybe i will keep my 5600(whick hauls ass) and maybe take a wait and see for the pphenom.

259 USD for a processor that is 25-30% slower than a Q6600 that costs 265 USD?

Hell no.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115018

O... M... G. Newegg is selling new computer components. These are crazy times we're living in.

The intel fanboys are crying because they have no upgrade path with their dead-end LGA 775 boards. Nehalem will cost a bomb by the looks of things and you can bet inhell will inflate the price of compatible motherboards.

AMD has a clear upgrade path with its AM2/AM2+/AM3 architecture.

Heh... Nehalem... Hmmm lets see, it has 8 cores with intergrated memory controller. Yep, I'd say it will need a different chipset. As far as the other Penryn support, its too soon to really say if it will work or not, not to mention it really isn't available to buy yet (Yorkfield/Wolfdale). Cause all I see is Kentsfield versions on NewEgg. And still leaves me the option to go to a quad.

Although its nice to finally see a Phenom chip at NewEgg.

AMD chipset is probably the best thing about this launch, although I would not get a Phenom for gaming, too many cheaper better choices.

That is exactly why I'm a member of a doomsday cult. THE END IS NEAR!!!

So?

AMD Fanboys are mad because the best AMD quad core processor, which has been RECALLED, is still beat by Intel's worst quad core. AMD has a clear upgrade path so you can continue to upgrade to lackluster performance.

Nice try Fanboy. Why don't you go buy some AMD stock?

Dude, you should really step back and take a deep breath. Or two.

Phenom FTW.

Correction its not 25-30% slower you exagerate things here.

Quoted from tom's review
AMD seems to have done its homework when the company set the price for its Phenom processors. The Phenom 9600 is about 13.5% slower than Intel's Q6600 in our benchmarks. On the other hand, its price is also 13.6% lower than that of its direct competitor. Thus, the two products offer practically the same performance for your money.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/1 [...] age42.html

Price/performance still the same. Plus the advantage of better technology than Q6600 like SSE4a, advance powersaving feature by having independent core clock speeds when not needed and so many... You dont really use 4 cores in most cases anyway. So having a PC running on 24/7 basis makes it the best combo.

And do not pull down AMD if there is no AMD you will be using your Pentium 3 or 4 right now or the worst case Pentium 1. That would not be fun, so games will be like mario on 8-bit nintendo games.

I'd just like to try it for a short time for everyday tasks. I'll bet few people can tell the difference over a dual core or the q6600.

I dont believe that, you think other companies are gonna sit by and let intel make billions? A new company would arise or IBM would probably compete.

*sigh* Classic example of why people shouldn't post on things they have absolutely NO IDEA about. Do you even know what SSE4a is? Clearly you don't, otherwise you wouldn't be sprouting your mouth about it's 'advantages' over SSE4.

Price/performance still the same? You gotta be kidding me. Quoting THGs conclusion as proof? When they claim a Q6600 costs $330 when you can get one for $270?

Besides, reviews show Phenom still has higher power consumption compared to a Q6600 (at IDLE *and* LOAD), let alone 45nm quads.

So your taking into consideration of that article:

"On the other hand, its price is also 13.6% lower than that of its direct competitor."

Lets do the math on the current price of right now:

13.6%x$265(q6600)=$36.04
265-36.04=$228.96

The price on the 9500:

$259

I don't see the savings there. Obviously NewEgg didn't read that article.

If you really don't use all 4 cores, and if your concerned about power savings (running it 24/7), then why bother to buy one?

And why are you bringing up P3's, P4's, P1's. There not the same as C2D ffs.