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BaronMatrix   12-16-2006 at 02:18:09 AM
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Since it is obvious that AMD chips cannot even come close to Conroe in price/performance, AMD should not be announcing new, similarly over priced chips, they should just close the door and declare bankruptcy.

It's just a shame then did not do it several years ago when they could not match Intel. Of course it was also unfortunate for AMD that, when they were way ahead pre-Conroe, Intel did not just close the doors and declare bankruptcy.

Maybe instead of trying to sell new competitive chips, the two can stop competing and merge and then both sets of shareholders can make oodles of money.




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CaptRobertApril   12-16-2006 at 09:34:46 AM
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[The problem is that you can't get a Core 2 system for less than the "comparable" AMD system. Dell has 5000+ systems for 100s less than almost any Intel system.



Definitely, if you're stuck on name brands. But if we let our fingers do the walking through the newegg pages, it wouldn't be difficult to come up with absolutely identical systems in every way except for MB and CPU. The MB might vary by $10 or so. Then the CPU is the critical price factor.

Also agreed that open box is a no-no. I just grabbed the first URL I found. It's not too hard to find sealed E6700s in the high $400s, so I think the comparison still stands.

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shinigamiX   12-16-2006 at 10:57:17 AM
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Because that chip underperforms a ~300 USD E6600, and costs ~200 USD more. And that my friend, is a bad deal, just like your's WxW. btw, do you plan getting the system in your house before christmas? :lol:



I wouldn't say that. X2 is so fast at games that the only thing being faster gives you is bragging rights. I guess AMD now has their chance to slower chips for more money like Intel has been doing.

The 965EE is STILL $1000.

A 2.8GHz X2 is going to average 80+ fps at high resolution gaming at good power levels.
Humm, good one about the EE :lol: that's the point. No one need complain about anything, but they don't have to buy it either. One could say that these prices are all for appearances' sake; but placing these CPUs in the same price segment as the E6600 and E6700, AMD are obviously hoping that consumers will view these chips in the same light(Like the 965EE and the X6800). When K8L is released, if AMD manages to regain the upper hand in performance-per-watt they will price "corresponding" CPUs the same.

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reconviperone1   08-10-2008 at 04:28:47 AM
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wow, this is old, seems a lot of old posts pop up lately

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cjl   08-10-2008 at 04:36:08 AM
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This one only popped up because you resurrected it.

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