Price drop?

massec · 05-10-2008, 02:59 PM

With the new i7 processors coming out in october, can anyone give a good estimate of how much the existing core 2 duos will drop, if they will drop at all. As I am thinking of buying either a Q9550 or a Q9650, but need to now if it's worth waiting for a couple of months to get a better price.

Pimp · 05-10-2008, 04:06 PM

yes it will drop quite a lot but i cant give you a idea of how much, it depends on the market if people are ready to switch to the new chips because they then have to buy a new X58 mobo that only takes DDR3 so people have to buy a lot to get Intel's new chip so i'm wondering if it will be a slow take off in that case the C2D will not drop much, if people buy the new nehlam then the C2D will drop quite a lot so i guess its a waiting game see what happens.

massec · 15-10-2008, 03:54 PM

Another thought: I want to get a processor that I won't need to upgrade again in the next couple of years. Would I be better going for e8600 or Q9550/9650?

I want to be able to play new computer games, and I do a bit of video transcoding to my 360 and burning to dvds.

Pimp · 15-10-2008, 05:34 PM

Get a Q9450 or if you have the dosh you could wait and get Intel's new flagship chip the Nehalem aka Core i7 but that's obviously going to be a bit pricey so depends on your budget really.

05-10-2008, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
massec Geek Trainee Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 37 Status: Offline	Price drop? With the new i7 processors coming out in october, can anyone give a good estimate of how much the existing core 2 duos will drop, if they will drop at all. As I am thinking of buying either a Q9550 or a Q9650, but need to now if it's worth waiting for a couple of months to get a better price.

05-10-2008, 04:06 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Pimp Captain of USS Defiant Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 22 Male Posts: 882 Times Helpful: 28 My Mood: Dangerous Status: Offline My Computer	yes it will drop quite a lot but i cant give you a idea of how much, it depends on the market if people are ready to switch to the new chips because they then have to buy a new X58 mobo that only takes DDR3 so people have to buy a lot to get Intel's new chip so i'm wondering if it will be a slow take off in that case the C2D will not drop much, if people buy the new nehlam then the C2D will drop quite a lot so i guess its a waiting game see what happens. __________________ "Space has no boundary, that is empirically more certain than any external observation. However, that does not imply that space is infinite" - Bernhard Riemann

15-10-2008, 05:34 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
Pimp Captain of USS Defiant Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 22 Male Posts: 882 Times Helpful: 28 My Mood: Dangerous Status: Offline My Computer	Get a Q9450 or if you have the dosh you could wait and get Intel's new flagship chip the Nehalem aka Core i7 but that's obviously going to be a bit pricey so depends on your budget really. __________________ "Space has no boundary, that is empirically more certain than any external observation. However, that does not imply that space is infinite" - Bernhard Riemann

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massec Geek Trainee Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 37 Status: Offline	Another thought: I want to get a processor that I won't need to upgrade again in the next couple of years. Would I be better going for e8600 or Q9550/9650? I want to be able to play new computer games, and I do a bit of video transcoding to my 360 and burning to dvds.

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