   Good news, everyone!
  For everyone planning on buying a new CPU in the very near future: DON'T!Wait until July 24th, when AMD and Intel are scheduled to drop prices by incredible amounts.I don't have Intels specs (I don't really care about Intel chips), but here's the planned AMD price drops:Processor    Current List Price    NeweggJuly 24thAthlon 64 X2 5000+$696   N/A   $403Athlon 64 X2 4600+$558   $585  $301Athlon 64 X2 4200+$365   $359  $240Athlon 64 X2 3800+$303   $297  $169These are all the Windsor/Manchester coresWindsor: Socket AM2, Dual core, 64 bit, 2x512K cacheManchester: Socket 939, Dual core, 64 bit, 2x512K cacheIt appears that AMD is suspending production of the 2x1MB cache cores temporarily because they are lower yielding, and by producing only 2x512K cores they can make far more sellable chips, and they'll introduce the 2x1MB cores at a later date exclusively for the server market.Most other AMD chips will also be dropping in price as well, but I only posted the top-of-the-line chips, since they were cut the most drastically.I'm holding out for the 3800+ chip, almost a 45% price drop :)   
  Damnit, I bought my 3800+ for $270 back in February...luckily I got a Golden Stepping which == overclocking heaven (2.8GHz on air @ 1.45v from 2.0GHz, prime stable).I'm considering a Conroe E6600 or 6800 in a few months, though.   ;  Thanks, mang   ;Quote:Original post by MithrandirI don't have Intels specs (I don't really care about Intel chips), but here's the planned AMD price drops:You should work for Fox News!Edit: Let me be your BBCThe Intel announcment was some time ago, mainly because they've been trumpeting their Conroe processors for a while now (which is a new strategy for Intel), and such they announced the required price-drop alongside those. ArsTechnica's article is short and to the point, covering these announced prices (really the only ones you need to know about):    * Pentium D 960: from US$530 to US$316    * Pentium D 950: from US$316 to US$224    * Pentium D 920: from US$209 to US$178    * Pentium D 820: from US$209 to US$113    * Pentium 4 661: from US$401 to US$183    * Pentium 4 541: from US$218 to US$84Which will come into effect on July 23rd.A brilliant little article on what Intel plans to do after Conroe can be found here (I found it while searching for more information).Yep.[Edited by - _goat on June 22, 2006 8:37:46 AM];  Well, there goes my 3200+. At least, after I upgrade my HDD-- something around 10k rpm would be nice.I have an Athlon 64, but I'm reluctant to install WinXP64 because I use a lot of outdated software. Is there a workaround for that?   ;  Apparently, Intel is dropping P4 prices by a lot and Core Duo prices by a little bit (but they're so expensive already that even that little bit of a price drop should make the Duo much more affordable).   ;  Rock!I was planning on movin' up to a 64 bit processor in the next few months, now I know when to buy!Good lookin' out Mith!   ;Quote:Original post by _goatQuote:Original post by MithrandirI don't have Intels specs (I don't really care about Intel chips), but here's the planned AMD price drops:You should work for Fox News!Pfff, Fox News would have spun it in such a way that made it look like Intel prices were rising :PAt least I mentioned it, no? :)   ;Quote:Original post by MithrandirQuote:Original post by _goatQuote:Original post by MithrandirI don't have Intels specs (I don't really care about Intel chips), but here's the planned AMD price drops:You should work for Fox News!Pfff, Fox News would have spun it in such a way that made it look like Intel prices were rising :PAt least I mentioned it, no? :)Pfft, that's easy!"On July 24th, AMD's processors are going to get a significant drop. This is in response to Intels new processors, which will actually be more expensive than their current ones! One can only wonder how many disillusioned Intel owners are going to switch over."   ;Quote:Original post by Strider_HiryuRock!I was planning on movin' up to a 64 bit processor in the next few months, now I know when to buy!Mind you, after the Intel price drop the Pentium D (EM64T) should be more affordable (they are already rather nice), and they're shipping with 2x1MB cache by default.I'm actually considering switching to Intel for my next PC upgrade because of the in-hardware virtualization support in the Core 2 Duo (which will launch later this summer).   