Just when you thought it was safe to pick up an Intel CPU, there’s news of yet another price cut. Don’t get me wrong. Price cuts are good. Well, very good for consumers.
Personally, I’m waiting until Intel releases their new Conroe (aka Core 2 Duo) CPU before purchasing any new components for my desktop system. On the other hand, I may just delay my purchases until Windows Vista actually ships to OEMs. That would be good for two reasons: 1) first-hand reviews of the RTM version of Vista and 2) there will be more price cuts (I bet you saw this one coming).
Intel issued price cuts on four of their LGA775 chips this past Sunday. Another price cut is due on July 23rd, the tentative release date for the Core 2 Duo CPU. Hopefully, this gets the ball rolling for AMD price cuts.
From a price/performance perspective, I think most desktop users are better off going with an Intel dual core LGA775 CPU at this point in time, that is until AMD issues significant price cuts on their dual core X2 CPU’s.
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