Intel’s Quad-Core Chips Set to Be More Affordable

jmke · 5th January 2007, 14:25

In order to further solidify its positions of the market of high-performance microprocessors and popularize quad-core chips, Intel Corp. will sell its highly-anticipated central processing units (CPUs) with four processing engines at significantly lower price-points than it so far has been expected.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor, which is expected to be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in several days, will cost $531 in 1000-unit quantities, not $850 as previously anticipated, several media reports claim. Its price point will make the quad-core processor just $1 more expensive compared to the current price of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 chip, which has a bit higher clock-speed.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...104212549.html

jmke · 5th January 2007, 14:27

I found a game which actually successfully benefits from Quad Core CPUs: Supreme Commander

http://www.forumplanet.com/SupremeCo...00&tid=1986999

5th January 2007, 15:46

*rubs hands thinking of how many quadcores supreme commander will sell*

5th January 2007, 14:25	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Intel’s Quad-Core Chips Set to Be More Affordable In order to further solidify its positions of the market of high-performance microprocessors and popularize quad-core chips, Intel Corp. will sell its highly-anticipated central processing units (CPUs) with four processing engines at significantly lower price-points than it so far has been expected. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor, which is expected to be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in several days, will cost $531 in 1000-unit quantities, not $850 as previously anticipated, several media reports claim. Its price point will make the quad-core processor just $1 more expensive compared to the current price of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 chip, which has a bit higher clock-speed. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...104212549.html __________________

5th January 2007, 14:27	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	I found a game which actually successfully benefits from Quad Core CPUs: Supreme Commander http://www.forumplanet.com/SupremeCo...00&tid=1986999 Attached Thumbnails __________________

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