Intel price cuts strike fear into AMD's Phenom series

[HEXUS]

AMD's tri-core Phenom X3 processor has yet to be launched, but has Intel's latest round of price cuts left a giant thorn in its rival's side?

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[vinnyT]

AMD can't catch a break at the moment.

The last five pcs I have built have been around AMD chips, based on their performance/price benefits, when I (eventually) do my new build this year it will be an Intel cpu that I use.

AMD did a good job of making Intel go back to the drawing board to create a fantastic family of processors, but it's time that AMD does the same, atm they're just about treading water, unless they come up with some serious improvements soon they may just sink. And no competition would be bad for us all.

[this_is_gav]

You have to wonder if Intel are trying to kill off or seriously damage AMD at the moment, to the point where they're maybe even making a loss on some consumer lines. They're being really aggressive at the moment. No signs of the complacency they suffered badly from post Pentium 3.

I'm starting to wonder what the odds are of a takeover/buying of the AMD graphics division if their Larrabee project fails to get off the ground. Highly unlikely I know, but it's not beyond the realms of possibility going through my head.

AMD are doing a lot better than I expected, just through innovations more than anything else. The HD3870X2 is a truly excellent use of existing technologies, and their 780G chipset is exceptional.

[Wiczy]

We should all go out and buy an AMD system unless we want to be paying Intel whatever they ask for their kit in a future with no competition

[pauldarkside]

As much as I agree I just don't think I could bring myself to do that (buy an AMD system). After all these years of relying on Intel solutions (in both chipset and CPU) and having experienced first hand a multitude of problems with AMD stuff (AMD/Via combos and their former ATi cards many moons ago) I can't see myself going back. Intel is almost an ingrained habit.

It's definately a cause for concern, competition leads to fairer pricing and better products. If AMD were to disappear from the market that incentive to strive forwards (at least in price) is gone

[Andy3536]

Competition is always good.

But for me i have always used intel, and i have never had a single problem with them.

After i've had friends complaining about AMD board and processor issues i'll never go with AMD even if they do eventually outperform intel.

Same reason i'll always use corsair ram too.

[reldavidson]

jsut wish intel would ramp up the 45nm process as availability is still rather limited.

[badass]

We should all go out and buy an AMD system unless we want to be paying Intel whatever they ask for their kit in a future with no competition

Why support a comapny just because they can't produce a product thats worth the money they want for it. You should realise that AMD will just get bought by someone else if they go belly up anyway.

[Biscuit]

TBH even if we all did go out and buy and AMD system i cant see the money the recieve benefitting them more than making the annual losses seem less embarresing... slightly.

Intel have the gift of time on their hands in that they where so far ahend of AMD they have been able to calmly slide the second iteration of the C2D/C2Q generation of chips onto the market before AMD have chance to release any properly working competition. The chances of AMD being able to physically engineer and produce anything spectacular in competion to Intel before they whip out the next breed of CPUs is extremely slim.

[dangel]

I'd still use AMD for an HTPC system build as I reckon they're better suited to it right now.

I've switched many times for many systems - i don't have any part. love for AMD or Intel but I do think people write AMD off entirely when they really aren't THAT much slower for a lot of day to day apps. In all honesty, i don't think i really need all the horsepower in my main rig to do what I do with it..

[Wiczy]

Why support a comapny just because they can't produce a product thats worth the money they want for it. You should realise that AMD will just get bought by someone else if they go belly up anyway.

You mean like all the Intel buyers with the crawling netburst architecture when AMD were leading the way?

The vast majority of people don't need the 'fastest CPU', they just need a decent CPU and trust me, this industry would be a dull place indeed with only Intel to choose from.


P.S AMD may or may not be bought out if and when they fail, I would rather they didn't fail TBH. I like choice.

[badass]

You mean like all the Intel buyers with the crawling netburst architecture when AMD were leading the way?

So because Idiots bought more expensive, lower performing intel CPU's in teh past, we should all now buy overpriced AMD crap this time around?
The ONLY AMD CPU's worth buying are their bottom end X2's and BE CPU's.

The vast majority of people don't need the 'fastest CPU', they just need a decent CPU and trust me, this industry would be a dull place indeed with only Intel to choose from.

So Because I dont need the fastest CPU, I'll buy a slower and more expensive CPU then

P.S AMD may or may not be bought out if and when they fail, I would rather they didn't fail TBH. I like choice.

Why do you care about either company? All that matters to a consumer is choice, and if AMD go bust, someone else will buy the relevant bits to continut making them.

[Biscuit]

The ONLY AMD CPU's worth buying are their bottom end X2's and BE CPU's.

The only way i can see an AMD CPU being a sensible option is if its on the 790G chipset. Even the low end CPUs have the E21** and the E12** @ around 30-60 to compete with price/performancewise

[lodore]

i buy whatever processor is best for my price and needs for that pc. i dont have a tie with a company.
this time a brought an intel Q6600 because its better than the amd quad cores for roughly the same price.
if amd fails intel has no compotition and can sell processers at whatever price they want and the conumer will buy it. just like before intel core duo came out amd used to sell extreme type processers for around £700

[Mike Fishcake]

I don't care which company has the best price/performance ratio. When the time comes for me to upgrade again, I'll see whatever's out there that's currently moistening the gussets of hardware reviewers worldwide and buy that. If it's Intel, I'll buy intel. If it's AMD, I'll buy AMD. If it's VIA... I'll make an appointment at the psychiatrist