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  1. 20-07-2009, 06:35 PM #1
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    News - Intel drops prices of desktop CPUs

    Wholesale dropping of sub-Core i7 processors could be to make room for a new generation.
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  2. 20-07-2009, 07:23 PM #2
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    Re: News - Intel drops prices of desktop CPUs

    But not on the Q9550/9650, then this would of been worth it
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    Re: News - Intel drops prices of desktop CPUs

    I agree, those are the ones I'd be most interested in if I were upgrading.
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    Re: News - Intel drops prices of desktop CPUs

    no i7 920 price drops?
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    Re: News - Intel drops prices of desktop CPUs

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    no i7 920 price drops?
    That does suck. Got an i7 build in the works
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    Re: News - Intel drops prices of desktop CPUs

    I bet i7 will drop shortly after i5 is launched, but for now there needs to be a gap large enough so that i3 (775), i5 and i7 have distinctive price points so they don't compete as much with each other.
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    Re: News - Intel drops prices of desktop CPUs

    Im still happy with my overclocked Q6600, probs wont be changing that till after christmas when i change pretty much everything.
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