Argh, Can't Wait for the Price Cuts

[It_The_Cow]

So tempting to get a PIII 700 right now. Only 35 some days left. Grumble grumble

[FrankMasterFlash]

You and me both man. :)

[CrystalMethod]

Tell me about it, getting new MB this week, and waiting for the the drop, to get the CPU's.

/me taps foot impatiently...

[mikyseee]

How low will the P3 700 drop to?

[Octoman]

AHHHHHHHHH what do ya'll mean price drop???? WHEN?????????

I want a new system bad:) I want a dual setup, don't tell me the prices are gonna drop 'cause then I might have to wait and then it'll be another month before I get my new computer:(

OK, whew what is the deal with the price drop? I was looking to get a 750 or 800, any details would be appreciated:)

[Crazy Jayhawk]

So what happens in 35 days? Why the price drop? :confused:

[Super]

Originally posted by Crazy Jayhawk
So what happens in 35 days? Why the price drop? :confused:

I don't know for sure, but I think its the end of 3rd(?) quarter. Intel is supposed to bring new chips or something like that, and it will make other prices drop.

[theflyingrat]

Intel will try to drop prices of most of it's CPU line, especially the Pentium 4 CPUs. They aren't selling nearly as well as Intel would have liked them to. The P4 was supposed to replace the PIII completely by April or May of this year; they still barely account for 10-15% of all computer sales. Part of the reason is the relatively good performance of the PIII parts, the high prices of the P4 parts, and the overall superior performance of the Athlon CPUs.

Another biggie is RDRAM - since only Rambus memory has been supported on P4 motherboards until soon in the future, the complete system cost is also high.

I, too, am looking forward to the price cuts - rumor has it the 1.3 P4s will easily hit over 1.7 while at 133FSB on certain motherboards :)

[It_The_Cow]

Good news, I read the drops are supposed to occur near the end of August, not September. Please be true. Sure hope PIIIs are affected too

[Clevor]

Are you guys talking about the FC-PGAs? Must be, because it is difficult, if next to impossible, to find the Slot 1s anymore. I just bought an 800 PentiumIII, 100 FSB, SECC 2, retail from the one place that had it. Nobody else had them.

When I go into Akihabara, Japan this weekend, I'm also picking up an 850 cCO Slot 1 retail.

Anybody know how long the supply of 1000 mhz, 100 FSB, Slot 1s will last? Should I pick one up soon too?

I'm avoiding any OEM stuff since they may be chips that was tested to not overclock and sent back to a supplier.

I don't like the FC-PGAs, since you can't go over 133 FSB with the Slocket adapters.

[dude]

Clevor what are you talking about? I have been over 133 fsb wih three different types of sloket adapters. And flip chips are generally a better overclocker.

[Pinky]

I heard end of August, but not from an official source.

Either way, Intel doesn't have a choice with the growth of AMD and losing $$s everyday to an equal yet cheaper proc.

[cyberey66]

AHH! I can't take it I want my p3 750 now! I'm tempted to pick it up now to replace my 433@540 celery. Pricewatch has it for about $100 total with shipping.

[Pinky]

Originally posted by satan
AHH! I can't take it I want my p3 750 now! I'm tempted to pick it up now to replace my 433@540 celery. Pricewatch has it for about $100 total with shipping.

Be patient, that chip will be $20 or more less in a matter of a few weeks.

[CELL]

It will be this SUNDAY 08/26 :D I'm paying attention to the P4 1.8 and up W/478 pin cpus those are the ones you want guys.:D

[cyberey66]

F*** p4s I wanna get me a 1.2Ghz Tualatin. I saw one 1.2 Ghz for only $179 once. Mayby they'll drop to.:D

[Pinky]

Originally posted by satan
F*** p4s I wanna get me a 1.2Ghz Tualatin. I saw one 1.2 Ghz for only $179 once. Mayby they'll drop to.:D

If you see a Tualatin for that price again, you'll email/IM me immediately, right!?

[cyberey66]

If I see some I will. I would have got it but is was on ebay and I just missed the end. I'm still recovering. :(

Here's the link to the auction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1266192626

[It_The_Cow]

Originally posted by satan
If I see some I will. I would have got it but is was on ebay and I just missed the end. I'm still recovering. :(

Here's the link to the auction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1266192626 I wouldn't have taken the risk, the seller has no feedback. Only 5 hours left

[Pinky]

Originally posted by It_The_Cow
I wouldn't have taken the risk, the seller has no feedback. Only 5 hours left

ditto, saw that one when it first started, I think I even emailed the seller. zero feedback for $20 or more item = no bid from me