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Originally Posted by dragosmp
I read other reviews, links here and here and it seems the situation may be looked upon a different perspective.
It's true that FX74 is weaker than QX6700, but hey, it's also a lot cheaper. At the egg a QX is 1499$ and a EVGA 680I SLI another 250$. A FX74 should be 999$ and the ASUS 680a around 300$. This makes an interesting comparison: Intel 1750$ vs AMD 1300$ ... Ok, the performance is not the same, but the price isn't either. IMO the 4x4 was supposed to narrow the gap between the top AMD and the top Intel products, which it succeeded. |
Now, add in that the "budget" Intel quad-core chips are coming out and you can easily get a setup that will be comparable for cheaper. I don't think it's difficult to imagine that Intel will be dropping the price of their top-end one by $50 or something right when the AMD one hits the market, either, but who knows. You'd also have to buy two aftermarket HSFs on the AMD, adding a bit to the cost if you don't go stock.
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Originally Posted by PaRaDoX
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Anyways, I'm just pointing some things out, I want some more benchmarks so we can find out what the real deal is ><
Oh yah... and let's not forget overclocking, which we have nfc if the AMDs can do yet--looks like we'll have to wait for more motherboards or something to see if it's the chips that suck for OCing or if it's the mobo x-bit used.
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Tigerdirect is selling the QX6700 for $1099, which is much closer to Intel's MSRP of $999. Sure, AMD's MSRP might be $999 for the FX-74, but Im sure retailers will jack that up, especially with AMD's production shortages. Dont be surprised if Newegg sells them for $1499 or higher.
