AMD to Intel????

[Jun aka Pekto]

remember early 90's intel cpu pricing?

Yeah. They're $1000 (that's early 1990's dollar prices) apiece retail. How many here would be able to pay those prices if AMD wasn't around to provide competition? I still remember paying $700 for a P2-266 in 1997 and it wasn't even top of the line.

Add: I've been assembling my own DIY pc's since 1992. One thing I've learned is that one brand of cpu will often hold a lead for a time and then another will counter it later.

I started out with AMD because of the better bang for the back (386DX40) through the DX2's. Then, I switched to Intel with the Pentiums up to Pentium 3's. I switched back to AMD when the Athlon XP's came out and stuck through this AMD X2 4200+ back in 2005. Looks like I'll be going Intel once more with the next pc I assemble.

Based on newegg.com prices which is the most reliable US online parts store, the most expensive dualcore FX is $525 while the least expensive is $325. The X2 6000+ is $529 while my own X2 4200+ is down to $155.

The E6600 retail is $314 while the E6700 is $512. The E6300 is $184 while the E4300 is $169. So yes, I'd say bang for the buck is now with Intel once more.