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chipdesigner

07/05/05 7:11 PM

#58843 RE: Not a Short #58842

Full text of article on Athlon X2 3800+ coming Aug 1 @ $345. (This is a 512K L2 x 2 part at 2.0 GHz)

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http://www.digitimes.com.tw/n/article.asp?id=F305B639E66EC1A54825703500484F88

Strength anti- Intel! Ultramicro CPU in August reduces prices jamming war to open runs
Sempron 2500+ presses to 60 US dollars below low prices versions double core declares a position
(Reporter Zhou Zhonghsin/Taibei) 2.005/07/06 billion

Ultramicro (AMD) at the beginning of August will carry on the third season (Q3) the CPU first wave to reduce prices the movement, will press except the plan the low step Sempron 2500+ processor to 60 US dollars below, and will promote the low price version the double core Athlon64x2 processor, quoted price approximately 345 US dollars, although still belonged to the high price product, but compared to the existing basic level Athlon64x2 4200+ processor 537 US dollars quoted prices, has been cheap many. As for Intel (Intel) the aspect, originally Celeron D and the P4 6 series processors tables surely reduce prices the time interval respectively be July 24 and on August 14 among, ultramicro reduces prices the time interval to be situated between by chance.

Although ultramicro at the beginning of May the ability falls the entire line Sempron processor product quoted price, and gradually reduces in Q2 supplies Socket A overhead construction K7 the platform Sempron processor, but at that time because the range of fall were not many, raised inspires buys was mad the effect was not certainly obvious, therefore prepared the downriver main engine board customer as well as the chip group partner censure.
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The Intel Q2 bottom comprehensively product line inducts the EM64T specification after Celeron the D, ultramicro can ? resist Intel the magic weapon to be only left over the price, therefore reduces prices the movement imperative. But looked by the present product quoted price that, ultramicro basic level Sempron 2500+ official every thousand wholesales unit prices approximately 67 US dollars, as for Intel's Celeron D326/325 are 73 US dollars, price difference only 6 US dollars; After Intel on July 24 reduces prices, the quoted price will fall to 69 US dollars, will only remain 2 US dollars with the ultramicro price difference.

Main engine board industry expression, ultramicro to Q3 market plan, at present had determined the accent will fall the entire line processor quoted price in the beginning of August, most important then will be the basic level Sempron 2500+ processor, by present 67 US dollars, falls to 60 US dollars below, at the appointed time Sempron 2500+ 3.26/325 million will maintain 10 US dollars above prices with Celeron D to be bad.

As for in the high step product aspect, ultramicro determined promotes the quoted price 345 US dollar Athlon64x2 3800+ pair of core processor in August 1, after this section product promotes, will become in the Athlon64x2 series the quoted price lowest product, the existing double core basic level product Athlon64x2 4200+ quoted price still reached as high as 537 US dollars.

The merchant indicated that, at present the ultramicro Sempron series fair price product all inducted Socket 754 feet positions specification the K8 core, a many main engine board industry also all decided the production suspension supports the K7 platform processor main engine board, therefore the Sempron processor product sales volume, whether will become ultramicro enables the K8 platform to become in Q3 produces goods the main force key aspect. Is restricted in as for the double core product the price excessively high influence, buys was mad still extremely limited, at present in the circuit market are most only can order meets the single way to produce goods.
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drjohn

07/06/05 5:24 AM

#58859 RE: Not a Short #58842

If a DC price war develops there is an outside chance for XMAS 2005, I think a $345 DC X2 by Audust 1,2005 would be an awsome deal I may actually build a system if I could get a hold of one at that time.