 OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Vamp9190
Re: Extreme gaming system build/upgrade Help said by Vamp9190:Personally I would use the i7-930, I would be surprised if it couldn't handle the job....then buy a i7-970 when prices drop. What makes you think there will be a price drop for the i7-970 Gulftown part?
said by ztmike:That case you have..I honestly wouldn't go with that thing, it looks horrible for air flow, and with all this heavy equipment it would more than likely run hot. The Antec P180 case linked to by the OP is a fine case with good airflow. It’s similar to the Antec P183 in design. Having said that, it’s a slightly older design overall then some of the newer cases out there. If the OP likes the design there is no reason to be concerned as it will do the job just fine. |
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 Vamp9190Premium
join:2002-02-11
Chantilly, VA
kudos:1 | said by Octavean:What makes you think there will be a price drop for the i7-970 Gulftown part? That's the beauty about technology, everything drops in price once the next gen. stuff rolls out.
Remember when 8800GT were $350? Now they are sub-$100.
Remember wen RAM was hundreds of dollars for a few MB???
Remember when ALL Quad core CPUs were around $1,000?
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OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | said by Vamp9190:said by Octavean:What makes you think there will be a price drop for the i7-970 Gulftown part? That's the beauty about technology, everything drops in price once the next gen. stuff rolls out. Remember when 8800GT were $350? Now they are sub-$100. Remember wen RAM was hundreds of dollars for a few MB??? Remember when ALL Quad core CPUs were around $1,000? ....and on & on.... Quite right,…
However, Intel has also had a bit of a history in terms of discontinuing a Core i7 chip rather than reducing its MSRP. At which point said chip is replaced with a higher spec part for the same price point and the old chip never receives a significant price reduction. This tactic artificially keeps the price rang relatively static or at least it has in the past. Examples of this would be the Core i7 920 being replaced with the Core i7 930 or the Core i7 940 being supplanted by the Core i7 950.
Recent competition from AMD in the form of the Phenom II X6 line may have changed this somewhat though. The introduction of the unlocked Core i7 875K at ~$330-ish made the ~$500+ Core i7 870 redundant so it was reduced in price and can now be found for about the same price of the Core i7 860 (~$300), which, in turn makes the Core i7 860 redundant. Likewise there will presumably be a Core i7 950 price drop to ~$300 down from ~$580-ish soon, which, would make the Core i7 930 redundant.
This, one would think, makes the Core i7 line more competitive and or palatable price wise. So I guess a price drop isn’t unheard of but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Core i7 970 Gulftown part is simply discontinued and replaced with a higher spec part either. I guess it might depend on how well the Competition progresses with their new line and at what price point. |
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