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Aaah .. don't you just love competition. AMD will apply a round of fairly substantial price cuts to its Athlon 64 X2 line as early as February 12. They claim that the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ will drop from $138 to $113, the Athlon 64 X2 4600+ will sink from $215 to $195, and the Athlon 64 X2 5200+ will tumble from $295 to just $222.
Of course, The Inquirer suggests that those cuts won't be so much a pre-emptive strike against Intel as AMD simply setting the stage for the official launch of its Athlon 64 X2 6000+.
The X2 6000+ has actually been up for sale at some online retailers for a while now, but AMD reportedly won't introduce it officially until February 19.
AMD Chip Old Price New Price
X2 3600+ $138 $92
X2 3800+ $138 $113
X2 3800+ EE $138 $113
X2 4000+ EE $157 $144
X2 4200+ $173 $159
X2 4200+ EE $173 $159
X2 4400+ EE $203 $170
X2 4600+ $215 $195
X2 4600+ EE $215 $195
X2 5000+ $244 $217
X2 5000+ EE $285 $222
X2 5200+ $295 $222
These prices are distributor/dealer pricing. The chip prices, they are a shifting.