New Intel Processors and Price Drops Coming Soon
-- According to sources at motherboard manufacturers, Digitimes reports significant price drops of several desktop processors will occur in April and July of this year. If you're in the market for a new Socket 775 Quad Core, you may want to hold off for a few weeks. Expect the following markdowns to occur April 19th:
July 19th will bring more price reductions of numerous models:
In addition to the discounts, the article sheds light on launch dates for several processors. A new duo of Socket 1366 CPUs will be available May 31st. The Core i7 975 Extreme Edition (3.33GHz) and Core i7 950 (3.06GHz) will likely replace the existing 965 and 940 models. Here's a list of Intel's upcoming chips, their prices, and launch dates: