AMD FX Processor Prices Lower Than Expected

[wesjuhdabomb]

Depends if this is bad news.. If the 8150 equals to a 2600k (even at a higher frequency) and if the chips can reach 6.5+ghz 3d on ln2 it is still easier to get a 8150 at 6.5+ghz than a 2600k that is doing 5.8+ghz..

[Vinster]

^ that's a great point, but this kind of pricing is great for an 8 core even for day-day use.

[Sam OCX]

if FX-6120 can hit same clocks as FX-8150 and have same singlethreaded performance for $175 - binning them will be fun

[Trouffman]

This is aggressive pricing We will see how intel will react to this

[K404]

FX brand at $249 at launch.... crazy.

I expect release-day price-gouging and short availability... leading to further price-gouging

[aslanwas]

I think this price policy is an index for the bad effiency of the bd's
but would be nice, if it has at least 80% of the effcy of the sb, that would be.great.to see those 8cores running @ somewhere around 7 g in superpi around 6s for example