EggXpert

I understand the logic of expecting prices to go down. New item come in, older stuff no longer wanted as much. This just isn't gong to be the case here. There will be a gradual introduction of the i7s for those who can afford them. Most folks can't even afford the 45nms as it is. I've wrote this before, and will repeat here. Intel generally doesn't drop their prices until forced too. AMD doesn't have anything right now that would warrant price drops. To drop prices now on 45nms would only kill sales of the i7s , and I suspect Intel isn;t going to do that to itself. doesn't make sense from a biz standpoint. In time they'll go down, especially when the Denebs come out and AMD drops there prices even more to compete,and then you'll see the quads go down, but ten I suspect not so much. Intel would rather discontinue some CPus then drop prices, which they have already announced.

So it's a wait and see.

Penewah!

LockStock2SmokinPCs:

With the i7 released, this should technically happen soon, no? Any good estimates or solid leads on when?

LOL You wish...

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Any possible short term price drops will be for Black Friday/Cyber Monday, and After XMas/New Years. NOT just because  a new part is out.

The problem being the i7 Parts have created a new pricepoint for themselves, and are not forcing the prices down for equivalent or "lesser" 775 parts. 

QFT. 

Faster AMD unleashes Deneb, better for us, cuz if Deneb is up to scratch, Intel is gonna slash prices for sure i bet.