07-24-2006, 10:08 AM
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For the tech nerds - AMD drops prices & buys ATI
As has been rumoured for a few weeks, AMD has purchased ATI. link
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Under the terms of the transaction, AMD will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of ATI for a combination of $4.2 billion in cash and 57 million shares of AMD common stock, based on the number of shares of ATI common stock outstanding on July 21, 2006.
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And as had also been knows, big price drops on CPUs.
I received the NCIX email on the weekend ( link)
And wow - 51.69% price drop brings the X2 5000+ within range. I've read the Intel's Core 2 Duo benchmarks seriously outperform AMD's current offerings, so I guess AMD had to do this to maintain market share.
What goes around comes around, I guess. Once again, Intel has the performance crown and AMD is making the low cost alternative.
Looks like it must be time to plan my next system.
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07-24-2006, 10:31 AM
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I love both companies and they have my brand loyalty. I'm glad they are one and the same now. With this price drop, maybe I can finally afford an upgrade...
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07-24-2006, 10:53 AM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
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Interesting play by AMD..
I must say though Intel has finally done something right with the Core 2 Duo (except for the name anyway) after years of lame Pentium IV architecture. If I already didn't have an Opteron dual core processor I'd be all over the price drops or new processor.
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07-24-2006, 11:29 AM
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I'm interested in how nVidia reacts.
AMD did this for a couple of reasons that I can see: to get their own performance chipset development, and to get an in-house integrated video option for corporate sales.
But this also opens up a whole bunch of future options.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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07-24-2006, 11:07 PM
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will there be any change in Ati products prices?
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07-25-2006, 12:23 AM
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Well... I'm leaving for University in August and I'm only bringing my laptop over (Desktop is a little too big)... so I was thinking about building a desktop when i'm over there and I've always been big on AMD processors... and ATI makes pretty good vid cards... The price drop really benefits me...
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07-25-2006, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by STeeLy
Well... I'm leaving for University in August and I'm only bringing my laptop over (Desktop is a little too big)... so I was thinking about building a desktop when i'm over there and I've always been big on AMD processors... and ATI makes pretty good vid cards... The price drop really benefits me...
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Don't overlook Intel. I've favoured AMD for a while, and they have been the best choice for a few years, but Intel's Core 2 Duo appears to kick AMD as far as performance goes.
I still think I may go AMD, but depending upon price, Intel had made this a very tough decision.
And no, ATI prices won't fall. nVidia and ATI are neck and neck in performance (with nVidia I think a slight bit better at the top end, but not enough to notice). I'm guessing ATI will continue much as they have, but with better future integration with AMD processors.
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—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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