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To: Dan3 who wrote (257526)	12/24/2008 10:07:26 AM
From: NicoV	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

My local hardware webshop (http://www.komplett.be/k/ki.aspx?sku=422096) has the 3Ghz listed at about the same price of the 2.66GHz i7. They typically list new parts a couple of days before they are available. Price/performance wise, this looks like a very competitive part, certainly considering that the platform cost is a lot lower than for an Intel i7 system.

To: Dan3 who wrote (257526)	12/24/2008 1:17:43 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

"I was sent a Phenom II CPU a couple of days ago that I'll be checking out over the holidays." Keep us apprised. It certainly looks like this launch won't be a repeat of the one on 65nm.

To: Dan3 who wrote (257526)	12/24/2008 1:30:38 PM
From: wbmw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Re: The part that was sent is a HDZ940XCJ4DGI (a 3ghz part), so I'm guessing that the parts are binning well (otherwise they would have sent me a slower sample). Then what's holding them back from releasing a 3.2GHz or 3.4GHz part and actually have a better chance of beating Nehalem? Is it part of AMD's brilliant strategy to lose to Intel in the high end?