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Re:Intel Core i5 12600K / Core i9 12900K “Alder Lake” Linux ... by djanogo on Friday November 05, 2021 @12:48PM (#29121771)
I agree i5-12600K is the best Intel desktop processor in it's price range for sale right now, this CPU would also force AMD to lower their prices. We should thank Intel for putting this out at this price, otherwise AMD/TSMC would have kept their prices higher.
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Re:Intel Core i5 12600K / Core i9 12900K “Alder Lake” Linux ... by freemint on Friday November 05, 2021 @02:40PM (#29123191)
I don't see why AMD would lower prices much. Almost every chip on display will sell anyway.
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Re:Intel Core i5 12600K / Core i9 12900K “Alder Lake” Linux ... by to11mtm on Friday November 05, 2021 @03:39PM (#29123859)
If I had to guess, AMD is going to wait and see if there's any reasonable volume that goes into the channel.

If Intel manages to get a lot of I5s out in the wild, then AMD could decide to drop prices. That scenario could have an impact on negotiations with ODMs and System manufacturers too. Keep in mind that most quoted OEM prices you see for CPUs mean about as much as a quoted Invoice price on a car.

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Re:Intel Core i5 12600K / Core i9 12900K “Alder Lake” Linux ... by djanogo on Friday November 05, 2021 @03:39PM (#29123855)
They already lowered prices today at Microcenter.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/qn4y1h/cpu_m...

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