When will Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 be available??

will it be in the price range of 14-15k??

thanks.......

anyone??

guess nobody is interested in quad cores.....

N

it wont be for 14-15k for sure.would definitely be around 18-19k

it depends what you want it for-a Q6600 is more than sufficient for any kind of work

nish_higher said:
it wont be for 14-15k for sure.would definitely be around 18-19k

if you compare international vs indian prices for intel cpus, they are almost same.......... i mean isnt Q6600 around 10.5k in india? well its only $250 in the US........

I read that international prices for Q9450 is US$350, doesnt that make it less than 15k???

nish_higher said:
it depends what you want it for-a Q6600 is more than sufficient for any kind of work

i want it for high-end gaming, and also want it last for 5+ years, without getting obsolete.
but isnt q9450 based on the newer "yorkfield" [EDIT] architecture?? plus has 12MB L2 cache..........

N

well an OEM 9450 is selling for 17500 rupees
link-
*forums.erodov.com/showthread.php?t=6092

and even it wont last 5yrs ..both Q6600 and 9450 will last arould 3yrs only.

380$ On newegg-
*www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115039

And this is OEM-with a 1yr warranty + 1yr labour

nish_higher said:
well an OEM 9450 is selling for 17500 rupees
link-
*forums.erodov.com/showthread.php?t=6092

will check it out. thanks.....

nish_higher said:
and even it wont last 5yrs ..both Q6600 and 9450 will last arould 3yrs only.

what do you imagine the minimum CPU requirements be for games, 3 years from now? i mean very few games at present take advantage of 2 cores at present........ IMO with 4 cores, a cpu like Q9450 will/should last more than 3 yrs easily........

BTW if i buy only the CPU, without fan by how much will it be cheaper??

N

if talking about minimum requirements- u might drag it to 5yrs
min requirements for games after 3yrs will be something like crysis's system requirements i believe
but for some serious >mid-end gaming its 3yrs max for sure.and other components will also be outdated-i'd suggest a balanced mid-high end pc with a Q600 for now and after 3yrs u upgrade it to something better.
btw Nehalems are around the corner

nish_higher said:
i'd suggest a balanced mid-high end pc with a Q600 for now and after 3yrs u upgrade it to something better.

id rather buy the cpu myself from the US, rather from that guy selling cpus bought from the US with 3000 mark up.

now availability is very limited. hence the higher price. in a month or so should fall by a couple of thousands.......

nish_higher said:
btw Nehalems are around the corner

sorry. no more waiting for me.........

time to buy and start gaming.........

N

it was just to get an idea for the price.i wasnt telling u to buy from him

nish_higher said:
it was just to get an idea for the price.i wasnt telling u to buy from him

ok. no prob........