Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU can already do

lol reason why i prefer amd....i just wish they would get in the game more and get like tripple channel memory
 
Intel said:
This is madness!
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madness......

THIS IS MAH INTERNETS!

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This is just another reason to add to the list of reasons I went with AMD.

I'm just waiting on AMD's new Bulldozer processors to come out.


Naku_vamp said:
lol reason why i prefer amd....i just wish they would get in the game more and get like tripple channel memory
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Just wait for Bulldozer.

"Quad Channel DDR3 Integrated Memory Controler (Support for PC3-15000 (DDR3-1866)) for Desktop, Quad Channel DDR3 Intergrated Memory Controller (support for PC-15000 (DDR3-1866) and Registered DDR3) for Server/Workstation (New Opteron)"
 
You guys do realize this is only for the LOWEST end chip?

Given the unpopularity of this (I've seen this in at least 3 websites) I doubt that intel will do this for many other CPUs. Most people that build computers can do the math that an i3 530 which is only $25 more than the Pentium G6950 is a better deal than paying Intel to unlock HT.
 
reflex99 said:
You guys do realize this is only for the LOWEST end chip?

Given the unpopularity of this (I've seen this in at least 3 websites) I doubt that intel will do this for many other CPUs. Most people that build computers can do the math that an i3 530 which is only $25 more than the Pentium G6950 is a better deal than paying Intel to unlock HT.
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I know, It's just bad they even thought of doing this.
 
eh, stupid people will be stupid.

That is how capitalism works. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
 
reflex99 said:
eh, stupid people will be stupid.

That is how capitalism works. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
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That's pretty obvious. What I'm trying to figure out is how this makes a good business model at all. If they've made a chip that's capable of a certain amount of power, shouldn't they be selling it for as much as they can get out of it? I suppose it comes down to manufacturing costs in that creating two different chips would be less cost-effective than creating one that can be sold at the two different speeds. It just confuses me.
 
a pet rock said:
That's pretty obvious. What I'm trying to figure out is how this makes a good business model at all. If they've made a chip that's capable of a certain amount of power, shouldn't they be selling it for as much as they can get out of it? I suppose it comes down to manufacturing costs in that creating two different chips would be less cost-effective than creating one that can be sold at the two different speeds. It just confuses me.
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They would make less on a chip that already has that stuff enabled.

The i3 530 (G6951 with HT and 1 more MB cache) is about $100. The G6950 is about $75.

If you take the $75 chip and add $50 to it you make more than the i3.
 
reflex99 said:
They would make less on a chip that already has that stuff enabled.

The i3 530 (G6951 with HT and 1 more MB cache) is about $100. The G6950 is about $75.

If you take the $75 chip and add $50 to it you make more than the i3.
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Oh, I get it now. It's a scam. They're basically hoping that ignorant people will think "Oh, of course, I want to unlock more power" but compare only the initial prices. So they've managed to sell a slower CPU with a higher price tag because of the special "unlockable" label.
 
a pet rock said:
Oh, I get it now. It's a scam. They're basically hoping that ignorant people will think "Oh, of course, I want to unlock more power" but compare only the initial prices. So they've managed to sell a slower CPU with a higher price tag because of the special "unlockable" label.
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Ho ho, Intel you sneaky sneaky fools
 
a pet rock said:
Oh, I get it now. It's a scam. They're basically hoping that ignorant people will think "Oh, of course, I want to unlock more power" but compare only the initial prices. So they've managed to sell a slower CPU with a higher price tag because of the special "unlockable" label.
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It's not a scam. Maybe the person bought the computer didn't know too much about computers, and then they want a little more oomph, so they unlock it for an additional $50. I don't like it, but I can see the point in it.

People need to realize that this does NOT affect builders at all. It's only for OEM computers with that specific CPU in it.
 
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