A recent report by HKEPC shows that Intel will be cutting the prices of certain key SKUs to make them and the price-point they're targeting, more competitive. For instance, until now available for over US $500, and replaced by the Core i7 960, the Core i7 950 (LGA1366, 3.06 GHz, quad-core) chip will be placed at the $294 price-point, displacing the Core i7 930 2.80 GHz chip.
Intel Core i7 950 to drop to $294 in August
Posted on Monday, June 21 2010 @ 21:23 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
TechPowerUp found details about upcoming price cuts on Intel's desktop processors. Here's a snip regarding the high-end models: