AMD cuts prices of Three Phenom Processors

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/13/2008 10:02 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

AMD dropped in to say they announced a couple of price cuts, to make its processor lineup more competitive.
These are the new prices, which are slightly above the cost to distribution and are ex VAT to represent the cost to retailers and system builders:

X4 9850 BE - was $205 - now $194 - down 5.4 percent
X4 9550 - was $175 - now $154 - down 12 percent
X3 8450 - was $125 - now $104 - down 16.8 percent

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