Insane Intel priceing

[Frozenfireside]

Ok heres the deal-the cost of the Intels is warped.
It's mental.
Heres an example
Price: R 2,729
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 - dual core 3.0ghz box cpu , with VT+TXT , 65nm , Lga775 , 1333mhz fsb - 2x64k L1+ shared 4mb L2 cache - with EDB , EiST, EM64T , WDE , ASC , SMA , ADMB
http://www.take2.co.za/product.php?id=2645315

VS.
Price: R 3,024
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 - dual core 2.66ghz box cpu , with VT ( Virtual Technology ) , 65nm , Lga775 , 1066mhz fsb - 16k L1+ shared 4mb L2 cache - with EDB , EiST, EM64T , WDE , ASC , SMA
http://www.take2.co.za/product.php?id=1965470

WOW.That makes no sense but **** I'll take the E6850!

[Kensei]

I know that I am biased and the Intel Core2 Duo is supposedly better, but why pay R3 024 for that when you can pay about R1200 for a AM2 6000+ ?

But yes, it is warped is one an OEM and one Boxed maybe?

[Frozenfireside]

I have no idea but I think not as it's got no tags stateing any conditions as such.
I know what you are saying and I would buy AMD as a princeple if I could afford it but the decision has been made and I'm with C2D for now.

[Gambit]

It might just be that they have a few units they bought at a around that price and are unable to let it go for less, I know they do not carry stock but they might have had some. Still good price's though.

[BLACKWOLF]

Its the new Intel prices, they dropped again. Some places are just slow updating.

[Yuan]

On the old forum there was a thread that also said something about the prizes cuts... 22nd July Price Cuts (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2007/07/17/intel_core_2_qx6850_e6850_e6750/1)

Must say the E6850 (http://http://www.take2.co.za/product.php?id=2645315) benchmarks at Hardware.Info (http://www.hardware.info/en-US/productdb/bGRkZZiWmJLK/viewproduct/Intel_Core_2_Duo_E6850/) looks good.