AMD readies bout of price cuts - again

CHIP FIRM AMD will make further price cuts on desktop microprocessors on the 12th of February a week before it's due to formally announce the Athlon 64 X2 6000+.

Its Sempr0n 3400+ will fall from $71 to $67, its A64 3200+ from $81 to $78, its A64 3800+ from $101 to $93 and its A64 4000+ from $112 to $102.

The X2 6000+ will initially be priced at $465, the X2 5400+ at 267, and the X2 5600+ at $326. All of the other Athlon X64 X2 processors including the EE versions will fall in price.

AMD Chip	Old Price	New Price
X2 3600+	$138	$92
X2 3800+	$138	$113
X2 3800+ EE	$138	$113
X2 4000+ EE	$157	$144
X2 4200+	$173	$159
X2 4200+ EE	$173	$159
X2 4400+ EE	$203	$170
X2 4600+	$215	$195
X2 4600+ EE	$215	$195
X2 5000+	$244	$217
X2 5000+ EE	$285	$222
X2 5200+	$295	$222

These prices are distributor/dealer pricing. The chip prices, they are a shifting. µ