Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) may cut the prices on its K8 platform CPUs in July, which would come one month before Intel’s planned price cuts for its Pentium 4 600 series, according to market sources. Intel is expected to lower its prices on August 14, although sources indicated Intel may implement the cuts earlier if motherboard sales in the second quarter are lower than expected.

AMD claimed no knowledge of the news. In May, AMD announced price cuts of its Sempron processors.

Nvidia, which is promoting the AMD platform aggressively, has reduced the price of its nForce3 250 chipset by about US$5, according to sources at Nvidia’s customers. If the cuts go through, the new price will be similar to the price offered by VIA Technologies for its mainstream chips, the sources added.

By: DocMemory
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