DigiTimes
reports that prices will be slashed across the Pentium D line (thanks
TechReport) come the
third quarter of this year. The Pentium D 940, 950, and an upcoming 3.6GHz 960
will be priced at $209, $241, and $316, respectively, while the 920 and 930 will
be discontinued. The slashed Pentium D prices nicely match the expected pricing
for upcoming NGMA-based Conroe chips, whose 1.87GHz, 2.13GHz, and 2.4GHz
variants will apparently cost $209, $241, and $316, respectively. Those chips
are also due out in the third quarter, possibly as early as July. Bye bye,
Netburst! We won't miss you. Especially if Conroe is all it's cracked up to be.