Well I saw this coming to be honest, and as much as a few members might think im happy about this im not. Its not good for the competitive market nor for AMDs crashing share price.
At the end of the day this is a mediocre release, which may get better with optimised bios and motherboard configurations, and possible software that can utilise the architecture (read Windows 8). In addition most users wont see the difference between a i5 and a BD, however if you are building a new system, an i5 is mid range with an upgrade path (Ivy Bridge included), whereas the BD top level chip is the end of the line.
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Ive said it before and ill say it again, the SB range is a better option.