AMD is saying that their new chipset quad-core Phenom 9700 and 9900 are going to be delayed again, this time to the end of Q3. Apparently there’s a buffer-related glitch in the original design, so AMD decided to cancel the two chips and “reintroducing” the revised versions in Q3 as the 9750 and 9950 to improve consumer confidence.

Dell Inc. will limit online sales of computers using Advanced Micro Devices Inc. chips as part of a routine adjustment of product offerings. Dell declared it will continue selling its Inspiron AMD-based systems through its retail partners and over the phone - not online though.

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AMD publicly stated late last year that it would be able to offer quad-core AMD Phenom 9700 and 9900 CPUs with fixed erratum as well as at higher clock-speeds in Q1 2008. However, the chipmaker recently notified its partners that the launch of its higher-end chips will be postponed until next quarter.

According to the company, the decision to postpone the launch was based on OEM input on how AMD should prioritize its next two waves of AMD Phenom processor models:

Based on these customer inputs, AMD will continue to prioritize volume-based Phenom products, including the AMD Phenom triple-core processor introduction for consumer and commercial markets this quarter, and now a new energy–efficient 65W AMD Phenom 9000e series processor in this quarter (instead of Q2).

We are all stuffed with those turkeys and wine. What’s next? Of course, Boxing Day Sale!

The “Boxing Week Blowout” has begun online at Anitec.ca and here are some of the highlights:

Asus Eee PC Surf (Galaxy Black or White) Celeron-M Ultra-Portable Notebook - $299.95
Asus Eee PC 701 (Galaxy Black) Celeron-M Ultra-Portable Notebook - $379.95 How to Upgrade Memory
AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2 GHz) Quad-Core Socket AM2+ Processor - $188.95 5 Left at the time I’m writing this post!
Asus F3E-A1 Centrino Duo T7100 1.8GHz Notebook (15.4″ WXGA, 1GB DDR2-667, 120GB SATA, DVDRW, 802.11 a/b/g, FireWire, Card Reader, Webcam, Vista Home Premium) - $795.95
Connect3D 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card - $19.95
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.40 GHz) Quad-Core Socket 775 Processor (looks like the retail box, though this isn’t confirmed) - $259.95
Chaintech GeForce 8800 GT 512MB PCI-Express 2.0 - $239.95
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB PCI-Express 2.0 - $219.95

Intel will release its desktop dual-core E1000 Celeron on January 20th next year for the low-cost market sector, making this the first of its kind. The first dual-core Celeron processor, known as the E1200. It will share the outgoing Core 2 Duo family’s support for 64-bit code but run on a slower 800MHz system bus and carry a small 512KB of Level 2 cache for instructions to reduce its price at only $35-50. Guess we can expect to see even cheaper desktops being offered by computer manufacturers and vendors when these new processors roll out.

Source: Xbit