Chip firm AMD introduced a reference design for gaming desktops dubbed the Dragon, which will use the Phenom II X4 microprocessor.
It claimed that Alienware, Dell and HP will introduce machines based on the design and that the desktops will cost less than $900.
The design will use Radeon HD4800 graphics and AMD 7 chipsets. The PC manufacturers will introduce desktop systems in the first quarter of this year, and Dell will release the XPS625 as part of the roll-out.
The Phenom II CPU will provide clock frequencies of up to 3GHz and can be overclocked. AMD is comparing a Dragon system with an Intel based Core i7 3.2GHz machine, which it said costs over $2,100.
AMD has some fancy names for the its 3GHz Phenom II chip which it dubs the 940 "Black Edition". That will have an estimated street price of $275, while the 920 Phenom II X4 at 2.8GHz will cost $235.
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