5820K price drop when Skylakes appear?

[jamieboo]

Going to be building a new machine soon, and I'm looking at the 5820K.
I'm not particularly savvy with market trends for components and such, but I was wondering is the price for the 5820K likely to drop when Skylake cpus come out next month?

 

[jamieboo]

Yes, that's what I was wondering. Skylake are 4 core so possibly not a direct competitor/replacement. But I still wondered if it might push down 5820K prices simply in a 'new generation pushing down previous generation' type way.

 

[jamieboo]

Thanks for the replies folks!
What about price trends generally when a significant new piece of tech like Skylake comes out?
I mean should I start ordering my components now?
Maybe the opposite of my initial query is possible? I mean is there a chance the price of DDR4 RAM (for example) will go up when Skylake debuts?
Basically, Windows 10 is released in a week, Skylake in 2 weeks. Would it be wise to wait for these two because there's a chance some component prices might drop? Or is the smarter move start buying now as the new players might push prices up?
Thanks again!

 

[jamieboo]

So, to summarise, would my best bet be to go ahead and start buying the components for my X99 build today rather than wait a couple of weeks?!

 

[jamieboo]

Ooh! 10% off code? How? Where?

 

[jamieboo]

Yeah, I'll be doing some gaming, but mainly I'll be using this machine for music production and those extra cores are invaluable!

 

[jamieboo]

Dammit - I never received a nice email like that!
Och well, nevermind. Thanks anyway!

 

[jamieboo]

Well, Skylake has appeared and the price of the 5820K has dropped a couple of quid (deal of the week). Should I grab the 5820K now or do you think, contrary to initial predictions, it might get cheaper still?
Thanks