Just had an interesting start to my morning, and a somewhat unexpected conversation.
Having currently just redesigned an older 1U based server, moving from an i5-4570T as it is now discontinued to the i3-8100T on the 1151 socket, fully passing validation and everything looking fine to go ahead with a new system revision and such. All great right? Apparently not.
So, first thing today I have an e-mail stating that the re-design is no good as the processor is not available and is there not an alternative. Now the 8100T is firstly a 35w TDP part, and secondly one of Intel's embedded option processors with extended lifespan and only comes in tray from, not retail so I find the e-mail somewhat confusing.
After a quick chat with the bod that deals with these things I get on to the disti, who apparently offered to send in i3-8100 retail units as an alternative, obviously stating it is no good as the 65w part in my nice cool and quiet 1U short-depth server is not going to fit within my thermal constraints. The question obviously arises when are you expecting stock of the 8100T (this is the interesting part, for me anyway), the response I got was unexpected and was worded like this roughly "We are currently unable to get any real volume of Intel tray parts, and don't expect significant volume until at least the end of the quarter, possibly as late as January if things continue like this" I was then told that they have flow of retail boxed parts, but they are now facing daily updates of less and less stock being allocated and it's been getting worse.
I've fired off an e-mail to our Intel rep, and see of we get anything back, not that he ever responds with anything useful since we don't deal with them directly for CPU's, but things seems somewhat craptastic if you need parts now or in the near future.
I'd brace yourself for more gouging, since it looks like the big OEM's are hoovering up all the tray stock and what ever is left in the retail channel there is going to be a mad scramble for at some point.
Merry Christmas AMD.
Having currently just redesigned an older 1U based server, moving from an i5-4570T as it is now discontinued to the i3-8100T on the 1151 socket, fully passing validation and everything looking fine to go ahead with a new system revision and such. All great right? Apparently not.
So, first thing today I have an e-mail stating that the re-design is no good as the processor is not available and is there not an alternative. Now the 8100T is firstly a 35w TDP part, and secondly one of Intel's embedded option processors with extended lifespan and only comes in tray from, not retail so I find the e-mail somewhat confusing.
After a quick chat with the bod that deals with these things I get on to the disti, who apparently offered to send in i3-8100 retail units as an alternative, obviously stating it is no good as the 65w part in my nice cool and quiet 1U short-depth server is not going to fit within my thermal constraints. The question obviously arises when are you expecting stock of the 8100T (this is the interesting part, for me anyway), the response I got was unexpected and was worded like this roughly "We are currently unable to get any real volume of Intel tray parts, and don't expect significant volume until at least the end of the quarter, possibly as late as January if things continue like this" I was then told that they have flow of retail boxed parts, but they are now facing daily updates of less and less stock being allocated and it's been getting worse.
I've fired off an e-mail to our Intel rep, and see of we get anything back, not that he ever responds with anything useful since we don't deal with them directly for CPU's, but things seems somewhat craptastic if you need parts now or in the near future.
I'd brace yourself for more gouging, since it looks like the big OEM's are hoovering up all the tray stock and what ever is left in the retail channel there is going to be a mad scramble for at some point.
Merry Christmas AMD.
