Intel Price hike

Distracted · 12 Sep 2018 at 18:47

hedgey said:
*strokes my free 8086k* lol

NinjaCool · 12 Sep 2018 at 18:56

You lucky !"#¤%

hedgey · 13 Sep 2018 at 15:23

I noticed a 5.1ghz binned for a ridiculous price on OCUK. a few hundred extra for 2% more? and most of the time you won't even notice that 2%.

Gerard · 13 Sep 2018 at 15:27

hedgey said:
I noticed a 5.1ghz binned for a ridiculous price on OCUK. a few hundred extra for 2% more? and most of the time you won't even notice that 2%.

Yup, it would probably barely even make much of a difference in benchmarks. But being able to say "i have a 5.1ghz cpu" is worth it to some i suppose. =/

Tee Hee Johnson · 14 Sep 2018 at 18:11

hedgey said:
I noticed a 5.1ghz binned for a ridiculous price on OCUK. a few hundred extra for 2% more? and most of the time you won't even notice that 2%.

Some people want it, so they offer it.

BTVA · 14 Sep 2018 at 18:13

is it just me or memory price seems to start going down slowly?

NinjaCool · 14 Sep 2018 at 18:25

They should be falling down by now and continue to do so in 2019

RavenXXX2 · 15 Sep 2018 at 10:11

Lol i3 8100 nearing £150.

Troezar · 15 Sep 2018 at 13:13

RavenXXX2 said:
Lol i3 8100 nearing £150.

Lol that's madness. I've just bought a 1900x for just over £100 more.

RavenXXX2 · 15 Sep 2018 at 15:09

Distracted · 15 Sep 2018 at 15:12

Is it intel that is increasing the price, or is it the resellers responding supply and demand?

Destination · 15 Sep 2018 at 16:48

Distracted said:
Is it intel that is increasing the price, or is it the resellers responding supply and demand?

https://www.kitguru.net/components/...chips-by-outsourcing-some-production-to-tsmc/

Sadly, Tom’s Hardware has observed the availability of Intel’s flagship processors, such as the i7-8700K become scarce, while the remaining 8th generation listings rise distinctly above MSRP. Intel’s i7-8700 has seen the biggest jump in cost from $303 to approximately $340, while the lower-end i5-8400, -8500 and -8600 sit around $20 greater than their launch price.

hedgey · 17 Sep 2018 at 22:47

most if not all 8086k's will do 5.1. I've seen some do 5.5ghz.

Joeyuk · 17 Sep 2018 at 23:30

Distracted said:
Is it intel that is increasing the price, or is it the resellers responding supply and demand?

Believe its low stock right now. Prices will always rise when stocks low. Have to be crazy to buy at these prices.

Skynet5 · 17 Sep 2018 at 23:34

Retailer has the 8700k on preorder for 300£

Cita8 · 17 Sep 2018 at 23:45

lnoton said:
Retailer has the 8700k on preorder for 300£

I think I know which retailer you mean

Will 8 series price drop, especially 8700k, when 9 series arrive though or is £300 a steal price?

What about Black Friday? Don’t suppose there are any huge deals on the likes of top end CPU’s.

JonnyG1982 · 18 Sep 2018 at 01:21

lnoton said:
Retailer has the 8700k on preorder for 300£

Hints? The ridiculous price gouging across the whole PC market is really getting on my **** right now. Wanted all new rig before end of year but apart from possible "normal" prices come black Friday it's becoming impossible to get excited about bothering with it these days.

P.s. it's ok I found it

Cita8 · 18 Sep 2018 at 07:12

JonnyG1982 said:
Hints? The ridiculous price gouging across the whole PC market is really getting on my **** right now. Wanted all new rig before end of year but apart from possible "normal" prices come black Friday it's becoming impossible to get excited about bothering with it these days.

P.s. it's ok I found it

My thoughts exactly. I don’t just want to upgrade before end of year, I need to.
Can’t be bothered waiting till 9000 arrives but if the 9700k is the same price as the 8700k which is a current rumour then 8700k should drop a bit? Who knows. Like you I’m getting fed up with it.
Just don’t want to buy and then find some ridiculous sale price somewhere in Nov/Dec.

P.S. Did you find it in the rain forest

Semple · 18 Sep 2018 at 07:22

Cita8 said:
My thoughts exactly. I don’t just want to upgrade before end of year, I need to.
Can’t be bothered waiting till 9000 arrives but if the 9700k is the same price as the 8700k which is a current rumour then 8700k should drop a bit? Who knows. Like you I’m getting fed up with it.
Just don’t want to buy and then find some ridiculous sale price somewhere in Nov/Dec.

P.S. Did you find it in the rain forest

The problem is the market loves people like you - those who "need to buy". As it leaves little incentive for retailers to lower prices when people are still happy to buy at inflated prices.

I'm looking to upgrade my ~8-9 year old rig. I'd be happy with 8th gen over 9th gen if the prices reflect that it's an older chip. But there's no way I'm overpaying for it, I would rather then spend a little bit more for 9th gen.

We're all fed up with with the price gouging, but it's ultimately the consumers fault that retailers are doing it and getting away with it. Vote with your wallet people.

Cita8 · 18 Sep 2018 at 07:38

Semple said:
The problem is the market loves people like you - those who "need to buy". As it leaves little incentive for retailers to lower prices when people are still happy to buy at inflated prices.

I'm looking to upgrade my ~8-9 year old rig. I'd be happy with 8th gen over 9th gen if the prices reflect that it's an older chip. But there's no way I'm overpaying for it, I would rather then spend a little bit more for 9th gen.

We're all fed up with with the price gouging, but it's ultimately the consumers fault that retailers are doing it and getting away with it. Vote with your wallet people.

Agree with you.
i7 770k are still selling new for £330!!
I do genuinely need to buy though, parts failing.
I keep my rigs for 5+ years normally.

Didn’t pay for current rig as got it from another IT company I did sub work for. Well, apart from my ‘upgraded’ GPU, R9 380
That makes it rationally easier to pay the inflated prices as I haven’t bought a rig personally for 10 years.