• Competitor rules

    Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.

Intel Price hike

Gibbo said:
Sales are fantastic, the prices are now are vastly lower than they were a few months ago so if anything sales are increasing but have been strong now, lets just say this were up year on year on memory sales. :)
Click to expand...
I imagine a fair amount of people thought the price hikes would end after a year or so. When it became obvious it was going to be much longer they probably just caved. That, and prices of other components have dropped a fair amount (GPUs due to mining boom ending, CPUs due to new releases), so it's less painful now.
 
chippy08 said:
I had a relation go in a pc shop in philppines to check price of i3 8100 the price was £80 and the price here in uk £169.

Hows that work out
Click to expand...
Rip off Britain tax, the fact we pretty much pay in £ what the US pays in $ sums it up.. and it's been that way for ages now, what's going to suck even more is the US is about to get hit with a tax from China on components I can almost guarantee we will still be seeing the same £ to $ cost even though it should not apply to us lol.
 
I'm really confused, the MSRP by Intel of the 8700K is $359-370, which converts to £273 - 282, add the 20% VAT and the price is £327-338. We've had prices well below that for a good chunk of time, and you can still order one for £303 delivered as of today.

Now please explain this backdoor tax, or why the USA tarrifs against China will change the price of a product being shipped in to the UK by a US based company. :confused:
 
easyrider said:
Not in stock at £303
Click to expand...

Neither are half the graphics cards that OCUK do "deals" on doesn't mean you won't get one if you order it :rolleyes:

Oh... here's a pricing graph for the last 12 months of the 8700K.

xuL5nwa.jpg

Well below $:£ parity most of the time other than the gouge at paper release, and now that there are major shortages.
 
I swear its because Intel are getting ready for the 9 series release. Hike up the prices of the 8 series makes the new stupidly high prices easier for buyers to swallow.
 
I have been promising myself a new PC once I had decorated a few rooms at home, I did have an 8400 in mind but the prices have almost doubled these past few weeks and even though I'm not quite ready to build I've bought a Ryzen 2600 for £142, great value compared to the Intel range and I can only see AMD prices rising till things settle down.
 
boner said:
I have been promising myself a new PC once I had decorated a few rooms at home, I did have an 8400 in mind but the prices have almost doubled these past few weeks and even though I'm not quite ready to build I've bought a Ryzen 2600 for £142, great value compared to the Intel range and I can only see AMD prices rising till things settle down.
Click to expand...

Let us know how you get on with it. I've always been pleased with AMD products I've owned. To be fair buy the best value/performance at the time, most users will never notice the difference between brands. Hardcore enthusiasts pretend you didn't read this!
 
I noticed this article....

https://www.eteknix.com/intel-cpu-prices-jump-significantly-as-14nm-shortages-persist/amp/

... which suggests that most of the Intel pierce hits are down to 14nm production issues This seems to apply across most of Europe. The US has enjoyed some stability but that is not thought to last.
It even mentions OCUK in the article, this bit is in respect of the 8700k.....

....... Now a few months later, the latest data for September shows the majority of prices have skyrocketed well past the £400 park. In fact, the lowest price is £320.35, but the second lowest price is £384.40. The highest price being £449.99. These are from familiar UK stores as well. During that period, the price of the same Intel Core i7-8700K CPU via OverclockersUK jumped from £319.99 to £439.99!
Click to expand...

Without quoting the entire article it goes on to state.....

What is Causing This Price Hike?
The most likely culprit is the 14nm supply production issues. With Intel delaying the 10nm production, their chipsets and processors are all using 14nm and their output capacity is overwhelmed. This is not the same Intel which for years had a manufacturing advantage over their competition after all. They have even reportedly considering 22nm to meet the chipset orders. According to Hardware Info, they have done this with their entry level H310 chipsets.
Click to expand...

It has been great to see storage prices, inc SSD's, dropping. Memory prices are still way too high but now it seems that Intel's issues are adding similar hikes to CPU's and chipsets.

I keep finding more reasons to keep what I have for even longer.
 
I am still finding it hard to believe what punters are prepared to pay for Coffee Lake Cpu`s when 6 core - 12T cpu` like the 5820k are selling for £100 to £150 on auction sites and you can pick up X99 Motherboards easy now compared earlier in the year. You could buy both for £200/250 that is half the price of a 8700K and you would still need to buy a Z370/390 motherboard. Just Crazy.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom