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INTEL RAPTOR LAKE NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER !

Harshell123 said:
My Rog Thor is supposed to be arriving at the end of the month. It’s holding up my whole build at the minute. Quite pricey, but I’d rather have more than not enough.
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No plans to upgrade till next year anyway, there's nothing i play that requires any additional horsepower. I would just be throwing money into the e-waste pile, better wait till things settle down and be able to just walk in and buy one of anything.
 
At first It's mostly a bit of fun for people who are chuffed at their new purchase to share. Then as time goes on, it becomes an owner's tips & tricks thread. If you look back at older GPU & motherboard owner's threads, they keep going for years & people who buy them later 2nd hand or on discount pop in for information & help.
 
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Why are the UK prices so much higher than US??

the 13600K is available in US for $330 that translates to £300, but here all retailers are selling it at £380...that's over $120 extra.:mad:
 
LiE said:
Exchange rates
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and what do you mean by exchange rate? :p
I included the exchange rate..it's $300 after tax it's $330 current exchange rate converts that to £300.
kindai said:
US prices likely wont show local tax also, so on that £300 you have £60 in lovely VAT to add.
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US local tax is around 7%..
MSRP of 13600k is $300 after tax it's $320
the price I mentioned is total price buyer pays around $330 which equals to GBP £300.
here we pay £380 :mad: but why? clearly that's not the UK MSRP I wonder if it's initial price gouging set by retailers?
 
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JK2022 said:
and what do you mean by exchange rate? :p
I included the exchange rate..it's $300 after tax it's $330 current exchange rate converts that to £300.

US local tax is around 7%..
MSRP of 13600k is $300 after tax it's $320
the price I mentioned is total price buyer pays around $330 which equals to GBP £300.
here we pay £380 :mad: but why? clearly that's not the UK MSRP I wonder if it's initial price gouging set by retailers?
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VAT in the UK is 20%
 
Gibbo said:
VAT in the UK is 20%
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but even 20% VAT translates 300USD to £360 not £380
is there an official MSRP for 13th gen for UK?
the UK MSRP includes VAT.

as another example the AMD 5800X3D US MSRP is $450 in the UK it's £419
so why such a difference in 13Th gen? $300 can never translate to £380..
 
JK2022 said:
but even 20% VAT translates 300USD to £360 not £380
is there an official MSRP for 13th gen for UK?
the UK MSRP includes VAT.

as another example the AMD 5800X3D US MSRP is $450 in the UK it's £419
so why such a difference in 13Th gen? $300 can never translate to £380..
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You know these things don't magically appear on our shores, right? There's shipping costs, customs costs, etc. also to pay for.
 
Havana_UK said:
You know these things don't magically appear on our shores, right? There's shipping costs, customs costs, etc. also to pay for.
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that applies to everything right?
not just intel 13th gen..

if you compare the prices of other parts,say 5800x3D $450 --> £419..
ofcourse shipping cost customs etc are all included :p they are not made locally in the US..they are shipped from Asia to US and UK
 
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JK2022 said:
but even 20% VAT translates 300USD to £360 not £380
is there an official MSRP for 13th gen for UK?
the UK MSRP includes VAT.

as another example the AMD 5800X3D US MSRP is $450 in the UK it's £419
so why such a difference in 13Th gen? $300 can never translate to £380..
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MSRP stands for Manufacturer Suggested Retail Pricing, the key point been suggested and the margin the retailer makes is their discretion. Were sitting at 8-10% margin on that product as it is brand new and in high demand, resellers won't start dropping prices to 5% and below unless they have too.

Comparing to 5800X 3D is pointless, product has been out for months and AMD is running rebate campaigns to sell more stock, hence it is reduced from its regular MSRP of £449 to £419 as AMD is rebating ourselves to sell that low.

Also Intel MSRP are the price for 1000+ in tray quantity, Intel never generally release a retail MSRP, so the prices generally seen as others have suggested do need shipping added to the price and of course people buying single units do not get the 1k plus pricing. ;)

We are willing to sell them for less if a customer wants to say buy 100+ from us, then a deal can be cut, but as it stands our price is competitive within the UK market. :)
 
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