Intel to launch 6 core Coffee Lake-S CPUs & Z370 chipset 5 October 2017

[jigger]

I can find one in stock for £244 everything else is back ordered with months lead time. Crazy prices and not even in stock.

 

[RavenXXX2]

as said oem can be had for 177.

 

[jigger]

I can't find any in stock but even £177 plus a Z370 motherboard is too much for a locked 6 core.

I think the time for buying Coffee Lake will be between Christmas and Ryzen+

 

[RavenXXX2]

277 for the 8400 + mobo = bargain for the performance on offer, 7700k area. Or you can get the k variant for the same price as 8400 mobo combo that offers marginal performance uplift even when clocked.

 

[jigger]

I suppose it depends what you're upgrading from. I wouldn't move from a i7 quad with a decent overclock to a locked 8400.

Intel need to get the production fixed.

 

[RavenXXX2]

Well no I wouldn't move from an i7 to an unlocked 8600k or a 8700k either TBH, but from a quad core then yes, like I did.

 

[Robert]

Looking at an 8700k to replace my 4770k, assume I’m better waiting for z390 before getting the 8700k? Assuming the board is out 1H 2018?

 

[signal11th]

Jesus looking at the rip off prices of these things I'm glad I got one at launch.

 

[ChocAndGray]

I finally got round to ordering parts for a rig. Bought an 8700k but just seen the reduced price on OCUK for the 8600k, I'm tempted to return the unopened 8700k. I'd pocket £130 quid.

Is there much difference in gaming between the two? If the difference is negligible I'd rather pocket the difference in price to be honest.

 

[BTVA]

I finally got round to ordering parts for a rig. Bought an 8700k but just seen the reduced price on OCUK for the 8600k, I'm tempted to return the unopened 8700k. I'd pocket £130 quid.

Is there much difference in gaming between the two? If the difference is negligible I'd rather pocket the difference in price to be honest.

for gaming no, you should pocket that and push for a graphics card upgrade or ssd or some cakes.

 

[Panos]

Jesus looking at the rip off prices of these things I'm glad I got one at launch.

Especially when the Z390 and 6+2 CFL CPUs (theoretical 8 core but in 6+2 config) are coming around February-March. Making the whole 6 core CFL and Z370 board market absolete.

 

[southernorth]

Especially when the Z390 and 6+2 CFL CPUs (theoretical 8 core but in 6+2 config) are coming around February-March. Making the whole 6 core CFL and Z370 board market absolete.

Source?

 

[Panos]

Source?

Plenty of website that were reporting about Z390 leaks this week and intel charts of course

 

[DragonQ]

Plenty of website that were reporting about Z390 leaks this week and intel charts of course

The chart shows Z390 in 2H 2018, not "February-March".

Also 6+2 would be a pretty lob-sided configuration, there's a reason AMD went for 3+3 rather than 4+2 for their 6 core Ryzen CPUs. Maybe Intel's different architecture means 6+2 works fine though.

 

[southernorth]

Plenty of website that were reporting about Z390 leaks this week and intel charts of course

Ah right, so just leaks and speculation. And 2H doesn't mean Feb-March at all.

 

[ChocAndGray]

for gaming no, you should pocket that and push for a graphics card upgrade or ssd or some cakes.

Cheers I've gone for the 8600k while it's at that price but won't start the RMA of the 8700k yet just incase I get cold feet lol.

On another note there's no chance at all that Z390 and 8 core cpus are released in February just 4 months after the release of Z270 and 8th Gen CPU's.

It's one thing releasing 8th gen just 9 months after 7th gen, but Intel aren't suddenly going to start releasing new mainstream sockets and cpu's every few months lol.

It's obvious that Coffee lake was brought forward a few months only to take the wind out of Ryzen's sails, there's no rush at all for them to release mainstream 8 core cpu's. I reckon at the earliest we're looking at October 2018.

We don't even have lower tier motherboards yet, if anything they're the only thing likely to come in February...

If I'm wrong and Intel do have the cheek to release Z390 in February I'll never buy Intel again on principle, I don't mind getting bent over - and there's always something better around the corner- but not this harshly.

 

[AndreiD]

They did accelerate their release schedule, but mainstream 8 cores from Intel are probably quite a way off still, summer 2018 at the earliest. Their first 10nm parts will be mobile SKUs.

 

[Doobedoo]

Got to love the way the 8600k has been discounted back to where it should have always been before the gouging. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...e-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-644-in.html

 

[oweneades]

Well after my issues with Ryzen (not performance I should note), I have ordered a 8700k & MSI Z370 Pro Carbon (mITX) to be delivered tomorrow (Sadly not from OCUK due to the lack of stock and noticeable price difference).

Looking forward to building a machine again in my Corsair 250D case.

 

[hyperseven]

does MCE work on the 8700 non K? If not is there any other way of forcing all cores to boost to max?

Got an 8700 coming next week, only cost 269, but would like to know if that functionality is reserved for the K variant.