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Intel Update: Conroe!

I would be tempted but I can't be bothered with the ordeal of reseating another CPU with my LS. One is quite enough and that one is my E6600. I know there are some OEM's out there.

Dell or HP wouldn't miss 1000 cpu's.
 
Sir Random said:
Maybe you should have cancelled everything except the E6600 from your first order, and then made a new order for all the stuff you had just cancelled. That way, your original order would still be in the queue (amended to just the E6600)
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I tried to do that but the guy said he couldn't do it that way, he said either way I do it I'd lose my priority in the queue. Doesn't sound quite right to me. I decided to just wait for everything instead.

Intel Guy, thanks for all the answers you've given us so far, at least we've got some food for thought now. I was just wondering whether Dell for example have had their allocation of E6600 arrive yet?

I read earlier in the thread about the idea of sneakily borrowing 1000 from them for OCuk's backorders but I wasn't sure whether they were actually gathering dust at Dell yet.

If they are just sitting in Dell's warehouses in cardboard boxes then surely they wont miss a few boxes, lets say, 1000 CPUs :)

Besides, I'm sure Dell wont go without and to be honest, most the people buying conroe systems wont know what they're buying.
 
Tigjaw - i done the same thing this morning, I called the shop to ask if they would part ship everything except my E6400. They said sure, we could do that, but you would have to re-order the E6400 and get to the back of the back order queue.

There is one other point, I have ordered memory, Nijna Plus HSF, and a good few other bits, even if the E6400 came in tomorrow, if one of my items were not available due to being out of stock, then my order wouldn't ship anyway.

So, whilst I do understand this process, in some ways I kind of wish I did 2 orders, and kept the cpu seperate from the rest of the order.

I too am tempted by the OEM E6300. But I have waited this long now, so a little longer wont hurt.

Have fun those who get em' sure I am a bit jealous, but my fun is on its way.... somewhere.... :)
-casw1000
 
casw1000 said:
There is one other point, I have ordered memory, Nijna Plus HSF, and a good few other bits, even if the E6400 came in tomorrow, if one of my items were not available due to being out of stock, then my order wouldn't ship anyway.
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I think all the other items in your order have already been picked and held for you, so even if things go out of stock, yours are reserved and waiting to be dispatched.
 
Tigjaw said:
I tried to do that but the guy said he couldn't do it that way, he said either way I do it I'd lose my priority in the queue. Doesn't sound quite right to me. I decided to just wait for everything instead.

Intel Guy, thanks for all the answers you've given us so far, at least we've got some food for thought now. I was just wondering whether Dell for example have had their allocation of E6600 arrive yet?

I read earlier in the thread about the idea of sneakily borrowing 1000 from them for OCuk's backorders but I wasn't sure whether they were actually gathering dust at Dell yet.

If they are just sitting in Dell's warehouses in cardboard boxes then surely they wont miss a few boxes, lets say, 1000 CPUs :)

Besides, I'm sure Dell wont go without and to be honest, most the people buying conroe systems wont know what they're buying.
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All i can say is keep watching this space ;) it will take us a few days before we know anything, but we are working on it, hopefully we may have some news by the end of the week
 
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shodan said:
I think all the other items in your order have already been picked and held for you, so even if things go out of stock, yours are reserved and waiting to be dispatched.
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No, this is NOT the case, as this was my logic, but the argument is that if they picked and held all the items on a purchase order that was waiting for a back order item, their warehouse would be full. That's when they offered to cancel my E6400 and ship everything else out, but theres no point in that, as I still need the cpu anyway. So i might as well wait.

So to be clear, OCUK has not picked MY order (probably others) which has an item that is on back order. If I am really unlucky the cpu will come in, memory goes on back order, they cannot hold the cpu for my order and hey someone else gets my cpu ;)

Gibbo, maybe a colleague got this wrong, but I respect what I am told and have settled with that answer, if this is incorrect - please let us know. Thx.

Gibbo - well done on getting those E6300 oem's. Good Job.

-casw1000
 
Just got back from buying some akasa fans and whilst there i asked about the Conroe :) Was a bit suprised by the reply "2weeks" :confused:
 
killer_uk said:
I'm still going to grab a celeron tonight, and I can look forward to a celeron powered X1900XT experience. Should be fun. :D
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you gotta tell me how it runs...ive got basically the same set up as you ...heh whats oblivion like ;-)
 
casw1000 said:
No, this is NOT the case, as this was my logic, but the argument is that if they picked and held all the items on a purchase order that was waiting for a back order item, their warehouse would be full. That's when they offered to cancel my E6400 and ship everything else out, but theres no point in that, as I still need the cpu anyway. So i might as well wait.

So to be clear, OCUK has not picked MY order (probably others) which has an item that is on back order. If I am really unlucky the cpu will come in, memory goes on back order, they cannot hold the cpu for my order and hey someone else gets my cpu ;)

Gibbo, maybe a colleague got this wrong, but I respect what I am told and have settled with that answer, if this is incorrect - please let us know. Thx.

Gibbo - well done on getting those E6300 oem's. Good Job.

-casw1000
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Yeah I found that out too, if one of your items are out of stock OCuk don't hold your stock for you. When I ordered my components only the motherboard and CPU was out of stock, I phoned in the next week to find my PSU was also now out of stock.

Because of this, despite the fact that I'm one of the first in the conroe queue there's a chance OCuk may sell my other stock and give my conroe priority to somebody who's technically given the company less money.

It's a very unusual way of doing it.
 
Oh well, lets all be honest and say we are not surprised! :eek:
Gives me a chance to order a 590 SLI Intel Edition as was not going enjoy having everyhting cept a mobo!! :)
Fingers crossed they will both be out and delivered around mid Aug! :confused:
 
dafloppyone said:
you gotta tell me how it runs...ive got basically the same set up as you ...heh whats oblivion like ;-)
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If you both find sudden stunning performance you could start a Celeron buzz that would replace the Conroe one :D
 
Intel_guy - is it likely that *a* shipment (hoping i`m in the first set) of 6600 conroes will get to Ocuk before the end of august? Otherwise its getting close to returning to uni and i might leave the build until xmas.
 
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