TODAY ONLY DEALS - 03/09/2010 - Cheapest in the UK Intel and Corsair Deals!

[Gibbo]

Hi there


Right two incredible deals for you, both cheapest in the UK. You however cannot use Free Shipping on either of these deals:-


Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail @ £217.36 inc VAT

With intelligent technology that automatically directs processing power where it's needed most, Intel Core i7 processors deliver an incredible breakthrough in PC performance. You'll multitask applications faster and unleash incredible digital media creation. And you'll experience maximum performance for everything you do and for years to come. The Intel Core i7 processor not only can take on today's most complex and immersive games, but it's also powerful enough to handle tomorrow's gaming advances. By distributing AI, physics, and rendering across eight software threads, the Intel Core i7 processor lets you concentrate on taking down the bad guys while your PC handles all the visual details like texturing and shading that keep you feeling totally immersed. It's a gaming experience so perfect, you just might lose yourself in the action.

- Core Size: 45nm
- Socket: LGA1366
- Quad Core
- Frequency: 3.06GHz
- Multiplier: 23x
- L2 Cache: 4x 256KB
- L2 Cache: 8MB
- QPI: 4.8 GT/s
- Voltage: 0.8 - 1.375v
- TDP: 130W

Was [£234.99] Inc. VAT

Only £217.36 inc VAT.

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Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMD4GX3M2A1600C9) @ £64.61 inc VAT

This 4GB twin DOMINATOR kit memory solution has been designed specifically to support the Intel Core i5 and Core i7 dual channel memory DDR3 solutions. This solution runs at an incredibly fast 1600MHz at CAS latency of 9-9-9-24. So not only do you get to run your Intel Core i5 or Core i7 dual channel memory system at 1600MHz but with these tight Latency timings your system performance will rock.

- Corsair Dominator memory (2 x 2GB)
- Form factor: DIMM 240-pin
- Memory speed: 1600 MHz
- Latency timings: CL9 (9-9-9-24 )
- Dual-path Heat Xchange (DHX)
- Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP)
- Supply voltage: 1.65 V
- Built for Intel


Was [£86.94] Inc. VAT

Only £64.61 inc VAT.

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[Gibbo]

Dam shame about the shipping on the intel thats 2 deals i pulled out due to it. However really nice price on the ram good to see

You do realise that with shipping added the I7 950 is still cheaper than it was previous?

I really don't understand such logic when you actually still save money.

Previous Price was £199.99 +VAT with free shipping.

TODAY ONLY price is £184.99 +VAT plus £7.25+VAT shipping, that is £192.24 +VAT.

So TODAY ONLY even with shipping added still saves you - £7.75 +VAT (£9.11 Inc. VAT)


So your FREE Shipping actually cost you £9.11 on this at regular price, but if your happy to pay more just because of free shipping well upto you, but it is the strangest logic I have ever come across.

 

[Gibbo]

Oooo nice deal on the i7. I need to get me one of those now.

Down to 18 already!

 

[Gibbo]

Less of the facepalm thank you

I had other items in my basket.
Including the RAM removed the free shipping.

Dont mess with the shipping costs.
Be honest with the pricing instead.

How could we be more honest.

Thread clearly says, no free shipping on these deals.

 

[Gibbo]

If someone has a basket which qualifies for free shipping then adding these to the basket incurs a shipping cost.

I could understand this if the only items being purchased were special deals

We have to cater for all our customers, whilst at the same time grow our company. Approx 80% of our customer base, possibly higher don't have any free shipping options, they always pay shipping.

So we do deals that cater for both our regular customers and forum members.

Fact is though even with shipping added were still the cheapest in the UK on the I7 950, have it in stock etc.

 

[Gibbo]

Basically the real price is higher than advertised.
Shipping costs are added where normally it would be free.

The price advertised is not the real price.

No infact that is wrong!

That is the real price!

Forum members are a small exception who are gifted free shipping for posting on our forums and in return get free next day courier shipping.

However when TODAY ONLY was launched it was made clear all deals might exclude free shipping due to the prices on offer.

Shipping cost are always added for the majority of our customers, its a small percentage who get free shipping and for that small percentage with a deal like this they still actually save money.

I am amazed by how people complain over saving money. If its really such an issue, either wait for the item to sell out, then use your free shipping and pay more or place two seperate orders.

 

[Gibbo]

Mmm, that RAM does seem like a very good price. Would I see *much* advantage over my
"Corsair 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 (1333MHz)"?

Yep it runs some 300Mhz faster so would give you a small performance boost, but in reality probably not that noticable.

 

[Gibbo]

All the 950 CPU's have gone already

Back up in price now so you guys can now use your Free Shipping......

 

[Gibbo]

RAM says week offer when I go to it. Hmmm which is it..

Its also on This Week Only but at a higher price which it will go back upto once the stock has sold out or today ends. Then when This Week Only ends it shall go up again. Hence the Corsair is like a double whammy mega bargain.

But hey £54.99 +VAT for Corsair Dominator, come on its a bargain.

 

[Gibbo]

What is the this week price?

This Week Only Price is £67.99 +VAT
Regular website price is £73.99 +VAT

 

[Gibbo]

I'm gonna steal one of those at 5 if I can then. When does today only end? what time?

Either when stock runs out or 9am tomorrow morning.

 

[Gibbo]

BTW, as a newbie here, may i ask can I buy 3*(2*2) of above ram to make it 3-channel?

Nope its a dual channel kit, you could place multiple orders to buy a couple of packs, but you'd have a spare module left over.

 

[Gibbo]

To all those who failed to grasp why i was annoyeed.

The prices for these deals appear lower than they actually are.
The 64 quid RAM was actaullly 72 so why not just list that price and stop the no free shippig nonsense.

Might not have appered such a bargain perhaps ?

Why would we though?

Every single price on our website excludes shipping, were not about to change that. We list our prices exactly in the same manner as every other company in the UK.

Anyway the lower priced units have now sold out, so you can now order and use free shipping, though you will now pay an additional £9.11 because you refused to pay shipping.

The £64 quid RAM, that was £72 with shipping is now £80 with FREE shipping.


So lets face facts the deals was cheaper even with shipping added to them, now both deals have SOLD OUT because hey guess what they were bloody amazing deals, so you miss out and now pay more even though you get free shipping.

 

[Gibbo]

"TODAY ONLY DEALS - 03/09/2010 - Cheapest in the UK Intel"
This one I found strange there was no limit on the number it just said 24 hours so I assumed till they were all sold.
I looked and it said sold out @ £217.36 yet there were still stock for sale @ £234.99.
Seemed odd as it would have made more sense to say 10 (using 10 as no idea how many there were at this price) processors available for 24 hours @ £217.36.
I intended to buy one for system I was building but by the time I had come back from collecting my daughter from school all were sold.
Still a good price but still think the offer seems poorly worded.
Shipping was not a factor as I intended to buy a full system not just the processor.

There was 20 at the special price which is very clearly shown when the deals go live and then as they are sold the stock counts down, when the allocated stock sells out at special price, well the website says SOLD OUT, but you can still buy stock at regular price.

TODAY ONLY deals have a quantity set as to how many there is available at that price.

So for example we might have 500 I7 950 units in stock, but for TODAY ONLY we shall only make 20 available at the special discounted price and that price goes back up either when the 20 have sold out or 9am the following day.