Will the 6700k ever go back down in price?

[theaterix]

I am looking to get the 6700k or the 5820k or the 4790k, but here is my reasoning against each:
The 6700k is overpriced at £350 for a quad core.
The X99 motherboards are expensive as poop
I have already bought DDR4 RAM, in the black friday sales, can easily return, but hey ho.

Question is, will the 6700k ever go down in price to about the £250-300 point in the near future?

 

[Randomface74]

yes

 

[uber soldat]

In the future? Yes, in the near future? not a chance, as demand will still be far higher than supply.

 

[vince99]

It should go back under 300 but not 250 and not anytime soon

 

[davida76]

No competition + limited supply = price gouging. Even the Haswell K chips are still pretty much the same price as at launch.

 

[theaterix]

No competition + limited supply = price gouging. Even the Haswell K chips are still pretty much the same price as at launch.

You have a point there.. Currently looking at the 5820k, but motherboard prices are insane...

 

[davida76]

You have a point there.. Currently looking at the 5820k, but motherboard prices are insane...

Haha yeah, I'm proper tight when it comes to motherboards, absolutely refuse to spend over a £100! If you're just gaming I'd stick with what you've got until the next iteration of AMD/Intel cpu's arrive, when the dx12 games start rolling out the extra threads and the r9 290 will see a nice boost. Hard to resist the shiny new toys I know!

 

[pastymuncher]

Probably not. They have no competition and as long as people are daft enough to pay these ridiculous prices then that is where they shall remain.

 

[w00dy85]

I have noticed they are slowly coming down in price, but Like others have said. I think they will stay near the £300 mark for awhile yet. I'm so glad I bought mine when I did for £275, though where I got mine from have 3 on offer for £323.

 

[Jono8]

You could have got one recently (about 2 weeks a go) for £275. Just shop around, keep an eye out and put alerts on deal websites etc.