Core 2 Duo BS! Prises =(

master9716 · Jul 27, 2006

WOW these stores are out of control pricing the E6600 at $410 bucks , I thought retail price was going to be $316 .. Whats going on.. I was so happy and now I have to spend 100 bucks more just to get it and since it has 4mb L2 , thats the one I must have.

Check Pc Club they are insane.. The E6700 cost $800.00 WOW! .. ill have to wait till fryday to see if Frys electronics sells it for the real retail price.

Well As soon as NewEgg Has them ill have to buy it online along with an Old nf4 intel motherboard for 50 bucks .

What do U guys think.. If u find anyone that has them for their suggested reail price let us know .. c ya.

turpit · Jul 27, 2006

WOW these stores are out of control pricing the E6600 at $410 bucks , I thought retail price was going to be $316 .. Whats going on.. I was so happy and now I have to spend 100 bucks more just to get it and since it has 4mb L2 , thats the one I must have.

Check Pc Club they are insane.. The E6700 cost $800.00 WOW! .. ill have to wait till fryday to see if Frys electronics sells it for the real retail price.

Well As soon as NewEgg Has them ill have to buy it online along with an Old nf4 intel motherboard for 50 bucks .

What do U guys think.. If u find anyone that has them for their suggested reail price let us know .. c ya.

oenomel · Jul 27, 2006

zipzoomfly has the 6600 listed at 339.00 with free shipping....not in stock of course..

Siba · Jul 27, 2006

WOW these stores are out of control pricing the E6600 at $410 bucks , I thought retail price was going to be $316 .. Whats going on.. I was so happy and now I have to spend 100 bucks more just to get it and since it has 4mb L2 , thats the one I must have.

Check Pc Club they are insane.. The E6700 cost $800.00 WOW! .. ill have to wait till fryday to see if Frys electronics sells it for the real retail price.

Well As soon as NewEgg Has them ill have to buy it online along with an Old nf4 intel motherboard for 50 bucks .

What do U guys think.. If u find anyone that has them for their suggested reail price let us know .. c ya.

The 1000qty unit prices were listed as $316 for an E6600....not retail prices.

gudodayn · Jul 27, 2006

WOW these stores are out of control pricing the E6600 at $410 bucks , I thought retail price was going to be $316 .. Whats going on.. I was so happy and now I have to spend 100 bucks more just to get it and since it has 4mb L2 , thats the one I must have.

Check Pc Club they are insane.. The E6700 cost $800.00 WOW! .. ill have to wait till fryday to see if Frys electronics sells it for the real retail price.

Well As soon as NewEgg Has them ill have to buy it online along with an Old nf4 intel motherboard for 50 bucks .

What do U guys think.. If u find anyone that has them for their suggested reail price let us know .. c ya.

The 1000qty unit prices were listed as $316 for an E6600....not retail prices.

Still $100 is a big gap........I'd wait for Newegg!!

Siba · Jul 27, 2006

Newegg is currently promoting the X6800 at around a 30% markup.

http://promotions.newegg.com/intel/080406/index.html

13thmonkey · Jul 27, 2006

Well As soon as NewEgg Has them ill have to buy it online along with an Old nf4 intel motherboard for 50 bucks .

Not sure it'll work with an NF4 mobo, I thought that all of the reviews and the literature said 965 and 975X and the 975X's were a bit dodgy and you may need a working P4 to flash it with. NF5 is due soon for Core2 Duo though.

YO_KID37 · Jul 27, 2006

It Might be listed in Canadian Prices. Because i've seen it on a Canadian Pre-ordering site and it was on sale for E6600 @ 415$CDN

jap0nes · Jul 27, 2006

WOW these stores are out of control pricing the E6600 at $410 bucks , I thought retail price was going to be $316 .. Whats going on.. I was so happy and now I have to spend 100 bucks more just to get it and since it has 4mb L2 , thats the one I must have.

Check Pc Club they are insane.. The E6700 cost $800.00 WOW! .. ill have to wait till fryday to see if Frys electronics sells it for the real retail price.

Well As soon as NewEgg Has them ill have to buy it online along with an Old nf4 intel motherboard for 50 bucks .

What do U guys think.. If u find anyone that has them for their suggested reail price let us know .. c ya.

that's the seek and offer law...

Ycon · Jul 27, 2006

Wait a few days

zornundo · Jul 27, 2006

The price is gonna be what the market will bear. All these e-tailers might start the price high due to hype and/or not much supply. If the orders do not come in, you can expect to see a steady decline in the price. Simple Economics 101.

I know my BS in BA was good for something :trophy:

edit: That being said, if you think the prices are too high, don't buy. Enough of you not buying and boom! price should lower.

mickeddie · Jul 27, 2006

Froogle it to find better prices.

CptCpu · Jul 27, 2006

Just wait for tigerdirect and newegg to get them, for they should not have really high mark ups as long as they have a good stock. I'm thinking about getting mine from tiger direct so I don't have to pay tax. I would if I went with newegg, I know I'm cheap. :lol: :roll:

zornundo · Jul 27, 2006

I would if I went with newegg, I know I'm cheap. :lol: :roll:

I'm cheap, too! I have to pay sales tax at Newegg, too, and that's at 9.25%!!!!

jimw428 · Jul 27, 2006

Supply and demand at work, lots of demand, limited or no supply. Be patient, the prices will drop as soon as Intel ships to the retail channel in volume. 8)

TechnologyCoordinator · Jul 27, 2006

Newegg is currently promoting the X6800 at around a 30% markup.

http://promotions.newegg.com/intel/080406/index.html

Nice find, thanks for posting it.

Newegg currently doesn't have any inventory that I could find of Conroe aka Core 2 Duo.

Doughbuy · Jul 27, 2006

I remember reading that even if July 27th was the date the Conroe comes out, Dell and other major system builders get first pick and first priority. You probably won't see Conroe for smaller system builders and retailer until early august or so.

Me, I'm not too worried since I used to work at Directron.com, which means I have first pick of any parts they get at manufacter price... shrug

One more thing, D-Tron earlier offered a pre-order of the E6600 for 340, now its up to 400... so I'm guessing if you really wanted it, you should ordered it earlier, since everyone's rising the price. It's your basic economics...

jaguarskx · Jul 27, 2006

WOW these stores are out of control pricing the E6600 at $410 bucks , I thought retail price was going to be $316 .. Whats going on.. I was so happy and now I have to spend 100 bucks more just to get it and since it has 4mb L2 , thats the one I must have.

$316 per CPU is for orders of 1000 Core 2 Duos placed by companies who have signed purchase order agreements with Intel.

You and everyone else will be paying retail prices. Usually a markup of 15% to 20%. There is a huge demand for Core 2 Duo so retailers are taking advantage of the situation by charging high prices. Kinda like when the Xbox 360 first came out; people were making huge profits selling them on eBay.

Prices should calm down a bit later in August after the initial surge.

majoravatar · Jul 27, 2006

The ASUS P5N32-SLI SE is an SLI nF4 board that is supposed to be pretty good. Check out anandtech for some good Conroe mobo reviews.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2797

Just sayin'...

yourmothersanastronaut · Jul 27, 2006

Meh...Core 2 is awesome, no doubt about it. But, I have a hunch it won't be widely available for some time, maybe a few weeks, maybe more.

13thmonkey · Jul 27, 2006

Thanks, really did not think it was Nf compatible, didn't want the OP to go and get NF board and had problems.

Learn someting new everyday.

yourmothersanastronaut · Jul 27, 2006

I'm generally distrusting of rumors.

There was a rumor going on in my 9th grade year that there would be a Burger King, a Taco Bell, and a Pizza Hut in the cafeteria of the new high school. Went there for three years, graduated from there in 2005.

Lo and behold, there were no restaurants.

It's possible that there won't be enough supply to meet demand until October. It looks like it could happen. I haven't heard official word on the supply issue, but from the looks of things it's not outside the realm of possibility.

To be honest, however, I haven't really been paying attention to Core 2's availability. I check newegg every few days to see if they're available, but I haven't seen anything but Core Duo chips.

dt · Jul 27, 2006

yawns,

http://www.directron.com/bx80557e6600.html

majoravatar · Jul 27, 2006

Well it's not like directron is making any promises (except for price). It could conceivably be months before they ship one. Intel (an other companies - see xbox 360) always release as soon as they have a small inventory because it drives up prices artificially.

yourmothersanastronaut · Jul 27, 2006

yawns,

http://www.directron.com/bx80557e6600.html

Availability: This item is shipped from our affiliate facility. The stock level is not under our control and is subject to change. We will contact those that order this item in the event of a problem. If this item is ordered together with other products, this item may be shipped separately and may arrive separately.

I'm not impressed as you thought I would be. They don't have it in stock, and they don't say who their affiliate is. They also mention that they have no idea when it will arrive from their "affiliate."

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