I just noticed the Corsair DDR2 6400 (C5) I just bought for $218 with $40 rebate is now $290 ($40 rebate though)
I would feel bad for anyone trying to build a Conroe system now, but processors have come down quite a bit.
I guess first adopters and system builders who paid a little extra on Conroe chips in the first few weeks have more or less caught up with those who waited a few weeks for more availability and lower prices...Indeed, in some cases maybe they have come out ahead with these RAM prices. Indeed, that is exactly my case since I paid $270 for an e6400, now at $230, but paid $76 less for the RAM. So I've come out ahead on the CPU and RAM anyway. Probably people who rushed to buy e6800s have not come out ahead though...
Funny how that's worked out...So I would say if you are looking for RAM to go ahead and buy what you want now, since due to the hike in RAM prices you have not ended up saving any money overall if buying new RAM and a CPU while you waited for Conroes to come down. If you're really patient I would guess RAM prices will fall, but not for another month or so after this initial demand wave has exhausted itself...
I would feel bad for anyone trying to build a Conroe system now, but processors have come down quite a bit.
I guess first adopters and system builders who paid a little extra on Conroe chips in the first few weeks have more or less caught up with those who waited a few weeks for more availability and lower prices...Indeed, in some cases maybe they have come out ahead with these RAM prices. Indeed, that is exactly my case since I paid $270 for an e6400, now at $230, but paid $76 less for the RAM. So I've come out ahead on the CPU and RAM anyway. Probably people who rushed to buy e6800s have not come out ahead though...
Funny how that's worked out...So I would say if you are looking for RAM to go ahead and buy what you want now, since due to the hike in RAM prices you have not ended up saving any money overall if buying new RAM and a CPU while you waited for Conroes to come down. If you're really patient I would guess RAM prices will fall, but not for another month or so after this initial demand wave has exhausted itself...