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doomsdaydave11   02-19-2008 at 06:24:01 AM

Does anyone know when I can expect price drops for Intel's relatively new e8400 processor? Right now at newegg it is priced at $240, which is too much for me. I have always been an AMD kid, and don't know about any new Intel processors/price drops that may be occurring over the next few months. Can anyone tell me weather it could drop below $200 by May? Or should I start looking for a different processor?

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epsilon84   02-19-2008 at 07:15:41 AM
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doomsdaydave11 wrote :

Does anyone know when I can expect price drops for Intel's relatively new e8400 processor? Right now at newegg it is priced at $240, which is too much for me. I have always been an AMD kid, and don't know about any new Intel processors/price drops that may be occurring over the next few months. Can anyone tell me weather it could drop below $200 by May? Or should I start looking for a different processor?



Price gouging should subside over the coming months. The official tray price is actually $183, so really they should be selling for around $190 - $200 without price gouging.

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Mondoman   02-19-2008 at 07:53:56 AM
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Intel decided to delay releasing its 45nm quad-cores (because AMD's CPUs can't even compete with the dual-cores, much less quad-cores), so the e8xxx are pretty much the only game in town right now. Unless you need a quad-core, there's not much point in getting an e6xxx any more, so demand is pretty high for e8xxx's, even at 25% markups.

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narutard   02-19-2008 at 08:25:18 AM
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Expect newegg to price gouge =D

mwave is selling it for $229.99 I believe, not as bad but still pretty high.

If I were you, I'd wait until the newer versions come out. I believe these batches have a heating problem.

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doomsdaydave11   02-20-2008 at 12:24:21 AM
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narutard wrote :

Expect newegg to price gouge =D

mwave is selling it for $229.99 I believe, not as bad but still pretty high.

If I were you, I'd wait until the newer versions come out. I believe these batches have a heating problem.


Yeah, I probably will. I'm on a rather tight budget at the moment, and will be waiting until about May to order my new rig.

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