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CPU pricing curves.

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marcplante

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With the 8th Gen Intel CPUs coming out, I'm looking to buy one of the 7th generation i7 7700ks to make a "fast-enough-for-me" build. (Upgrading from Athlon X2...ehem...) I'm wondering how fast prices typically erode on chips when they are superseded by next generations. I've found examples for $279, which seems like a decent deal, but I wonder if this Thanksgiving's builder sale will mark down the 8th Gen chips and close out the 7th gen.

Is there a typical pattern of discount and sunsetting for preceding generations of CPUs?

Buy now or wait a month or two? (not past Christmas for sure).
 
marcplante said:
With the 8th Gen Intel CPUs coming out, I'm looking to buy one of the 7th generation i7 7700ks to make a "fast-enough-for-me" build. (Upgrading from Athlon X2...ehem...) I'm wondering how fast prices typically erode on chips when they are superseded by next generations. I've found examples for $279, which seems like a decent deal, but I wonder if this Thanksgiving's builder sale will mark down the 8th Gen chips and close out the 7th gen.

Is there a typical pattern of discount and sunsetting for preceding generations of CPUs?

Buy now or wait a month or two? (not past Christmas for sure).
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Historically Intel don't 'discount' previous generation chips, they simply discontinue them. I would argue that even at $279, it is too high a price to pay for a 7700K when an i5 8400 is around $190 and the i5 8600K around the same price as the 7700K (I would take 6C/6T over 4C/8T anyday)

If you stll have your heart set on a 7700K, your best bet would be the used market. I'm sure there will be a lot of 7700K owners looking to upgrade to a 8700K, that would be your best bet in getting a good deal on a 7700K.
 
Thanks. I suppose I was thinking about the retailers marking the older chips down to move their inventory. Given my application, it probably makes sense to go to the I5 as you mentioned.
 
i7 6700k is basically the same if you can find it for cheaper. i5 8400 or r5 1600 are great new alternatives.
 
Total cost of the board plus ram comes into play for me. The DDR4 expense is outrageous for a good enough build.
 
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