SB pricing after IVB release (Speculation)

[njdevilsfan87]

Honestly I don't see the release of IB affecting SB pricing much, the only real question in my mind is how will Intel price the IB lineup?

I wouldn't be surprised to see Intel just leave SB alone and price IB $50 higher.

 

[tweakboy]

Once Ivybridge releases in April I believe the web retailers will drop the 'everyday' retail price.


EXAMPLE
2500k
Newegg now $229
Newegg shortly after 3570k release $199
Microcenter regular price $150


This would make the 2500k still a good bargin gaming CPU. Thats if Intel doesn't plan on discontinuing the SKU shortly after IVB release. This could be a great advantage for Intel as well because the FX8120 is priced at $199 as well. Which may force Bulldozer down to lower prices. I just can't see both Ivybridge and the remains of Sandybridge equivalents staying at the same price.


If the FX8120 is around ~$160, it would be a good buy too.


Any thoughts?

I think the IVB prices will be same as 2500k or 2600k prices.. Soo the fastest desktop processor will cost 300 dollars. Sandy 2600k , 300 dollars.

If you already have a quad core, and especially SSD , no need to upgrade yet guys. Wait until 2013,,,gl

 

[nyker96]

I'd say after Ivy, 2500k should be around 150-170 on ebay. then go down to 140-150ish.

 

[Zap]

Not gonna happen. For instance, with the Core i5 750 the 760 took its place in price and the 750 was discontinued instead of having price drop even lower.

Close but not TOO close is the key!

Hahahahhahahahah!!!! Oh shit!

I miss the days when Intel did quarterly price cuts.

That was when there were no new/better products. These days they can just discontinue the slowest one, add a faster one and shuffle prices.

Anyway I think Ivy Brdige is mostly about cutting costs (=cheaper CPUs) since the chips will be smaller and cheaper to manufacture. I wouldn't be surprised if they end up being cheaper than equivalent Sandy Bridge CPUs right from the start. That's what I'm hoping since I'm planning on buying one

Cheaper manufacturing costs just means more profits for Intel, not cheaper selling prices. Actually, it will probably go towards paying for whatever new equipment is needed.

The cost to make a CPU is pretty low already, and is probably related to how big it is (how much of a silicon wafer it consumes). Intel does constantly shrink the process, but also constantly adds to the transistor count.

 

[grkM3]

I saw a price for the up coming 77w ivy K with 4/8 and I think it said 337(going from memory)

so the top end ivy is going to fit right in where the 2700k left off

 

[bryanW1995]

You can get them for $140 now, if you count the $40 credit towards a motherboard against the price of the CPU.

Microcenter. There is no excuse to ever buy a CPU anywhere else.

Unless your time/gas is worth more than $80 to get to one, which is unfortunately the case for most people.

 

[Rvenger]

Unless your time/gas is worth more than $80 to get to one, which is unfortunately the case for most people.

2-1/2 hour drive away.

130 miles is my nearest Microcenter which is in the Cleveland area. If I can get it for $40 more online, then I just buy online.

 

[bononos]

If prices drop slightly instead of drastically, it will help current owners of low end SBs who want to sell of their cpus and upgrade.

 

[Adam8281]

It is curious, isn't it, how Microsoft has had MUCH lower prices on SB processors than any other retails, for a really sustained period of time. If they're able to sell these for so low for so long, I wonder why other retails aren't also?

 

[blckgrffn]

It is curious, isn't it, how Microsoft has had MUCH lower prices on SB processors than any other retails, for a really sustained period of time. If they're able to sell these for so low for so long, I wonder why other retails aren't also?

I am going to assume you mean MC?

They lose money on everyone they sell, IMHO. And for every one of us who walks in there and out with just a bundle, they sell several people on whole PCs with the rest of the components at full markup. People will do that (I have been very tempted!) and spend that "savings" on an over priced graphics card or similar because it is easy to justify it to themselves. They did just save $50 on the CPU and got a free mobo, after all.

A brick and mortar has to get people in their store somehow. I think MC is doing a brilliant job - usually the are so buys I have to flag a guy down. A few/couple years ago it felt like showing up at a car lot...

 

[Zap]

You might get lucky on Craigslist and find a 2500k for $100 or $120, but on a forum like this I would guess that it will be pretty rare. People would buy them at $150 shipped because even at that price it would outperform any IVB chip at the same price point.

Just dug this up from earlier, guess I missed it.

This is probably the only "price drop" we will see on SB after the new CPUs come out, that is, with a bunch of people switching over to Ivy Bridge, the old CPUs will start clogging up For Sale forums and eBay, thus driving down pricing for used 2500K CPUs.

If I can get it for $40 more online, then I just buy online.

There has been occasional sales at around $190-200 online. You can also see if you can pricematch at NCIX US. They won't match $180, but they may split the difference.

They lose money on everyone they sell, IMHO. And for every one of us who walks in there and out with just a bundle, they sell several people on whole PCs with the rest of the components at full markup. People will do that (I have been very tempted!) and spend that "savings" on an over priced graphics card or similar because it is easy to justify it to themselves. They did just save $50 on the CPU and got a free mobo, after all.

I don't think they're losing that much. Remember that there is 10,000 unit pricing from Intel, plus channel rebates for volume. They also aren't that overpriced. They often have SATA DVD writers for $18.99 and 4GB DDR3-1333 kits for $18.99 and 8GB kits for $34.99. Motherboard pricing is in line with Newegg pricing, sometimes a few bucks more and occasionally cheaper - and that's without bundle pricing even! Case prices seem competitive too, especially since Newegg usually charges $10-20 for shipping a case. Their HDD prices aren't bad either.

Note that of course Newegg wins when something is on sale, and GPU and PSU pricing isn't as good. Still, buying everything at MC is not necessarily a bad thing and the huge savings (with a mobo/CPU bundle) may make it a break even proposition. Returns/exchanges are also quick/easy if there's a DOA part.

Oh yeah, best part is that you CAN ask MC to pricematch Amazon or Newegg.

Yeah, just pay tax instead of shipping. That's all.

 

[geokilla]

You can get them for $140 now, if you count the $40 credit towards a motherboard against the price of the CPU.

Microcenter. There is no excuse to ever buy a CPU anywhere else.

How about living hours away from the nearest one?

How about living across the border and hours away from one? Makes shipping one impossible .

 

[grkM3]

 

[dook43]

Microcenter. There is no excuse to ever buy a CPU anywhere else.

Except if you live in a state with 0 MicroCenters

 

[BD231]

Newegg has P4s on sale every now and then so they go down eventually.

Yeah but sine the OP asked about price change's one process generation removed I'd rather stay on topic than make some useless remark .