the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

secretanchitman

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dedicated to rklaver - who im sure ill "see" again later tonight...haha.

etailers i know of that carry (or will carry) core 2 duo:

newegg.com
mwave.com
zipzoomfly.com
tigerdirect.com
saucertek.com
monarchcomputer.com
atacom.com
dell.com
shopblt.com

direct links to buy core 2 duo: (doubtful since most etailers that carry them are out of stock)

newegg
zipzoomfly
mwave
saucertek
monarch
atacom E6300 E6600 E6700 X6800
dell XPS 700 system configuration - available with core 2 duo - thanks to bamacre for the link!
shopblt E6300 E6400 E6600 E6700 X6800
tigerdirect E6300 E6400 E6600 E6700 X6800 - all OEM
newegg X6800 (auto notify) - taken down by newegg...



so far, availability wise:

-newegg has all C2D listed, but only the E6300 is in stock. E6600 and above are way overpriced (IMO).
-zzf has the E6300 in stock as i type this. UPDATE - all core 2 duos will be shipped on august 7th. thanks to m21s for this.
-monarch is selling the cpus now, but they wont be shipping/getting them in until the end of august.
-tigerdirect - they are selling OEM versions now (no retail box, no core 2 duo inside sticker, 1 year warranty as opposed to 3 years with retail, no heatsink, only cpu chip)!
-saucertek gives me this message - "either you have attempted to order more items than we have in stock or we have reached our low quantity and cannot guarantee shipment, please enter a quantity LESS than or equal to 0." basically, they are out of stock.
-mwave has the E6300 in stock, but at a high price. every other C2D is out of stock.
-atacom has the E6300, E6600, E6700, and X6800...but their prices are too high. i have no idea when they will get the E6400.
-dell has their XPS 700 built to order with core 2 duos. UPDATE - will not ship computers with C2D until october. thanks to yacoub for this!


m21s posted:
Spoke to customer service over at zipzoomfly this afternoon. All Core2Duo will be shipped on the 7th. So the staus will not be changing on there site. Maybe just updated to say pre-orders like the E6300 does now. Just a FYI.This would be minus the ones ordered last night I am assuming, did not ask that. I'm guessing someone could confirm shipping on a E6300 ordered yesterday.

also, SuperSix posted:
A little nugget about availability - This is from a major disty that supplies some/most Intel/AMD product to many of the above online retailers. They will be receiving small shipments until about 08/14- 08/16, then they expect to get a ton in.

No - I will not say who the disty is. :p


whenever anyone sees more links to buy core 2 duo, please post them here so we can consolidate everything into 1 thread. i already saw a thread in general hardware on zzf's core 2 duo!

if anyone wanted to know, im personally trying to secure a E6600. the rest of my build (in my sig) is done and ready to go.

thanks again everyone, and happy hunting!


edit: added tigerdirect and its respective link.

edit 2: added monarch, "saucertek", and atacom...as well as their respective sites. also added availability up to this moment (10:58AM).

edit 3: added supersix's bit of info on availability...did some minor "cosmetic" changes to the post.

edit 4: added links thanks to soydios that tigerdirect is already selling ALL core 2 duos, but all of them are OEM, so buyers...beware!

edit 5: added dell thanks to bamacre.

edit 6: added zzf updated info thanks to m21s.

edit 7: added/changed stuff.

edit 8: updated links, changed stuff around.

edit 9: newegg links are up!!!
 

rklaver

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Whoo Hoooo! thanks man! :D

I am seeking the E6600 as well. I have this thread up on one monitor and Newegg and ZZF on the other.

However I must confess I'm feeling a bit jaded if the intel P965 MB issue holds true.

Ahh Screw it...Bring on the chips!
 

Jeffrey903

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He said:

im personally trying to secure a E6600

That means that he does not have an E6600 on order and would like to get one
 
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E6600 hunting as well. Apparently cpu's were available at ZZF earlier but they sold out "instantly"...

Oh well, hope newegg dosent price gouge us.
 

soydios

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Newegg = west coast (sorry)

I'm gonna be checking Newegg and ZZF every 30 minutes until 12:30am tonight.
 

Jeffrey903

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This sucks that they had to come out on the 27th. I have to leave really early tomorrow morning to catch a plane, and I need to get some sleep, so I can't stay up until 3AM (I'm on the east coast) just for a chance at these. I do have to wake up at 6AM (3AM PT), and hopefully either they came out a little late or they are still available then.
 

secretanchitman

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Originally posted by: soydios
Newegg = west coast (sorry)

I'm gonna be checking Newegg and ZZF every 30 minutes until 12:30am tonight.

i just installed the "reload every" extension for firefox. you set each individual tab/page to reload at 10 sec,30 sec, 1m, 5m, etc...haha, so i have zzf and newegg set to 30 seconds.
 

rklaver

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i just installed the "reload every" extension for firefox. you set each individual tab/page to reload at 10 sec,30 sec, 1m, 5m, etc...haha, so i have zzf and newegg set to 30 seconds.

Sweet! where did you find it at?
 

VivienM

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For Canadians, NCIX are now taking preorders... but nothing will ship until Aug. 8th :(
 

imported_KuJaX

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Will someone do me a favor and call me on my cell phone if/when they release if they are staying up all night for it? :) :) :) :)
 

JoeFahey

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If they release it tonight, what are my chances of getting it when I wake up at 9:00 Eastern time?
 

secretanchitman

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Originally posted by: JoeFahey1
If they release it tonight, what are my chances of getting it when I wake up at 9:00 Eastern time?

kind of minimal...unless they release it exactly 9AM.
 

JoeFahey

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Originally posted by: secretanchitman
Originally posted by: JoeFahey1
If they release it tonight, what are my chances of getting it when I wake up at 9:00 Eastern time?

kind of minimal...unless they release it exactly 9AM.

Although I am tired beyond belief (A full day at Six Flags Amusement park and a 3 hour ride there) I really want this. So I am going to stay up...
 

Raloth

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mwave...wow. I hope those guys are disappointed when they find out the price gouging won't be quite that bad. Then again, they might be right on their game :(.
 

JoeFahey

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Well, since I got time...

I am kind of stuck between which Core 2 duo to get. It would be for gaming, with an X1900XT, on a $150 Intel board (possibly). Will I notice much of a noticable difference from the 6400 and the 6600? Also, I will not be overclocking. Or I don't plan on it for when I first get it.