Unlocked 2C/4T i3 for $100, locked 4C/4T i5 for $130-150?

[VirtualLarry]

Anyone think that those will happen, either soon, or with CoffeeLake?

Here's hoping.

 

[richierich1212]

Nope Intel won't go that low to sell the unlocked cpus. Look at the i3-7350K for example.

 

[jihe]

Second hand maybe.

 

[hojnikb]

G4560K for 75$ and call it day

 

[VirtualLarry]

Well, they already released the G3258 unlocked Pentium prior, and it was only $65 or so.. (Maybe list was $70?).

I would be down with a G4560K Pentium "K" CPU, for $75, heck, even $80.

 

[SPBHM]

I think the OC motherboards would also need a price drop for it to really look attractive,

 

[VirtualLarry]

That's the thing - I'm pretty certain that you can now non-Z OC on a B150 board. (A $27 one, to boot.)

 

[hojnikb]

That's the thing - I'm pretty certain that you can now non-Z OC on a B150 board. (A $27 one, to boot.)

care to share this board ?

 

[VirtualLarry]

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/skylake-kaby-lake-non-z-oc-possible-now.2500446/

 

[hojnikb]

I'd like to see this actually tested before buying anything

 

[VirtualLarry]

Point taken. I was basically asking for volunteers in the other thread. I don't have any unlocked SKL / KBL CPUs.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I think the OC motherboards would also need a price drop for it to really look attractive,

They aren't that terrible. A $20-$30 premium, depending on the brand.

http://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#xcx=0&c=121,119&sort=a8&page=1

Sure, high end overclocking motherboards are still crazy-pricey, and they'll stay that way. But for an "auto" OC on an air cooler without too much fiddling, and maybe a 10-15% clock boost, an inexpensive Z-series motherboard is fine.