Intel Price Cuts

[Phil_P]

Pricing changes are real time - as soon as we get them - they change.

But we can't comment about products that currently don't appear to exist.

So what changed in the last couple of days for the price of a Q6600 to jump from approx £222 (today only), regular price of £234, up to today's price of £276? Intel hasn't changed their pricing, so why the £50 price hike?

Edit: Don't get me wrong, you're prices are generally excellent, just I don't understand why they are up and down like a yo-yo when the price to you should be constant.

[DavidM]

Pricing changes are real time - as soon as we get them - they change.

That includes any changes up or down.

[Phil_P]

That includes any changes up or down.

Thanks for that.

[EarlGrey]

So what changed in the last couple of days for the price of a Q6600 to jump from approx £222 (today only), regular price of £234, up to today's price of £276? Intel hasn't changed their pricing, so why the £50 price hike?

One would guess supply and demand. They just had the Q6600 on today only at a great price, and you can bet they sold a few, so are running low on stock, hence the increase in price (Demand is still high, their supply is now low)

They have probably ordered some at the new price, but can't/won't sell them now. Be patient

[Phil_P]

One would guess supply and demand. They just had the Q6600 on today only at a great price, and you can bet they sold a few, so are running low on stock, hence the increase in price (Demand is still high, their supply is now low)

They have probably ordered some at the new price, but can't/won't sell them now. Be patient

Yes, I'm sure you're right

It just caught me on the hop - expecting to see drops, and suddenly the price shoots up. Who'd want to be a large computer e-tailer, heh

[DavidM]

... did I also say that we can get deliveries at any time through the day... and that prices can also drop, as well as increase?

[Phil_P]

... did I also say that we can get deliveries at any time through the day... and that prices can also drop, as well as increase?

Nice

[silentvoice]

Are the new E6x50 processors of G0 revision? I've read that some are marked as E0 but maybe this is only the first batch? Anybody know? I don't want to wait too long for G0 to start appearing. Apparantly they are stamped as SLA9U.

Regarding the price, that will probably keep decreasing (although slightly) for a few weeks after the 22nd before stabilising but who knows how low they'll go.

[Phil_P]

Are the new E6x50 processors of G0 revision? I've read that some are marked as E0 but maybe this is only the first batch? Anybody know? I don't want to wait too long for G0 to start appearing. Apparantly they are stamped as SLA9U.

Regarding the price, that will probably keep decreasing (although slightly) for a few weeks after the 22nd before stabilising but who knows how low they'll go.

Well, if overclockers are taking preorders at £199, I'd say less than that as they're usually pricey. How much less is anyone's guess until next week.

I think Scan will be getting a flood of emails to their Today Only requests inbox

[silentvoice]

Just typed in the E6x50 series into ebuyer and it comes up with the following prices:

E6550 -> £86.00 Ex. VAT £101.06 Inc. VAT
E6750 -> £96.00 Ex. VAT £112.80 Inc. VAT
E6850 -> £136.00 Ex. VAT £159.80 Inc. VAT

I bit cheaper than I expected! According to the list that's been floating about, the Q6600 is supposed to be the same price as the E6850 ($266 per 1000) so it looks promising. I still don't know whether the E6x50 series are guaranteed G0 stepping though...

[Nabobalis]

The E6x50 series are of G0 stepping, so if you got one it should be.

[kidzer]

Wow, if eBuyer are anything to go by, I'm a happy chappy indeed

[EarlGrey]

Just typed in the E6x50 series into ebuyer and it comes up with the following prices:

E6550 -> £86.00 Ex. VAT £101.06 Inc. VAT
E6750 -> £96.00 Ex. VAT £112.80 Inc. VAT
E6850 -> £136.00 Ex. VAT £159.80 Inc. VAT

I bit cheaper than I expected! According to the list that's been floating about, the Q6600 is supposed to be the same price as the E6850 ($266 per 1000) so it looks promising. I still don't know whether the E6x50 series are guaranteed G0 stepping though...

Fantastic stuff and there is also the E4500 2.20GHz at £83.43 Inc. VAT, which should be good for some overclocking madness with that 800Mhz FSB.

You know what, I fancy building two or three new PCs just for the fun of it all

[ikix]

What is G0 stepping

[crcr]

What is G0 stepping

Yeah what he said.

Also, which would be a better buy, Q6600 or E6850? Is the heat/performance the main factors to consider? I'm considering either for my new build.

[aidanjt]

Depends on what you do with your computer, if you do a heap of multitasking or use heavily multithreaded programs the Q6600 is a winner every time, if you're just doing gaming or using a lot of legacy programs the E6850 would be the better choice.