Is intel screwing everybody ?

[ferny12345623]

i've been reading alot about the core i5 and it seems that even the cheapest i5 750 can keep up with the core i7 920 and in some cases beat it. i don't know about you guys but i am feeling like intel screwed everybody that bought the core i7 cpu. at the time(when released) i paid 300+ for the i7 plus 300 for a x58 board plus another 180 or so on tripple channel memory(6GB @1600Mhz) now(a year later) a $200 cpu can keep up and sometimes surpase my i7 on cheaper components, whys is that? like i said i am feeling alittle screwed by intel, anyone else feeling the same way?

 

[randomizer]

Dang man you really where lucky, I thought I got a good deal cause I got my i7 920 for 199.99 from micro center but you put my deal to shame 🙁

Considering it retailed for $400 AU my "deal" wasn't that much better for the CPU.

 

[psycho sykes]

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[medjohnson77]

Yeah, but 50% is 50%, nice pick up. Are AU price's really that high? That is just crazy!

 

[surda]

Very well said my friend

thank you.

 

[psycho sykes]

Fixed it !!

 

[croc]

Yeah, but 50% is 50%, nice pick up. Are AU price's really that high? That is just crazy!

$360 AUD as of today for an i7 920... And at today's exchange, your $199 would be $232 and a bit AUD, plus our 10% GST...

So yes, on some items we get shafted. On others we do better than the US. Do we like it? (Are you daft?) No, but that is what it is. Poor Kiwi's get hit even worse.

 

[medjohnson77]

God Croc and Random,

Sorry to hear that, that sucks! If you would of got 50% on that system at our prices, it would of been so much sweeter!

 

[randomizer]

Aye, NZ is a shocker.

 

[croc]

Aye, NZ is a shocker.

Well even the Kiwi's have their trade-offs. Kiwi venison is even better than 'roo, Nelson bay bluff oysters are some of the best in the world, their green-lipped mussels are to die for (if you like mussels), they have some truly world class wines, and their cheeses... NZ is a foodie's paradise.

Wonder what their laws are these days for parallel importing?

 

[sirkillalot]

Dont forget the juicy lamb immmmmmmmmmmm lammmmmmmmb 😍

as a kiwi i understand about the prices but im living in israel at the mo and its even worst, i pay $900-$1000 us for a $500-$600 doller card from the states
i payed about $1200 for my 24" dell monitor
i payed about a $1000-1100 for my log-z5500 speakers, so most things i pay 50%-70% more
so u guys that pay a little more I LAUGH AT YOU AND SPIT IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION .................. rrr not really but stop whining

anyway ... ferny12345623 .... just buy amd nexted time if you feel intel is screwing you.

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

My workplace bought me a machine that has a Xeon W3520 (i7\Nehalem @2.67ghz) with 8 gigs of RAM and dual 10,000 RPM hard drives in RAID 0.

I have no idea why I have such a powerful machine, as I just edit work orders, manipulate AD, and remote into people computers all day long, but I still think it is pretty cool. It's a Dell Precision T3500.

 

[fazers_on_stun]

Intel's been very up front with its product plans, much more so than manufacturers in a lot of other industries. It's not like this should have been a big surprise.

Yep - it's not Intel with the 'rubber roadmaps' 😀.

Whenever I see complaints about Intel's sockets, CPUs etc. I just recall the QuadFX 'solution' before AMD actually had a quad-core . Anybody who purchased one of those really got the screws put to them...

 

[obsidian86]

GO!BOKKE!! tri nations champs ok now thats out of the way south africa also gets shafted the i7 920 costs bout $370-380 some at $400 round here

 

[jchan]

i got my 920 for like $230 cause of bing cashback =]

my total rig cost about $1150 ... which isn't that bad.

Either way, i still have bragging rights to my friends that i have an i7 =D They still on C2D 😛

 

[randomizer]

None of that crap thanks.

 

[jimmysmitty]

You are complaining because a new component keeps up with your 1 year old component for less money? That's pretty standard in computer components.

And the saddest thing is that he doesn't seem to realize that its a 32nm chip while his is 45nm and as well a newer stepping that can easily introduce more efficient core logic and better performance.....

 

[blackhawk1928]

You are complaining because a new component keeps up with your 1 year old component for less money? That's pretty standard in computer components.

^Agree,| OP, you need to understand, computer technology advances at crazy speed, so if you buy something high-end today, tomorrow there will be something better and for cheaper Its how it works and you need to just accept it, Intel isn't screwing anyone, they are just a chip maker trying to make good busniss and do what every other private busniss does, compete and make the better product then its competition and for cheaper.

 

[jimmysmitty]

The I3 will be 32nm. The I5 isn't

Could have sworn they were doing 32nm for i5. Must have decided not to at the last minute then cus that was the original plan to do it while pushing 32nm 6 months ahead of its full production schedule.

 

[archibael]

32nm will hit the i5 and i3 brands according to what I've read.

 

[ComputerNovice]

32nm will hit the i5 and i3 brands according to what I've read.

Yes but the current i5 model they just released isn't 35

 

[archibael]

That's correct.

 

[croc]

That't correct.

OT, any hints as to when Gulftown will hit the shelves? Or at what price? (don't get fired...)

 

[OvrClkr]

It's even cheaper now if you have a MC near your location.......

http://www.microcenter.com/specials/catalogs/broadsheet.html

for 159.99$..... you just can't beat that.....

 

[ComputerNovice]

It's even cheaper now if you have a MC near your location.......

http://www.microcenter.com/specials/catalogs/broadsheet.html

for 159.99$..... you just can't beat that.....

Wow t just flat out amazing in my opinion. Mainly because the price on the i5 they are selling is only 159.99... Plus I bought my Intel Core i7 920 from Micro Center for 199.99, so what amazes me and really makes me confused is that I can't imagine how they are able to sell these CPU's show CHEAP...

Right here's the link for the Intel core i7 920 for 199.99 from Micro Center

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727

Heres another link from Micro Center, their selling the i7 860 for 229.99

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317378

 

[OvrClkr]

We already know the difference between the 750 and the 920.... what about the 860 vs. 920 ....is that fair enough? Anyone have any Charts that compare all 3 CPU's?