price drops dropping

[greg209]

When do you think we'll see a price drop on i5's & i7's to <$150???

When?????????$200 is too high !!

 

[rolli59]

Not in foreseeable future.

 

[Eximo]

I think they will be sold out before the prices drop that much. Still seeing 1st gen i5-650 for $180...

 

[rgd1101]

used, maybe, if you on a budget, get an AMD processor.

 

[ubercake]

^+1

They usually even sell all of the last-gen processors before there's even a chance for the price to drop.

A few months before the next-gen processors are released, Microcenter usually drops the price $30-$50 on the mainstream i5s and i7s.

 

[dextermat]

Heck in Canada, the core i5-2500k is still 30 $ more than i5-3570k. So don't count on it, intel is just being a scumbag with prices right now since their is no competition.

But still, their processor are the best right now.

 

[ihog]

Intel never drops prices that low.

 

[1991ATServerTower]

Yeah, I wouldn't count on it.

Also here in Canada...

2008 - I purchased the lowest end Core 2 Quad (Q8200) for $189.

2013 - Lowest end new full quad core Intel CPU... $189!

Every year between, same price!

That's how Intel plays the game. Gouging, because they can. Heck, they even gouge with CPU extensions, like how my $189 quad can't virtualize a 64bit OS, because Intel expected people to pay $40 more for the Q9300 for that...

Sadly, even a used Q9550 or other higher end Core2 Quad still costs over $100, which is not worth it even if you have a socket 775 DDR3 motherboard with a Pentium4 that you could upgrade to a Q9550. May as well buy an Athlon x4 750K and a FM2 motherboard with new features USB3/SATA3/etc and better performance for about the same price...