X58 mobo & i7 prices comming down?

For interest sake I had a quick look at what the price difference of my processor (E8400) is between now and when I bought it.

R1,995,00 on 22 February, 2008
R1,988.00 on 15 September, 2009

Significant price drop? I think Not! :)
 
JUGGY said:
Lol, my point is that i7 is meant to be high end that's why i5 has come out. Bottom end of the 1156 range will cost you the following

i5 750 - R2200
2x1GB 1333 XMS3 - R700
ASUS P7P55D LE - R1700

That's R4600 basically. The basic entry for i7 1366 would cost at least 2k more.
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How is it R2k more for i7? Use the same ram and a R2k motherboard.
i7 920 - R2700
2x1GB 1333 XMS3 - R700
Some R2000 motherboard.


Total cost R5400. That's only R800 more than i5.
 
I was assuming the person would want to at least use tri channel memory considering it supports it. 1156 is basically exactly the same except it dual channel only.

Show me a 2K i7 1366 motherboard?

Even a ****ty Intel Smackover is R2700.
 
JUGGY said:
I was assuming the person would want to at least use tri channel memory considering it supports it. 1156 is basically exactly the same except it dual channel only.

Show me a 2K i7 1366 motherboard?

Even a ****ty Intel Smackover is R2700.
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MSI has one out...
 
JUGGY said:
Well I never, I've read writeups about that board and apparently it's pretty decent as well.
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Yip, in fact that is the more expensive pro-e version that supports sli... checked with ikonic and it ships with sly connector as well when they get it in stock. Now MSI have managed to bring their prices down significantly enough to allow a reseller to sell for 2k so what i was wondering is why it is taking ASUS, XFX, EVGA so long to follow suit, I mean this board is superior to Asus's current lower end offering and yet 400-500 cheaper.
 
That comes down to the supplier holding the price high and not necessarily Asus holding the price high.

As for the comments on RAM... I'm done with buying the flashy RAM stuff. I bought Kingston HyperX modules back in the days of DDR400 and my overclocking attempts and those wound up less stable than the cheapy JetRam I had before.
 
TheRift said:
That comes down to the supplier holding the price high and not necessarily Asus holding the price high.

As for the comments on RAM... I'm done with buying the flashy RAM stuff. I bought Kingston HyperX modules back in the days of DDR400 and my overclocking attempts and those wound up less stable than the cheapy JetRam I had before.
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Ordinarily I would agree, but i somehow doubt all the suppliers have a mutual agreement to keep those prices high, more likely the manufacturers local distributor (ASUS SA) is to blame.

I agree on your ram comment though, excessively expensive ram can be a huge waste of money as there is almost always little to no extra value compared to some of the generic modules. Although i do try to stick to matched sets as often as possible, which means using the branded memory at a slightly higher price.
 
Actually, true. I got an ad from ASUS SA the other day, but not sure if they'd allow me to sign up with them. Can't recall the representative company now, but I think they're in Durban.

As for RAM, yes probably better with a matched set, but I've had those before and had one stick go faulty and on replacement they give just one stick not a new set. Still worked fine. :) I honestly doubt there's someone at the factory matching pieces of memory. Still cheaper these days to buy 2 separate sticks.
 
I fully agree with rift about memory though, i do not see the point of buying the expensive stuff anymore. Honestly not worth it. Unless it is only like 100 bucks more but paying twice as much is crazy.

I just buy the cheap stuff and put my own heat sinks on if they do not have.

I also agree with the supplier thing, remember it is not one supplier. They will get together and say fine we will sell this mobo at this price across the board. Collusion in a sense i guess.
 
killadoob said:
I fully agree with rift about memory though, i do not see the point of buying the expensive stuff anymore. Honestly not worth it. Unless it is only like 100 bucks more but paying twice as much is crazy.

I just buy the cheap stuff and put my own heat sinks on if they do not have.

I also agree with the supplier thing, remember it is not one supplier. They will get together and say fine we will sell this mobo at this price across the board. Collusion in a sense i guess.
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Well most manufacturers have a MRSP which they would like retailers to offer. It hides actual cost and some sort of guaranteed profit agreement between them and the retailer. Well, that's my opinion.
 
TheRift said:
Well most manufacturers have a MRSP which they would like retailers to offer. It hides actual cost and some sort of guaranteed profit agreement between them and the retailer. Well, that's my opinion.
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Yes this is what i think is the case at the moment.
 
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