In this thread we will keep a tab on Q6600 prices

[swtethan]

I will start

http://www.clubit.com/product_...il.cfm?itemno=A1938452


$295 7.20.07

 

[cmdrdredd]

I can't order mine until next saturday but I hope they're not all sold out...I guess my E6400 @3.2Ghz isn't bad, but I see the benefit of a quad core cpu in the future.

 

[swtethan]

tomorrow or next week?

I need to do a BIOS update soon

 

[figgly]

I don't trust stores that arbitrarily make up retail prices and then say X% savings. It implies they are loose with other things as well - like return policies and customer service.

 

[dreddfunk]

Swtethan - I wonder if prices will actually stay at $266 for any length of time on 7/22...there seems to be a lot of interest in picking up a Q6600 here.

cmdrdredd - If I could afford to do a system upgrade I'd pick one up too...but since I'm stuck with a 754, DDR-based system, getting a Q6600 would mean a new MB and new RAM to go along with it.

 

[50cent1228]

i wish i didn't build my pc just 7 months ago...time to save up

 

[Markfw]

BTW, what are the odds that $295 processor is a G0 stepping ? not likely I would say

 

[swtethan]

when are G0's supposed to be out?

and.....why would you want G0 when you can have this now (3.2ghz?)

 

[Markfw]

I already have 2 B3's that I paid $300, one at 3.1, one at 3.2.... Everyone said I was crazy for not waiting. G0's are SUPPOSED to run a little cooler, and clock a little higher. Like maybe 3.5 on the same settings I have, but we will see after a few hundred people OC them, not 2 reviewers.

Edit: To answer your questions, they are supposed to be available on the 22nd, but I am sure people will clean out the old stock first. That may take a while.

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: 50cent1228
i wish i didn't build my pc just 7 months ago...time to save up

well, that's if you're sane. i built my system 7 months ago and another 3 months before that and i just got a Q6600 B3 for $300 like Mark, and I'm building 2 new systems (1 Q6600 G0, 1 Yorkfield quad-core) in the next 6 months or so. And I make barely make any money...

EDIT: I crunch, edit, 3D-render, and multi-task to hell.

 

[UCJefe]

Now $299 @ Newegg

 

[bryanW1995]

well, I didn't just build my system, but I did upgrade it with a 7600 gt and fx55 in dec. In all fairness, the 7600 gt replaced a 6600 gt that blew its cooling fan. Then I bought an opteron 180 6 in june... that's, what, $500 in the past 7 mos? FS/FT makes it much easier to upgrade, however. I sold my 7600 gt and replaced it with an x1950xt for $90 total out of pocket. Hopefully I'll get good $$ for the fx55 and the mobo and gpu that are with it so I won't feel so guilty about upgrading again.

 

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: figgly
I don't trust stores that arbitrarily make up retail prices and then say X% savings. It implies they are loose with other things as well - like return policies and customer service.

They probably had it at 598 not too long ago. Remember, those processors were $865 six months ago, then they were cut to $500+ in april.

Did anybody notice that they showed the upc code in the pictures? SL9UM, packaged 1/4/07 so we know it's a b3. I wish they would just list the stepping the in the item description.

 

[bryanW1995]

newegg is down to 299.99 with 3 day shipping!

 

[nullptr]

Newegg flipped the switch on the Q6600s, but no sign of the Q6700 chip there just yet. Since we've seen those for ~$350 at ... ahem ... less than Newegg-reputable resellers, I'm very curious to see how that pricing shakes out.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: dreddfunk
Swtethan - I wonder if prices will actually stay at $266 for any length of time on 7/22...there seems to be a lot of interest in picking up a Q6600 here.

cmdrdredd - If I could afford to do a system upgrade I'd pick one up too...but since I'm stuck with a 754, DDR-based system, getting a Q6600 would mean a new MB and new RAM to go along with it.

yeah, I can afford it if I wait till next week. Bills come this week

 

[bryanW1995]

I wonder if the Q6700's will just be locked QX6700 B3 chips, or if they will all be G0...hmmm...

 

[briandwlee]

So the price of Q6600 will be eventually on the 22nd $266 or $299? I noticed that the price posted in an article at Anandtech is $266.

 

[nullptr]

$266 is what Intel sells them for, you are buying them through a retailer, who typically gets them from a distributor ... so a couple of markups pushes the price a bit. Newegg's price reflects just under a 13% markup, so it seems quite reasonable.

 

[briandwlee]

So, that means $299 is the reasonable retail price we, the general public, will pay for, doesn't it? The price at Newegg will not go lower for time being, won't it?

Thanks.

 

[invidia]

They're sold for $266 in bulk, probably for a 1000. All we can do is wait for the 22nd and see what happens.

 

[nullptr]

Considering the free shipping they are currently running, I would not expect to find a lower take home price from anybody reputable.

 

[CaptainJackSwallows]

$300 @ newegg. $273 @ mwave. NOW.

 

[nullptr]

Wow, even with shipping that's only $280. I stand corrected!

 

[bryanW1995]

they are running free shipping b/c they want people to jump on it now in the mistaken impression that it won't go any lower. I think that it will get much closer to 266 on newegg. hopefully they will sell out of the b3 chips by monday and start selling G0...