Microcenter is clearing out Core i7 4790K, $259.99 in store now!

[Beer4Me]

Just an FYI. Not sure how long it will last.

 

[guskline]

A fine cpu for an incredible price.

 

[Kenmitch]

The 4690k is whacked down to $189.99 also.

The $20 off motherboard combo looks to still be active on both of them.

 

[Hugo Drax]

Wow there must be a glut of product that needs to be moved. No wonder supply is restricted on skylake i7

Intel probably needs to go back to the 4 year cycle between new CPUs like in the old days. Desktops are not being upgraded much.

 

[Fjodor2001]

Wow there must be a glut of product that needs to be moved.

What I don't get is why they produce so much inventory then? Same for OEMs. Why not keep the inventories lower so they don't have to sell it off at huge discounts?

Have they misjudged the demand so much? And for several CPU generations in a row?

 

[ShintaiDK]

Less tinfoil. Microcenter ALWAYS do great super deals.

Again, history is your friend. 4770K was 269.99$ last year. And they even sold it for 199.99$ at one time. 229$ for i7 2600K etc.

 

[Essence_of_War]

What I don't get is why they produce so much inventory then? Same for OEMs. Why not keep the inventories lower so they don't have to sell it off at huge discounts?

Have they misjudged the demand so much? And for several CPU generations in a row?

Do you understand how brick and mortar retail works? If you lower the prices on an older piece of inventory sharply, you can bring in a ton of foot-traffic, and the kind of people who are interested in buying a cpu are often interested in Motherboards, storage, RAM, PSUs, fans, cases, etc. All of which MC can make up margins on.

 

[Charlie98]

Less tinfoil. Microcenter ALWAYS do great super deals.

Again, history is your friend. 4770K was 269.99$ last year. And they even sold it for 199.99$ at one time. 229$ for i7 2600K etc.

I bought my first 2500K on BF for $150... those were the days!

 

[Kenmitch]

I bought my first 2500K on BF for $150... those were the days!

Picked up a 2550k during the $150 deal they had. Chip was a beast! Long gone now, guy doesn't even know it's the fastest on the planet. Crapped out at 5604.4MHZ on water.

 

[jihe]

Less tinfoil. Microcenter ALWAYS do great super deals.

Again, history is your friend. 4770K was 269.99$ last year. And they even sold it for 199.99$ at one time. 229$ for i7 2600K etc.

That 199 4770k is ridiculously good value.

 

[Hulk]

That 199 4770k is ridiculously good value.

I was lucky to get in on that deal.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

This is almost more interesting to me.

http://www.microcenter.com/product/442355/Xeon_E3_1231V3_35GHz_LGA_1150_Boxed_Processor

Unfortunately, I don't really have a reason or incentive to upgrade either of my Haswell rigs, and my next major purchase really does need to be a table saw and a new jointer.

 

[RussianSensation]

That 199 4770k is ridiculously good value.

:thumbsup: That is insane. You could probably sell the i7 4770K in 3 years from now for $150 and that deal was 2 years ago. The i7 6700K is now $359.99 at MC, which seems downright ridiculous compared to that 4770K deal.

Picked up a 2550k during the $150 deal they had. Chip was a beast! Long gone now, guy doesn't even know it's the fastest on the planet. Crapped out at 5604.4MHZ on water.

Wow, you are my overclocking hero on AT. 5.6Ghz on i5 2550k? How many volts did that take?

 

[Fjodor2001]

Less tinfoil. Microcenter ALWAYS do great super deals.

As usual you didn't understand my post and completely missed the point.

The point was not Microcenter specifically, but the market in general. They've been overstocking CPUs and computers for the last CPU generations, then being forced to sell them at a discount. They also intentionally delay introducing new models to get rid of the old ones. There's still lots of unsold old stuff in the retail channels.

 

[Arachnotronic]

That 199 4770k is ridiculously good value.

Wow. Yeah, that is! I would buy this over the $260 4790K...

 

[bigboxes]

Purchased my 4790K last December for $250 @ MC. Replaced an 920 that I had got for $200 @ MC.

 

[ShintaiDK]

As usual you didn't understand my post and completely missed the point.

The point was not Microcenter specifically, but the market in general. They've been overstocking CPUs and computers for the last CPU generations, then being forced to sell them at a discount. They also intentionally delay introducing new models to get rid of the old ones. There's still lots of unsold old stuff in the retail channels.

Let me guess, you got zero evidence to supply as always? Not to mention history owned you again.

 

[ShintaiDK]

I bought my first 2500K on BF for $150... those were the days!

Will be interesting to see what comes up this black Friday.

Danish shops have started to embrace black Friday as well.

 

[Fjodor2001]

Let me guess, you got zero evidence to supply as always? Not to mention history owned you again.

Just check what's in the stores. You'd be blind not to see it.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Just check what's in the stores. You'd be blind not to see it.

As expected, you couldn't deliver on your homemade speculation. Remember your double standards again?

 

[Fjodor2001]

As expected, you couldn't deliver on your homemade speculation. Remember your double standards again?

It's so obvious there is no need for any specific reference. Are you denying that the stores are filled with old stuff?

 

[ShintaiDK]

It's so obvious there is no need for any specific reference. Are you denying that the stores are filled with old stuff?

Certain stores or all stores?

I see 6700K at 335$ and 4790K at 325$ here.

The problem for you is you cant document anything because you are just doing random guesses in the direction you wish to do (anti Intel campaign). While completely forgetting how the retail outlet works.

 

[jihe]

The point was not Microcenter specifically, but the market in general.

Except this entire thread is about Microcenter deals. Your 'point' would be a lot more convincing if you can provide examples of other vendors selling at Microcenter prices.

 

[Fjodor2001]

Certain stores or all stores?

I see 6700K at 335$ and 4790K at 325$ here.

The problem for you is you cant document anything because you are just doing random guesses in the direction you wish to do (anti Intel campaign). While completely forgetting how the retail outlet works.

It's not about Intel vs AMD. There stores are full of old stuff from both companies. Are you really denying that!?

 

[ShintaiDK]

It's not about Intel vs AMD. There stores are full of old stuff from both companies. Are you really denying that!?

Document it. A store that is "full" of old inventory did something terrible wrong in their logistics and would lose to other stores.