WTF happened to Microcenters prices?

[Kenmitch]

Anybody else notice Microcenter jacked up the prices on cpu's

 

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0299412
Q9550 is now $230! Ouch! Glad I got two at $160 each.

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317379
I7 750 $190

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727
I7 920 $230

Those prices didn't rise too much, although they did rise. The Q9550 increased the most I think.

 

[Magusigne]

Betcha they decided they couldn't afford to be a loss-leader in that respect and that people were just coming in for CPU's and getting other system components online.

 

[Kenmitch]

Kinda funny how you looked at the same ones I did.

I7 750 $190 this one used to float from 150-160 back and forth

I7 920 $230 was always 199

Guess they missed the i860 as it's still the same 229

 

[Hey Zeus]

HAHAHAHHAHAH Now i'll NEVER go back to MC

 

[Zap]

Still cheaper than Newegg. I'm with Powernick50 in thinking they just couldn't keep up that loss-leader forever. Still, they must have set some kind of record for the longest running "sale" ever!

 

[natb]

Glad I got my I7 920 for $199 (do stepping) several months ago.

 

[ExcaliburMM]

Damn it, and I was going this week to get a 920.

 

[mav451]

Lol the good times are over.

 

[Hey Zeus]

Lol the good times are over.

Yes they are

 

[ScorcherDarkly]

WHEW!! I just picked up my i5 750 for $150 two weeks ago. :thumbsup: The price jack doesn't surprise me though. I wouldn't buy anything else from them as their prices are far over what I could get online, I imagine lots of other people were abusing the low price in the same manner.

 

[Hey Zeus]

I'm glad this happened. Now i have zero reasons to drive to philly and buy anything from them.

 

[ExcaliburMM]

Now I gotta wander the FS/FT forum looking for 920 D0s.

 

[dajeepster]

because of anticipation of the new i3/i5 release?... seriously, who would buy the newer ones when you have better older ones for cheaper?
and then you have all the add ons such as motherboards with the hdmi connectors on them.

or maybe they just couldn't get as good a price anymore

 

[edplayer]

or maybe they just couldn't get as good a price anymore

they were probably getting them for the same price as anyone else who bought in similar volumes

 

[MoonMouse]

I love Fry's MB combo deals!

 

[douglasb]

I love Fry's MB combo deals!

Those aren't very good any more, either, unfortunately.

 

[rolodomo]

They had that 920 D0 on sale for $199 so long and with so much publicity on this forum that any regular reader here who hadn't already bought one really didn't want one.

I bought a 920 D0 from them and I have and will buy other things from them again. Last thing I bought was a laser printer, which they price matched against a good Newegg price that had free shipping.

Another good recent experience, I misjudged some parts for a water loop I was building and found myself scrambing over the Microcenter on a Saturday to keep my project from being delayed several days. They didn't really have good prices on any of those parts, but the selection they had in STOCK was impressive. Decent quality, stuff you regularly read about on enthusiast boards. A decent selection of cooling parts means they have purchasing managers who are actually interested in the computer hobby. I know, it probably won't last....

 

[VirtualLarry]

Just the fact that Microcenter, a retail store, stocks watercooling gear is amazing.

 

[Jeeebus]

thankfully bought my 920 D0 right before the end of the year. of course now I just need the time to put the damn new computer together.

 

[DrMrLordX]

They had that 920 D0 on sale for $199 so long and with so much publicity on this forum that any regular reader here who hadn't already bought one really didn't want one.

Interestingly enough, some people don't have a Microcenter within several hundred miles of where they live. Yeah I'm sure they could have tried buying through someone who DID live near a Microcenter, but that's a different matter altogether.

 

[Hey Zeus]

Interestingly enough, some people don't have a Microcenter within several hundred miles of where they live. Yeah I'm sure they could have tried buying through someone who DID live near a Microcenter, but that's a different matter altogether.

True. The MC in philly is about an hour and a half drive down the Turnpike. The last time i was there the store was a fucking mess

 

[lothar]

They had that 920 D0 on sale for $199 so long and with so much publicity on this forum that any regular reader here who hadn't already bought one really didn't want one.

I bought a 920 D0 from them and I have and will buy other things from them again. Last thing I bought was a laser printer, which they price matched against a good Newegg price that had free shipping.

Another good recent experience, I misjudged some parts for a water loop I was building and found myself scrambing over the Microcenter on a Saturday to keep my project from being delayed several days. They didn't really have good prices on any of those parts, but the selection they had in STOCK was impressive. Decent quality, stuff you regularly read about on enthusiast boards. A decent selection of cooling parts means they have purchasing managers who are actually interested in the computer hobby. I know, it probably won't last....

Too bad they didn't price match on sales tax.

 

[rolodomo]

Interestingly enough, some people don't have a Microcenter within several hundred miles of where they live. Yeah I'm sure they could have tried buying through someone who DID live near a Microcenter, but that's a different matter altogether.

True, I should have been more specific. If you're weren't within a reasonable distance of the store for the $199 pickup price, then the deal was probably never reasonably available to you.

I was aiming the comment to people in my situation. I live very close to the store, but I was on the fence for months before I decided to buy.

If I was still looking to buy, I would just to wait for the 930. I might not get a sale price, but I would get the new features (higher stock speed, better turbo?) plus a first batch (better chance for golden o/c'r).

 

[richierich1212]

yeah they probably couldn't afford to keep selling those cpus at those prices...