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Will the 4690K go on sale after Skylake?

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Hi guys, I am going to build a new computer sometime soon, (probably mini itx or micro atx) and am debating whether I should go with Skylake or Haswell. Motherboard prices for skylake are a little high right now compared to Haswell, but the 6600k is about the same price as the 4690k. I will probably go with skylake once the motherboard prices dip a little, but do you guys think that the 4690k might go on sale now that skylake is out? If it is ~$200 I will buy that instead.

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Hi guys, I am going to build a new computer sometime soon, (probably mini itx or micro atx) and am debating whether I should go with Skylake or Haswell. Motherboard prices for skylake are a little high right now compared to Haswell, but the 6600k is about the same price as the 4690k. I will probably go with skylake once the motherboard prices dip a little, but do you guys think that the 4699k might go on sale now that skylake is out? If it is ~$200 I will buy that instead.

Right now it's a better deal to buy a 4690k than a 6600k. Once the new release hype dies down then they will be a better buy.

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Just go with 4690k, you got mobo, compatible ram and everything. No point building a new pc.

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Right now it's a better deal to buy a 4690k than a 6600k. Once the new release hype dies down then they will be a better buy.

Yep for sure. Only reason I upgraded to Skylake was because I got them cheap (6600k 225, Z170 board 135)

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The 4690K is already a super good deal right now, about $210.

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Generally older CPUs dont get that much cheaper after newer generations, they just get harder to find.

 

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Hi guys, I am going to build a new computer sometime soon, (probably mini itx or micro atx) and am debating whether I should go with Skylake or Haswell. Motherboard prices for skylake are a little high right now compared to Haswell, but the 6600k is about the same price as the 4690k. I will probably go with skylake once the motherboard prices dip a little, but do you guys think that the 4699k might go on sale now that skylake is out? If it is ~$200 I will buy that instead.

 

It's possible it could go that low for Thanksgiving. Last Thanksgiving newegg sold the i5-4690k for $210 flat, no rebates or anything. 

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das a nice deal bruh, but what about dat ddr4 ;)

DDR4 and DDR3 are both ridiculously cheap right now. Got mine for 50.

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It's possible it could go that low for Thanksgiving. Last Thanksgiving newegg sold the i5-4690k for $210 flat, no rebates or anything. 

And at Frys, 4770K dropped to 170 because of Haswell Refresh. 

It just depends on location, and time for stuff to go on sale.

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Just go with 4690k, you got mobo, compatible ram and everything. No point building a new pc.

I was going to sell my current PC to a friend and build a new one.

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DDR4 and DDR3 are both ridiculously cheap right now. Got mine for 50.

I would probably just use DDR3 since I already have it, and tbh DDR4 doesn't really make enough of a difference to update.

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