CPU Prices Considering Skylake

[DarthGinger]

Morning,

 

I am looking to buy a CPU for a build I am going to complete in the next month or two, and being newer to tech I was wondering what I can expect to happen to CPU prices when Skylake launches in August?

 

I'm currently looking to buy a i7-4790K which I plan to over clock on air and eventually a custom water loop. Can I expect to see a price drop on the 4790K when Skylake launches? Is the price likely to stay the same? 

 

Any info or experience from previous product launches is appreciated.  

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Morning,

 

I am looking to buy a CPU for a build I am going to complete in the next month or two, and being newer to tech I was wondering what I can expect to happen to CPU prices when Skylake launches in August?

 

I'm currently looking to buy a i7-4790K which I plan to over clock on air and eventually a custom water loop. Can I expect to see a price drop on the 4790K when Skylake launches? Is the price likely to stay the same? 

 

Any info or experience from previous product launches is appreciated.  

i doubt the prices will drop , and if they do don't expect it to be by much 

[Pool]

Unlikely unless it's refurbished. Or maybe on black friday. 

 

Else people would simply buy previous generation processors. That's not what intel wants, companies like nvidia do the same. 

[Snadzies]

If you live near a Microcenter they often drop the prices of the previous gen CPUs a pretty good amount in order to clear out stock and make room for the new CPUs.

 

I bought my $2500k for $160 and it even dropped down to $100 to clear out the last little bit they had, though by the time they did the $100 thing their stock was pretty much gone so I would not count on being able to nab a CPU for that big a discount.

 

Aside from that most retailers, online and off, don't discount the previous gen CPUs much.

Expect $10, maybe $20 off on average.