CPU prices drop

[Schony125]

Hi guys I was interested in upgrading my cpu I have a 3820 on 2011 socket and in Switzerland and Italy prices for 3940k 4940k and extreme editions are like 500 to 1000 chf's/ euros for like 3/4 years old cpu's?

motherboards are like 400/600 chf:  maximus hero black and delux/ ws 

 

I know that these are premium products and that they are new

But I mean prices should be lower in my prospective this is why I was skeptical of upgrading.

 

Are prices this high also in the US?

[Enderman]

what is a 3940k and 4940k?

when did that exist?

[2FA]

You can get the CPUs a bit cheaper but X79 motherboards are super expensive.

[Orangeator]

I have never heard of these CPU's before. 

[ELSknutson]

Older i5 and i7 processors are expensive because they are not making them anymore so people price gouge until the components basically become useless.

 

[Atmos]

Intel doesnt drop prices, straight up.

Even they know there's virtually no difference in performance from generation to generation, so when a new one comes out it gets the premium tax, that's why the new cpus are more expensive; not because the older ones drop in price.

[Schony125]

5 minutes ago, Enderman said:

what is a 3940k and 4940k?

when did that exist?

 

4 minutes ago, Orangeator said:

I have never heard of these CPU's before. 

3930k and 4930k I ment

[Schony125]

4 minutes ago, ELSknutson said:

Older i5 and i7 processors are expensive because they are not making them anymore so people price gouge until the components basically become useless.

 

I thought that 2

I mean  6700k its like 300

[2FA]

3 minutes ago, Schony125 said:

I thought that 2

I mean  6700k its like 300

I could get a 3930K on Ebay for $180 while the 4930K goes anywhere from $300 to $500. Motherboards typically don't go cheaper than $300.

[jorenc]

Those aren't 'new' processors, OP. Depending on what you have now and what you're willing to spend, good i5 options are 4690k and 6600k and for i7 the 4790k and 6700k. However, if you're set on the Extreme series of processors based on what you posted, I would wait until the 6th gen of Extreme processors are released, the 5th and 4th gen series will drop in price substantially.

 

But, in most computer tasks, having less but faster cores (the first CPUs I mentioned on the 1150 and 1151 socket) are a lot more beneficial than the enthusiast extreme processors. For instance, I've overclocked my 6700k to 4.7 Ghz and it can tango with the 5820k and sometimes the 5930k. 

 

To sum it up, if you want the enthusiast grade components, wait until the 6th gen variants are released. However, you will probably benefit from a consumer grade chip as well as paying less. Hope this helps!

[Schony125]

22 hours ago, jorenc said:

Those aren't 'new' processors, OP. Depending on what you have now and what you're willing to spend, good i5 options are 4690k and 6600k and for i7 the 4790k and 6700k. However, if you're set on the Extreme series of processors based on what you posted, I would wait until the 6th gen of Extreme processors are released, the 5th and 4th gen series will drop in price substantially.

 

But, in most computer tasks, having less but faster cores (the first CPUs I mentioned on the 1150 and 1151 socket) are a lot more beneficial than the enthusiast extreme processors. For instance, I've overclocked my 6700k to 4.7 Ghz and it can tango with the 5820k and sometimes the 5930k. 

 

To sum it up, if you want the enthusiast grade components, wait until the 6th gen variants are released. However, you will probably benefit from a consumer grade chip as well as paying less. Hope this helps!

I meant new as out of the box/ never used the are very old and the priced should have dropped a lot imo

[jorenc]

6 hours ago, Schony125 said:

I meant new as out of the box/ never used the are very old and the priced should have dropped a lot imo

You're right,  those 3rd and 4th gen processors should have had a greater price drop, however one of the reasons they aren't, is because 5th gen didn't improve THAT much. Other than a slightly higher clock, more PCI-e lanes and the X99 chipset, there wasn't an incredible amount of change.

 

Though, like I said in my earlier comment, it would be well worth it to wait further into this year for the 6th gen extreme processors to come out.

[AshleyAshes]

The 3930K and 4930K are not dropping rapidly in price because they are not dropping rapidly in value to their users.  I have a 4930K myself and do you want to know why I have no intention to upgrade for two years at -least-?  Because I have a 4930k and it's kinda AWESOME.  It will readily kick ass most any application that I throw at it and it'll handle any game so long as it's graphics card is kept up to date.  Awesome stuff doesn't lose value rapidly just because it's old and there's new products.  This has been going on since Sandy Bridge, where the CPUs still have great value and perform well. 

[jorenc]

3 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

The 3930K and 4930K are not dropping rapidly in price because they are not dropping rapidly in value to their users.  I have a 4930K myself and do you want to know why I have no intention to upgrade for two years at -least-?  Because I have a 4930k and it's kinda AWESOME.  It will readily kick ass most any application that I throw at it and it'll handle any game so long as it's graphics card is kept up to date.  Awesome stuff doesn't lose value rapidly just because it's old and there's new products.  This has been going on since Sandy Bridge, where the CPUs still have great value and perform well. 

My friend has a 2600k and it still kicks ass. 

[AshleyAshes]

3 minutes ago, jorenc said:

My friend has a 2600k and it still kicks ass. 

Yup!  And the 2500K and 2600K actually hold a pretty decent value on the used market too.  About a 2500K goes  for about, *checks* $160 USD on eBay.  They were around $200-$220 when they the new hotness on the market.  I paid $198 CAD for one when they were new and that was five years ago.  That's a pretty strong hold on a CPU's value and it's because the CPU is still a strong performer.

[CrackheadKyle]

yep by a long shot the EU has some sigma with electronics and money but america is nice and cheap i think it would be cheaper for you have somebody buy it for you in USA then ship it to switzerland to you I believe their are services that do that for money and even then you'd likely get it much cheaper

 

Remember US has free enterprise so a lotta things would be cheaper

[Schony125]

18 hours ago, Savageiste said:

yep by a long shot the EU has some sigma with electronics and money but america is nice and cheap i think it would be cheaper for you have somebody buy it for you in USA then ship it to switzerland to you I believe their are services that do that for money and even then you'd likely get it much cheaper

 

Remember US has free enterprise so a lotta things would be cheaper

thanx for the suggestion 

[D2ultima]

On 4/4/2016 at 2:50 PM, Enderman said:

what is a 3940k and 4940k?

when did that exist?

3940XM and 4940MX exist, but there's no "K" and those are quadcore laptop chips.