Friend looking to buy 7770k but why arent prices dropping?

[Ricardo Perez]

I thought prices were to drop atleast another 20 for the 7770k (280$) but it went up ? 

[Dragonheart]

Look at the used market when Coffee Lake comes out

[m0k]

CPU prices hardly ever go down

as a new CPU is released the older gen sku's are phased out

and are no longer manufactured. 

 

therefore supply goes down - and demand is relatively unchanged (if not slightly higher) - prices either stay the same or go up 

 

if you were expecting lower prices since Coffee Lake is about to be released, your best bet is to buy used

 

[TahoeDust]

Unless he is upgrading an existing machine, he may be better off going 8600k.  It will probably perform better than the 7700k in a lot of tasks.  We will see tomorrow.

[Princess Luna]

Intel CPU prices never go down on price because they are well performing even if old to majority of potential buyers, retaining its value in the used market, furthermore Intel ceases completely the production of new processors whenever a new gen launch, demand vs offer and there you have it retailers still profit even charging more for these stocked older gens.

 

The i7 7700k will cost significantly even when out of line as it is a perfectly great performing processor that  can still potentially outperform the i5 8600k.

[MageTank]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Intel CPU prices never go down on price because they are well performing even if old to majority of potential buyers, retaining its value in the used market, furthermore Intel ceases completely the production of new processors whenever a new gen launch, demand vs offer and there you have it retailers still profit even charging more for these stocked older gens.

 

The i7 7700k will cost significantly even when out of line as it is a perfectly great performing processor that  can still potentially outperform the i5 8600k.

It's hard to compare historical trends with Coffeelake because we are getting an increase in core counts, while costs remain the same. We are getting 12 threads for the previous price of 8 threads. Now the 7700k will be a glorified CFL i3 with HT. While I do not expect the drops to be significant by any means, I do expect there to be a drop as retailers try to dump stock to make room for CFL. It's going to be extremely difficult to convince someone to buy a $300 7700k if you can get an 8600k for $250 that should perform relatively similar to each other. Now, those that already own a Z170/270 board are probably going to still choose a 7700k so that they can save costs on a board, but even they will weigh the potential benefits of buying another board for the superior upgrade option of the 7700k's price does not change. 

 

31 minutes ago, Ricardo Perez said:

I thought prices were to drop atleast another 20 for the 7770k (280$) but it went up ? 

You are going to have to wait until after CFL officially hits stores, and after the initial supply/demand stabilizes. They are going to have a "pre-order tax" on them, where retailers try to make the most money during launch by charging more for a product due to it's high demand. This will make Kabylake look cheaper as a result, due to the initial inflated prices. Give it a month or two, and you should see prices drop quite a bit, if any drop is going to take place.