Old Gen Processors Cost more???

[johnnyappleseed]

Hi,

 

I'm still rocking an i5-4670k.  I was wanting to upgrade, but don't really feel like dishing out for a brand new system, so I figured maybe I'd buy a higher tier compatible cpu.  I was surprised that these older chips cost more than the recommended retail price, like $420 for something similar to what I have vs the recommended $242! https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAEPG7573395 https://ark.intel.com/products/80811/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz  Just wondering why you guys think this is.  Is it just because they are less common and important for certain legacy systems? Is there something deeper? Did these sort of chips always cost almost x2 the intel recommend price?  I figured everyone would be upgrading, so I could pick up a cheap "enthusiast" chip.  I found some more reasonable on ebay but not a ton.

[AshleyAshes]

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-3-5GHz-Quad-Core-BX80646I54690K-Processor/382440625115?hash=item590b3cd3db:g:PB8AAOSwNhpa2MO3

 

Problem solved.

[Jurrunio]

Supply and demand game as usual. Old chips should only ever been bought used, unless you are really into wasting money.

[ProphetsHonor]

Go used when upgrading older platforms is far better and cheaper. you could try to win this bid >>> https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-4-0-GHz-LGA-1150-88W-BX80646I74790K-Processor-Intel-HD-4600/173276721951?hash=item285818f31f:g:2gYAAOSwNOVa0sJ2

Or this buy it now this price i'snt to bad >>> https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-4GHz-Quad-Core-BX80646I74790K-CPU-WARRANTY-UNTIL-2021/292517264195?hash=item441b633b43:g:i2MAAOSwCBFay4Rj

Last of all you could post a WANTED ad on Craigslist/kijiji ETC and see what reply's you get. Personally id go with this option got a good few cheap upgrades doing this myself went from a ryzen 3 1200 to a ryzen 5 1600X doing this. And keep in mind you could always make some money back and sell what ever parts you replace.

[johnnyappleseed]

Thanks guys! Especially like ProphetsHonor's suggestion about craigslist.

[TSL]

Get a used one

[Zodiark1593]

I'm kicking myself a bit for not grabbing an i7-5775C. Fastest chip for my platform, and would have made for some nice uniqueness factor. Now, you're more likely to find a real life unicorn than to happen across one of these.

 

A shame the iGPU would have been wasted though. 

 

I'll probably canibalize a pre-built in the future for a cheap 4790, then swap the cpus and flip the system on Ebay at some point. Going for a new platform is too expensive as I can't carry over my DDR3. Unfortunately, I'm also finding myself in need of more RAM too, which would be an utter waste of money with DDR3.