Sandy Bridge Prices

[ExpertLayman]

The Core i5 2300 is listed at 585 MYR ($186), with the Core i5 2400 at 609 MYR ($194) and finally the Core i7 2600 is listed at 939 MYR ($299) according to lowyat.net. The site also has pictures of the three CPU models in retail packaging which are said to be from one of the retailers Facebook page. Pictures of two different motherboard models are also provided. This isn't the first time we've seen motherboards on sale early, as the same scenario took place when Intel's LGA-1156 platform launched, although processors didn't appear ahead of the launch.

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[Zaim]

Not bad, so they are charging a extra £11 for the I5 2500K. Thought the K editions were going to be quite a bit more.

 

[Technex]

Don't forget to add VAT on top, will be like 170 quid... :/ Hope no more!

 

[Ya93sin]

2600K Passmark

is this the actual result for the 2600K?

i7-2600k

this might be the kind of price we are looking at.not bad actually.though this confuses me as i thought this wasn't released yet...

 

[Tortuga]

This is definitley going to be interesting. Intel has aimed their gun right at AMD's midrange turf price wise. I can't wait to see how far AMD prices drop, as for right now, you can get a 1055 6 core for $179 on the egg. Guess we gotta wait and see how these new chips perform, they are aimed right at AMD users and will probably demolish them.

 

[Lorem-Ipsum]

I'm just going to sit about and wait for some proper benchmarks to appear. I always go for the best bang for buck and I don't really care who provides it as long as it is good quality.

ATM that puts me with AMD but I'll be very interested if Intel are about to take that market over as well.

However with AMD's bulldozer platform around the corner it could be very interesting.

 

[ChrisGT]

I'm just going to sit about and wait for some proper benchmarks to appear. I always go for the best bang for buck and I don't really care who provides it as long as it is good quality.

ATM that puts me with AMD but I'll be very interested if Intel are about to take that market over as well.

However with AMD's bulldozer platform around the corner it could be very interesting.

lol @ AMD dude they're gunna get railed again like they did a couple years ago.

http://apcmag.com/intel-shows-sandy-bridge-cpu-at-49ghz.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKGnaTrxS_k

 

[Mr Muggles]

When you consider it costs about 50p to make a CPU they all seem expensive to me lol Tom may know a bit more about it but when you consider CPU's are manufactured in the millions, about 50p may be about right.

 

[Technex]

When you consider it costs about 50p to make a CPU they all seem expensive to me lol Tom may know a bit more about it but when you consider CPU's are manufactured in the millions, about 50p may be about right.

I totally agree, hence why Intel is so massive

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Hey, but it's not really something you can make yourself

. Not to mention the development/tooling costs... Think what salary those designers are on

.

 

[tinytomlogan]

You are VERY late with this one we posted it front pages aaaaaaaaaaaages ago

When you consider it costs about 50p to make a CPU they all seem expensive to me lol Tom may know a bit more about it but when you consider CPU's are manufactured in the millions, about 50p may be about right.

Thats very narrow minded, manu costs mean nothing. What about the R&D, advertising ect ect ect, theres much more to the cost of a product than just manufacturing.

 

[Typhoon10]

I'm hoping the Asus sabertooth is under £150. Would make for a sweet motherboard. ALthough, I did have an asus motherboard years ago which failed and had to be returned. I'm hoping that was a one off and that Asus are indeed a good company for reliable motherboards?

 

[Mr Muggles]

I'm hoping the Asus sabertooth is under £150. Would make for a sweet motherboard. ALthough, I did have an asus motherboard years ago which failed and had to be returned. I'm hoping that was a one off and that Asus are indeed a good company for reliable motherboards?

I can't think of a better company tbh

 

[Technex]

Interesting article:

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1432795/asus-quietly-follows-gigabyte-2oz-copper-lead

Wouldn't expect that from Asus (sister company anyway)

Looks like Gigabyte has a better UK supported RMA process too, with the same 3 years warranty.

 

[sadbuttrue]

When you consider it costs about 50p to make a CPU they all seem expensive to me lol Tom may know a bit more about it but when you consider CPU's are manufactured in the millions, about 50p may be about right.

Yeah, but you also have to consider that it costs $10s of millions for a new design, millions more for the microscopic dies, and millions more for the fabrication plant. Otherwise I'd be knocking off copies in my basement using handfuls of sand and an EZ-bake oven.

 

[lasher]

bah there goes my idea on dragons den then

back to the sandpit

 

[sadbuttrue]

Can't find any 1155 CPUs on sale yet, but here's a sampling of what 1155 mobos are going for in Canada.

$1 Cdn = almost 65p; £1 = $1.55 Cdn.

GA-P67A-UD3 from $132 to $150 (6 vendors)

GA-P67A-UD4 from $299 to $323 (8 vendors)

GA-P67A-UD5 from $257 to $280 (8 vendors)

GA-P67A-UD7 from $322 to $350 (8 vendors)

ASUS P8P67 Pro from $187 to $203 (3 vendors)

ASUS P8P67 Deluxe - $232 to $244 (6 vendors)

ASUS P8H67M $102 (only one place has this yet)

GA-H67MA-UD2H from $127 to $146 (9 vendors)

The places that usually offer the best discounts haven't even posted them yet. Considering I paid $98 for an 1156 board last week (GA-H55M-USB3) these are great prices. An 1155 system build will outperform a similarly priced 1156 by a fair bit if benchmarks from pre-release reviews are accurate. This goes against the trend of the early adopters paying a premium to be first.

In general it looks like we're paying a bit less than UK and European prices. I'd say Ha ha! but you guys have still got John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan. We benighted colonists are still playing 8-ball pool.