Finally a price drop on this skylake processor from Amazon, with the release of the next gen.
- LGA 1151
- Unlocked Processor. DDR4 & DDR3L Support
- Display Resolution up to 4096x2304
- Intel Turbo Boost Technology
- Compatible with Intel 100 Series Chipset Motherboards. It does not include a fan
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$375 is not that cheap compared to $400. I would spend locally for that difference.
not bad! it's really cheap! usually $450 locally
will wait for AMD Zen release, might see a further drop!
same, wait till Zen and then see where to put my money.
if SR3 is on par with an i7 it will sell like crazy, $150US
looks like AMD is doing the whole, i3 = SR3, i5 = SR5 and i7 = SR7
I doubt a new SR3 will match a current i7,
4 core 8 thread AMD for $150 (rumored) Same IPC as intel broadwel
vs
4 core 8 thread Intel for $400
even if its 10%-20% slower.. the prices are like night and day
SR3 = 4 core 8 threads
SR5 = 6 core 12 threads
SR7 = 8 cores 16 threads
performance wise you're incorrect, but price wise I hope so :P
@donkeydoc: There is no incorrect or correct here. It's all unsubstantiated rumours except the Broadwell level IPC in a single blender benchmark of the 8 core 16 thread sample. The source that came up with the SR3, SR5, SR7 thing has been know to lie before.
@vid_ghost: At the end of the day, it could have 131 cores, if it underperforms the intel significantly in single threaded stuff and it doesn't overclock, people will skip it.
This much faster than i7 2600K from last decade? CPU benchmarks show very marginal difference, I would like to know if there is noticeable real world difference.
If you use dedicated GPU, the difference isn't huge at all. You can also overclock. I'll stick with my E3-1230v2 for a few more years.
The difference comes from how big of an overclock you can get on either of these CPU's.
Once you are at 4.5Ghz or so you don't need to worry.
So if I am using dedicated graphics and not overclocking, it isn't worth the upgrade?
No its not.
Spend $100 on a nice cooler and you will get a huge increase in performance compared to buying a 6700K.
I didn't notice much difference coming from a 2500k. "Everyday" tasks like web browsing and office feel the same. Gaming is a marginal improvement at best (running with R9 290). Personally would not waste the money unless you want the chipset features (pcie3, usb3, etc).
R9 280 runs fine with mediun settings for BF1. When are you thinking to upgrade. AMD RX480 or NVidea 1070?
Spending less and less time gaming it's hard to justify the upgrade. I'll probably hold out until the next gen of nvidia cards. Haven't really been happy with the 290 and nvidia has better linux support.
Maybe PCIE-3 support for newer cards maybe a benefit,
It may be surprising, but a 1060 or 1070 doesn't even max out PCIe2. A gtx1080 on the ragged limit might just be starting to saturate it. But even then the CPU is the bottleneck, and not the lanes themselves. PCIe has always had serious redundancy. The 2600k will be fine in the real world regardless. Besides, unless OP has got both a 4K monitor + a 1080 (card) they will have nothing to worry about.
Mostly no real world difference, but it will be a major upgrade for the latest unoptimised games like Forza Horizon 3 or emulation in Dolphin (especially in VR).
I still have the 2700K. So far it runs everything on Ultra (besides Forza Horizon 3 which is badly optimised I reckon). And that's on stock clock.
Time to maybe overclock it a bit though.
How do we get the price down to AU$375? Amazon converts to AU$390 :(
Use a credit card which gives you a good exchange rate and pay in USD. E.g the 28 degrees credit card
pay in US dollars and use a no int fee credit card like coles pre-paid mastercard or 28 Degrees Mastercard to handle the conversion
Does the coles card have a better than normal conversion rate? Or just better than Amazons?
ALL the no FEE international transaction fee credit cards have a better rate then amazon and the other credit cards that charge a FEE
Coles will be adding a FEE come next year but because its a pre-paid.. there is no credit check and anyeone can get one.. even people without jobs
Probably due to incoming Kaby lake CPU.
Won't come out to January 2017 last I checked. That's why I had to suck it up and get this CPU two weeks ago.
I read someone where a store was mentioning mid December as stock arriving date.
It does not include a fan, wtf Intel, charging more for the K and not supplying a cooler.. my 2700K from like 4 years ago cost only more 40-50$ more for the K and you got a cooler.
K is for overclocking… if you don't overclock a K its mostly a waste.
You don't overclock with the stock cooler.
I dont know how to connect with you, :)
You girls/guys do know right that the 6700k runs faster then the 6700 out of the box with no "Overcooking" right, but intel just said, F-it lets charge them as if we did include it.
Base Frequency 6700k 4.0Ghz vs 6700 3.4Ghz
Turbo Frequency 6700k 4.2Ghz vs 6700 4.0Ghz
Stock coolers are shit anyway, get something half decent.
Well… I don't think most people who buy K processors use the stock cooler, but it's still nice to have, especially on a consumer oriented processor. It's a pretty bad assumption to make that you can't overclock with the stock cooler, because you can. Obviously not as much as you would with an aftermarket cooler.
I've had many instances where I've had to whip out the stock cooler even though i was dead set on getting an aftermarket cooler from the get go. I also don't really see a reason why they shouldn't (other than to make more money out of you), because a CPU cooler is such an essential part in the function of a cpu
Once upon a time, you could overcook your CPU without buying the k version, for the was no k version, you just got a cheap CPU and bashed in the motherboard jumpers to a new order to push it past the default clocks.
Then Intel and AMD said nope, you got to pay more for that privilege so you’re now paying more money to do something that was considered hard-core and beating the system by paying less for more.
Now days it seems to be this big thing they are pushing, people seem to more focused on the overclocking head room on a chip, then its actual performance at stock. It’s a little crazy to think we are somehow justifying paying up front extra coin for an unlock multiplier then paying extra for a suitable board then paying extra for a suitable cooling, with that water-cooling suitable case, don’t forget know I need a suitable power supply to push the clocks I need for these games I am no good at.
So now we are in the age of pay lots more for a little less, regarding CPUs looks like computer nerds ruined computers, I now understand what the console people have been warning us about for years.
Give it more time, and I can see intel and AMD bring out a new line of chips that have different achievable overclock levels.
Its very different now then it used to be.
Overclocking used to be complicated to non technical people.
These days you literally set the clock speed, set the voltage and it will probably work with minimal tweaking needed.
That is what the K series did for us, or in other words, having unlocked CPU's.
@samfisher5986: yep, so over it, thats why we have $500+ motherboards and Ram sticks that have lights and shit
You can get a non-K processor and overclock with some Z170 motherboards which has external clock generator.
As long as you don't increase the default voltage too much, you may still get quite a decent OC and stay cool with stock cooler.
http://overclocking.guide/intel-skylake-non-k-overclocking-b…
http://overclocking.guide/overclocking-non-k-intel-skylake-c…
Nice price.. Paid $480 in March and still very happy with the performance
Coming up as $480 AUD in my cart.
Make sure it is from the Amazon vendor, I had this issue as well, just look on the right hand side when on the product page and there is a $275 one from Amazon.
Cool thanks! Still coming up as $390 instead of $375, still a good price though.
$375 is the approximate conversion if you pay for it in USD with a fee free card such as 28 degrees (Amazon charges a ridiculous conversion rate if you pay for it in AUD directly)
Just updated the link to Amazon as a seller, they changed the default seller I think.
Paid $20 USD more only a few days ago on Amazon :(. Reckon they'll refund me the difference?
Edit: No bingo ;(
I'm sure it's disappointing to see the lower price on the Intel Core i7 6700K 4.00 GHz Unlocked Quad Core Skylake Desktop Processor, Socket LGA 1151 [BX80662I76700K] you recently purchased. Our prices regularly change, and the price you paid when your order shipped on November 25, 2016 was the lowest price we were able to offer at the time.
So in this case, we are not authorized to issue price match for this order.
Are you seriously that concerned about $20?
If by 'seriously that concerned' you mean willing to spend 5 minutes in live chat, sure. This is OzBargain after all.
Half the time it works which adds up to a significant amount over a year. You win some and lose some but it's always worth a shot. So, good on you for having a go @kheob!
Is cashreward available?
Decisions decisions …
i7-7700k is due to drop on Jan 5 2017 from all rumours, along with the 200 series motherboards
i7-6700K $449 and Maximus VIII Hero $329 - Total AUD $778 @ MSY
i7-6700K $383 and Maximus VIII Hero $278 (plus 26.48 shipping) - Total AUD $688 @ Amazon
i7-7700K US$349 (rumoured), the big unknown is the cost of 200 series motherboards
Gains of around 10% from i7-6700k to i7-7700k (but varies depending on source)
I thought the 7700k would work in the current Motherboards like my Asus Hero Alpha and that Asus had released a bios update a few months back just for this.
They will work in Z170 boards with a bios update. The 200 series will just bring new features. So pricing should be similar with a bit extra on top for the new features.
Any 6 core Broadwell-E deals?
Is it worth upgrading a i5 6600k to this or should I wait for the new ones to come out?
No. Not unless you need the 4 extra hyper-threaded cores for video rendering or serious enthusiast/professional CPU computations.
Thanks gents!
Hmmm, I still have my 2500K, running at only 4.1GHz atm, that's all my MOBO seems to be able to maintain stably. I think I'll wait and pay a premium for the new 7700K when it comes out and hope that lasts me another 10 years. I'm thinking the 7700K will be released for about $500? That seem reasonable?
I'd stick with the 2500K unless you need newer mainboard features. You can probably overclock higher than that too. 4.3-4.4 is usually not a problem with a decent cooler.
I would personally wait to see someone review the 2500K vs the new chips :)
Not much of a difference, just buy it locally if you need a new CPU. Here you can have hassle free warranty.
Why buy a CPU from America just for a few dollars off when you can buy here and get a warranty?! THIS IS MADNESS!!!
MADNESS?!
THIS — IS — OZBARGAIN!
[Kicks into karma hell]
CPUs are pretty much bulletproof, normally only way to kill them is with overvoltage. Would be 1 in a million to have one die randomly, so it's a pretty safe part to get from overseas.
Or bend a pin haha
Intel CPUs don't have pin for a long time.
I had a K i7 fail a few years back and it was a month or two out of warranty, the built in graphics crapped itself. Had to explain the Aus Consumer Guarantee of quality to the to get it replaced. That wouldn't have been possible with an overseas purchase. It was never overclocked and had an aftermarket cooler so it was super strange, but locked me in to buying local from then on.
Intel has global warranty does it not?
I am still seeing the price to be USD299 excluding shipping. Has this deal expired?
yes :(
Can this be retrofitted to an i3 or earlier laptop i already own? Or even old desktop?
You may need to change the mainboard, no not a laptop.
That's so cheap!!! Got mine for $400 during last eBay sale!