Saturday, October 4th 2008
Nehalem Available for Pre-Order at Overclockers UK, ETA 31st October
In the last few days we have seen photos surface of several motherboards based on the upcoming Intel Architecture, code named Nehalem. These boards utilize the Intel X58 chipset along with the new socket, LGA-1366. Many people have been eagerly awaiting the imminent release of the new CPUs and motherboards, which was rumoured to be sometime in November. The online UK retailer Overclockers UK (OcUK), has today added new links in their motherboard and CPU sections for Intel 1366 (X58 Chipset) and Intel Core i7.
Within the CPU section, available for Pre-Order, are the three processors which were expected to be available at launch following what we covered here
The Core i7 920 is priced at £258.49, the Core i7 940 is priced at £469.99, and the Core i7 965 Extreme Edition, at £822.49 (all prices include VAT). In the motherboard section, also available for Pre-Order are three motherboards, two from Asus and one Intel:
ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition, ASUS P6T Deluxe (base model), and Intel Smackover X58. The site states the ETA for all these products as 31st October 08.
Source:
Overclockers UK
Within the CPU section, available for Pre-Order, are the three processors which were expected to be available at launch following what we covered here
The Core i7 920 is priced at £258.49, the Core i7 940 is priced at £469.99, and the Core i7 965 Extreme Edition, at £822.49 (all prices include VAT). In the motherboard section, also available for Pre-Order are three motherboards, two from Asus and one Intel:
ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition, ASUS P6T Deluxe (base model), and Intel Smackover X58. The site states the ETA for all these products as 31st October 08.
53 Comments on Nehalem Available for Pre-Order at Overclockers UK, ETA 31st October
Of course the VAT isn't helping.
Why is it there other items such as the q6600 are almost exactly US price + VAT.
obviously Intel has its own trade channels etc etc & bulk orders = cheaper over all P&P.
but can you see why we get charged so much?? just to get something imported into the UK there are so many costs to cover which can reflect heavily in the retailers pricing.
the quoted information was taken from a guy who wrote a small guide about importing stuff into the UK from Non-Euro countries. - written in 2001.
7years on the system hasnt changed at all - maybe the currency has but VAT is still 17.5%
Delivery as we've determined should bext to nothing for a 1000 box shipment of CPUs, and VAT is 17.5%. If your argument was true, then it doesnt make any sense for the prices to converge on US price + VAT as they inevitably do. If the costs were what you are suggesting then these retailors would be selling at a loss.
What happens is that for some bizarre reason, ocuk is always given stock first and they price gouge like theres no tomorrow. The difference between the prices of overclockers uk and larger stores like ebuyer and scan is ridiculous at times.
As for avoiding ocuk like the plague, I dont think their service is that bad, and sometimes they do have nice prices. But most of my custom is with ebuyer/dabs and scan who also have brilliant customer service but are nearly always cheaper.
I will be interested to see how these do in real benchies,and let the early adopters be the guinea pigs.