Intel Haswell CPU pricing leaks

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/23/2013 07:51 AM | source: | 25 comment(s)

Haswell processors will be released in June, there's pretty much nothing left that has not been leaked, including photo's, benchmarks, specifications, new technology .. and now the prices as well. The flagship Haswell model, Core i7-4770K with unlocked multiplier, was already spotted this week in some stores in Europe.

The Haswell processor can be also pre-ordered from several online stores in US. What's more, the stores list a handful of other Haswell SKUs, including i5-4670K. Prices leaked a while ago already, but vr-zone thinks they have the final pricing for the processors. Have a peek:

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Matt26LFC
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#4582264 Posted on: 04/23/2013 10:20 AM

So that's around £254 then for the i7-4770K, including VAT. That's about what I was expecting it to be. It is likely to be my next CPU although I'm still not 100% convinced that I need anything more than an i7-920 for games, right now.

You must be mad if you think a 4770K is going to be cheaper than a 3770K lol

Darren Hodgson
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#4582288 Posted on: 04/23/2013 10:54 AM

You must be mad if you think a 4770K is going to be cheaper than a 3770K lol

I can buy an i7-3770K right now from Amazon UK for £254: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Generation-i7-3770K-3-50GHz-Technology/dp/B007X1JM30/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=6ICUZ1CJ68YQ&coliid=I3597LFAQ1CV47 (it's been in my Wish List for about six months!!!) so I expect that to drop in price once Haswell comes out and for the i7-4770K to replace it in the same price range. I'm only speculating but I doubt it'll be more than £275 myself.

franck
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#4582302 Posted on: 04/23/2013 11:18 AM

Yeah, it looks interesting. Moreover, $230 for 4670K looks even better in terms of bang for buck.

Well, I'm on 920 too (@3.9) and it appears I won't replace it anytime soon. If you're just into some general work and gaming, and buy some high-end CPU, it may last for many years. No wonder desktop sales are dropping.

Same here: i still love my i7920 running @3,15 24/24. No needs to get higher cpu for this time. I'll upgrade in 2 years probably...

Neo Cyrus
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#4582304 Posted on: 04/23/2013 11:21 AM

2700k next upgrade maybe with 7770k :]

The 4770K is a tock, you'll want to upgrade when the 6770K is out or the 8770K. :wanker:

Personally I wouldn't be able to wait until 2017, you'll be itching for an upgrade by 2015... assuming the 6770K is on time, which it might not be, thanks AMD.

konstantin90
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#4582314 Posted on: 04/23/2013 11:52 AM

Hmmm I will wait for reviews and prices to come out before making the leap. It will be interesting to see how integrated voltage regulators affect overclocking.

Although my current rig is fairly balanced and can handle anything I play, the chipset is beginning to fall behind. Things like:
-Not having S-ATA 3 has held me back from upgrading to the new generations of SSDs.
-No USB 3.0 support cripples my USB3 pen drivers and external HDDs, this will only get worse in the future.
-Lack of PCIe 3 will probably also have an effect in the future. If Haswell lasts me as long as Nehalem did, GPUs 3 or 4 generations down the line are likely to take advantage of the extra bandwidth and CPU power.

Lastly, it's nice to be warm in the winter but the power draw of an "old" X58 system doesn't reflect well on the electricity bill.

Decisions decisions...

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