sammy2 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I have a question about how the prices are computer hardware is determined ... In June 2013 I bought some new set up - nothing big just something decent- I bought a good CPU etc..but 18 months later I realize some of the items I got are way more expensive than how much I paid for them.. How is this possible ? why aren't the prices going down ? Usually overtime in the tech world things get cheaper - TVs, audio systems etc... There are two items I don't understand why they cost more First time can be found here http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116902 - I got this for $309 the K version was only 330 at the time but I didn't want to tempt myself into overclocking etc as i'm not expert so I went the simple route... Why would it cost so much more today ? when I don't think the K version is even that expensive today when it's considered the superior version... Second item ... http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233254 - I got this one for $85 .. over the black friday I thought about upgrading by buying this again and wow the price was outrageous considering what I got it for previously.. Thanks to anyone who can bring some clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 A sale or promotion would be my first guess, and this close to Christmas the 'sales' tend to be misleading. (IE) a great deal on some random LG HDTV, that deal is on a small screen model and the big screen is still at full price etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc2k Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I can answer the second one: somebody stepped into a puddle and the memory industry decided that it was a good excuse for everyone to increase RAM prices. There will probably be fines in a couple of years for collusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsysllc Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Part of the reason is you are looking at a product sold through an associate the newegg one is priced differently http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116902 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsysllc Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Also another point, I would stay away from the K versions unless you need to overlclock. The K version does not have all of the features, you can look at them here http://ark.intel.com/products/series/75120/Intel-Core-i7-4700-Desktop-Processor-Series#@All Draconian Guppy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy2 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Part of the reason is you are looking at a product sold through an associate the newegg one is priced differently http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116902 I initially got it from that associate because I live in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy2 Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 I can answer the second one: somebody stepped into a puddle and the memory industry decided that it was a good excuse for everyone to increase RAM prices. There will probably be fines in a couple of years for collusion. Well with DDR4 coming I am sure the prices of DDR3 should go down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Also another point, I would stay away from the K versions unless you need to overlclock. The K version does not have all of the features, you can look at them here http://ark.intel.com/products/series/75120/Intel-Core-i7-4700-Desktop-Processor-Series#@All what features does the K lack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc2k Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Well with DDR4 coming I am sure the prices of DDR3 should go down... I doubt it really since something similar happened to hard drives. There was a flood a couple of years back and everybody decided to jack-up prices even if they weren't affected by said flood, and the prices never came down to the old level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cryton Subscriber² Posted December 5, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted December 5, 2014 what features does the K lack? Stuff like vPro, VT-d, etc. See http://ark.intel.com/compare/75123,75122 and scroll down to the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Stuff like vPro, VT-d, etc. See http://ark.intel.com/compare/75123,75122 and scroll down to the bottom ahh I see, Intel? Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ? Intel? Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium? processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments. Intel? TSX-NI Intel? Transactional Synchronization Extensions New Instructions (Intel? TSX-NI) are a set of instructions focused on multi-threaded performance scaling. This technology helps make parallel operations more efficient via improved control of locks in software. Trusted Execution Technology Intel? Trusted Execution Technology for safer computing is a versatile set of hardware extensions to Intel? processors and chipsets that enhance the digital office platform with security capabilities such as measured launch and protected execution. It enables an environment where applications can run within their own space, protected from all other software on the system. Nothing that affects real world life performance though, for the average user at least. Like this bit below: Intel? Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel? Stable Image Platform Program (Intel? SIPP) can help your company identify and deploy standardized, stable image PC platforms for at least 15 months The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcruicks Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Well with DDR4 coming I am sure the prices of DDR3 should go down... Unlikely, as DDR4 becomes more common and mainstream, production of 4 will increase and DDR3 production will reduce and prices will go up, check the price of DDR2 against DDR3, 2 is more expensive as much less gets produced now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibal P Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 It's called demand and low stocks, simple economics really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate99 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Unlikely, as DDR4 becomes more common and mainstream, production of 4 will increase and DDR3 production will reduce and prices will go up, check the price of DDR2 against DDR3, 2 is more expensive as much less gets produced now. this! that's why i just bought http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148614 expensive and never came down, really, especially the Candian site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 In the case of motherboards, I think as they sell out, the prices go up. Xmas time, they jack up some prices. Amazon.com seems to have software that as more people simply View a product, it automatically raises the price. I noticed that 3 different hardware products that I was considering for my new desktop build, the prices mysteriously went up $15 to 20 over a month. Amazon screwed themselves, as I was inspired to look elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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