DooKey
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Intel’s Coffee Lake launched six weeks ago, but finding the chips online has sometimes been challenging. Prices have consistently hovered above MSRP and availability hasn’t been 100 percent. That’s unfortunate - the Core i7-8700K is the best mainstream desktop CPU available in-market today — and it’s a situation Intel is moving to address. This should be good news for Intel fans that have been wanting to get a CFL cpu at close to MSRP. However, how long is it going to take to get more into the retail market? Here's the Intel product change notification.
This change shouldn’t impact consumers in the slightest, but it could mean a higher number of CPUs in the field, at closer to expected prices. As of this writing, AMD is still offering vastly improved competition against Intel - even with the 8700K launched, AMD has six spots in the Top 15 at Amazon and 8 spots in the Top 20. Prices on the Core i7-8700K are also markedly higher than MSRP, with the chip selling for $414 as opposed to $379.
This change shouldn’t impact consumers in the slightest, but it could mean a higher number of CPUs in the field, at closer to expected prices. As of this writing, AMD is still offering vastly improved competition against Intel - even with the 8700K launched, AMD has six spots in the Top 15 at Amazon and 8 spots in the Top 20. Prices on the Core i7-8700K are also markedly higher than MSRP, with the chip selling for $414 as opposed to $379.