Keep thinking prices will go down

[Getback]

But they haven't. Hard drives are still up and so is the intel 2500k. Also Ram is high as well.

[Bizman]

The HDD issue is quite thoroughly discussed in Krusty's post here. It will take a lengthy while until they get their factories running and the infrastructure working. For now the demand is almost double to what they can deliver, so the high pricing is also a means to lower demand.

Memory is still dirt cheap, especially the newer types. I wouldn't call $5/GB high for DDR3/1333 (Newegg). High end models are of course another question.

The 2500k is the top of the series, its price will come down when it's outdated.

[guncrasher]

cpu dont really go down in price till they are out of production.  the e8400 kept it's 170 price all the way to the end.  wont be any different for the sandy bridge series.  as for the hd's they have gone down in price by about 50 bucks recently some more than that.  best buy in store prices are still the lowest I can find anywhere.


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[MrRiplEy[H]]

cpu dont really go down in price till they are out of production. 

CPU prices won't come down untill Intel gets some competition. Now they can dictate their pricing and this is how it has been for a long time. Consumers suffer, Intel stock gets fat.

[Skuzzy]

CPU prices won't come down untill Intel gets some competition. Now they can dictate their pricing and this is how it has been for a long time. Consumers suffer, Intel stock gets fat.

Considering the new AMD CEO all but announced they are going to stop trying to compete in the desktop market, it will leave Intel to dictate the costs completely unabated.

According to the new AMD CEO, they are going to focus on server and low power devices, which is where they have a good presence and have been doing pretty well (read, they actually make money in those markets, only to lose it in the desktop market).

[MaSonZ]

Considering the new AMD CEO all but announced they are going to stop trying to compete in the desktop market, it will leave Intel to dictate the costs completely unabated.

According to the new AMD CEO, they are going to focus on server and low power devices, which is where they have a good presence and have been doing pretty well (read, they actually make money in those markets, only to lose it in the desktop market).

least they have the common sense to do whats making them money in the long run. 

as for Best Buy HDD prices, the local best buy for me only offers 3GB/s and thats why they're prices are so low. RAM is extremely cheap, around $40 for 8 gigs, if I needed it I would buy it.