e8500 pre-order???

[fluffybunny]

Hey everyone,
I've got a question for some of yall that have been around a while, Should I pre order the processor? I have a build that is waiting on the processor, and just the processor. I want to get it from a reputable place as well, and I want to make sure I can get it ASAP.

At the moment I am just waiting to see if newegg gets it on pre-order as I know they will take care of things. Do they do pre-orders? Should I just wait till newegg gets it up? or zipzoomfly or something similar? What would you do in my situation?

Thanks a lot.

 

[Lamont Cranston]

I would wait to see who gets it in stock first. If you pre order through somewhere you might have to pay a higher premium than at a different place and it may not come in to where you pre ordered it before it comes into other e-tailers

 

[eddie500]

What is the ETA on those new chips, I have also been waiting for some 8 months now.

 

[hywdx80]

I'm either going with an E8400 or E8500. I'm probably just going to order it from newegg. I hope the first batch of these things are good overclockers

 

[eddie500]

With a E8500, is it worth to just stick with the ddr2 memory?

 

[Motley]

With the high cost of DDR3, I would say stay on DDR2, it's dirt cheap right now.

I might go with the E8500 and the evga 780i (when I get my 680i upgrade approved).

 

[Forceman]

I'm either going with an E8400 or E8500. I'm probably just going to order it from newegg. I hope the first batch of these things are good overclockers

Yeah, that's a tough call. I don't know if the extra 0.5x is worth $80 or not. Too bad the 8500 isn't 10x instead of 9.5, it would make the decision easier.

 

[Kryckter]

Anyone know the release date for the 8500 chips?

 

[Forceman]

Anyone know the release date for the 8500 chips?

According to the roadmaps, Jan 20.

 

[baleedit]

I would wait to see who gets it in stock first. If you pre order through somewhere you might have to pay a higher premium than at a different place and it may not come in to where you pre ordered it before it comes into other e-tailers

^^That is the absolute best answer humanly possible as to whether or not you should pre-order.

 

[WedgeTail]

We already have them in Aus, so maybe before Jan 20 in the US. Who knows.

The ones we've been getting have been awesome overclockers: ~4.5GHz on air.

 

[Motley]

The ones we've been getting have been awesome overclockers: ~4.5GHz on air.

Thats insane!