Conroe pre-orders on FROOGLE!? Buy.com has it even!?

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06-20-2006, 03:47 PM
BWR

July 5th sounds nice...
06-20-2006, 03:54 PM
Anemone

Doesn't it though? :)
06-20-2006, 04:44 PM
ScottFern

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Originally Posted by BWR

July 5th sounds nice...

Sounds almost to good to be true. Has there been any evidence to suggest the July 5th release is the correct one over the 23rd?
06-20-2006, 04:48 PM
hookid

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Originally Posted by ScottFern

Sounds almost to good to be true. Has there been any evidence to suggest the July 5th release is the correct one over the 23rd?

only the ETA's from the stores, thats it
06-20-2006, 05:32 PM
GoldenTiger

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Originally Posted by hookid

only the ETA's from the stores, thats it

IM too if that's what ShopBLT uses for their data (which it looks to be).
06-20-2006, 07:11 PM
davefr

OK I just placed my order with Buy.com. Buy.com is simply a consumer e-tail front end for Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro in Southern CA shows 1620 units of E6600 with an ETA of 7/5.

My theory is that Ingram will ship orders FIFO including the Buy.com orders.

We'll just have to see how this plays out.

P.S. Release date can mean many different things. Date that Intel starts to ship units (very unlikely), date that Intel allows the channel to ship (somewhat likely), or date that Intel will allow PC OEM's to showcase systems (very likely IMHO since they allocate the marketing dollars). I personally think Intel only cares about orchestrating what the PC OEM's do. I don't think they give a hoot about controlling a small volume of boxed CPU sales pre-launch.
06-20-2006, 07:31 PM
dogsx2

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Originally Posted by davefr

OK I just placed my order with Buy.com. Buy.com is simply a consumer e-tail front end for Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro in Southern CA shows 1620 units of E6600 with an ETA of 7/5.

My theory is that Ingram will ship orders FIFO including the Buy.com orders.

We'll just have to see how this plays out.

P.S. Release date can mean many different things. Date that Intel starts to ship units (very unlikely), date that Intel allows the channel to ship (somewhat likely), or date that Intel will allow PC OEM's to showcase systems (very likely IMHO since they allocate the marketing dollars). I personally think Intel only cares about orchestrating what the PC OEM's do. I don't think they give a hoot about controlling a small volume of boxed CPU sales pre-launch.

How did you place it with Buy.com? It shows sold out.
06-20-2006, 07:35 PM
davefr

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Originally Posted by dogsx2

How did you place it with Buy.com? It shows sold out.

Search 202730357
Add it to your cart
Ignore the sold out and click buy it now

Buy.com orders are easy to cancel if another reseller looks better.
06-20-2006, 09:23 PM
vintage_guitar

YesMicro.com has a misprint of saying the e6300 has 4M cache.
http://www.yesmicro.com/Item.aspx?sk...28d319d317d308
06-23-2006, 06:55 PM
burningrave101

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Originally Posted by davefr

The BLT site's inventory system is obvious linked to the major US distributers real time inventory systems such as D&H, Ingram Micro, Tech Data, etc. There's no way a small reseller like BLT would have this kind of inventory on order.

I suspect the ETA's listed are pretty accurate since Intel will obviously start stocking the channel prior to the official release data. I'm pretty sure the official release data is when Intel wants the PC OEM's to start showcasing their new Core 2 Duo systems so they all go out the starting gates at the same time.

I know Buy.com is simply a store front to Ingram Micro so I suspect a Conroe order would get drop shipped once Ingram recieves inventory which looks like it's around July 5. (I doubt Intel cares when distributers start shipping boxed CPU orders)

I spoke was a rep from BLT earlier today that seemed to know a lot of info about these Conroe processors and from what i gathered from him BLT is a major distributor that will be moving several thousand Conroe processors upon release. They primarily sell to other stores and companies i would say. He talked about places like CompUSA will be ordering their stock through them and that a number of places have already called and said they wish to purchase any Conroe processors that are left at release. On their site it says they've been around since 1991. When i called to place an order over the phone the guy asked me if this was a personal order or for a business. I just hope it was worth it to pre-order and that Conroe wont be priced at around $316 at release. I dont see how it could be though considering the high demand and the fact Intel is only going to be produceing at 20% while the rest will still be older Pentium 4 processors for at least the rest of this year till Conroe gets ramped up higher. Intel is going to have to have a lot of processors to feed the major OEM's like Dell, HP, and Gateway and the other major system builders worldwide. You can bet that most of the Conroe processors will be going to them while most vendors will only get a handful of which i'm sure will have a higher price attached to them to meet the demand.
06-23-2006, 07:06 PM
qdemn7

I was really considering ordering one. But due to the fact there are only a few mobos out there right now that will support them, I decided no at this time. I'm going to wait, let others be the first adopters this time, and see what develops. Now, having sad that, if that ATI RD600 based board was for sale right now, I would jump on both.
06-24-2006, 05:38 AM
davefr

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Originally Posted by burningrave101

I spoke was a rep from BLT earlier today that seemed to know a lot of info about these Conroe processors and from what i gathered from him BLT is a major distributor that will be moving several thousand Conroe processors upon release. They primarily sell to other stores and companies i would say. He talked about places like CompUSA will be ordering their stock through them and that a number of places have already called and said they wish to purchase any Conroe processors that are left at release. On their site it says they've been around since 1991. When i called to place an order over the phone the guy asked me if this was a personal order or for a business. I just hope it was worth it to pre-order and that Conroe wont be priced at around $316 at release. I dont see how it could be though considering the high demand and the fact Intel is only going to be produceing at 20% while the rest will still be older Pentium 4 processors for at least the rest of this year till Conroe gets ramped up higher. Intel is going to have to have a lot of processors to feed the major OEM's like Dell, HP, and Gateway and the other major system builders worldwide. You can bet that most of the Conroe processors will be going to them while most vendors will only get a handful of which i'm sure will have a higher price attached to them to meet the demand.

BLT is not an Intel distributer.

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/rese.../eng/32576.htm
06-24-2006, 06:45 AM
stone_cold_Jimi

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Originally Posted by qdemn7

I was really considering ordering one. But due to the fact there are only a few mobos out there right now that will support them, I decided no at this time. I'm going to wait, let others be the first adopters this time, and see what develops. Now, having sad that, if that ATI RD600 based board was for sale right now, I would jump on both.

I've pre-ordered and, even if it arrives early July, it's going in the drawer with my DDR2 memory until SLi mobos start shipping. If it turns out that Conroes are rare as rocking-horse poop on release, I'll post photos and tell everyone it's in storage, thereby getting lots of PMs telling me what an utter b****** I am. :D
06-24-2006, 06:47 AM
BWR

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Originally Posted by stone_cold_Jimi

I've pre-ordered and, even if it arrives early July, it's going in the drawer with my DDR2 memory until SLi mobos start shipping. If it turns out that Conroes are rare as rocking-horse poop on release, I'll post photos and tell everyone it's in storage, thereby getting lots of PMs telling me what an utter b****** I am. :D

Dont doubt the fabricating monster that is Intel. Especially when Intel knows its going to kick AMD's ass.
06-24-2006, 06:50 AM
qdemn7

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Originally Posted by stone_cold_Jimi

I've pre-ordered and, even if it arrives early July, it's going in the drawer with my DDR2 memory until SLi mobos start shipping. If it turns out that Conroes are rare as rocking-horse poop on release, I'll post photos and tell everyone it's in storage, thereby getting lots of PMs telling me what an utter b****** I am. :D

I think you're just a big C*** tease. :bounces:
06-24-2006, 03:05 PM
burningrave101

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Originally Posted by davefr

BLT is not an Intel distributer.

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/rese.../eng/32576.htm

I didn't say they were an authorized Intel distributor. Just that i gathered they may be a distributor for a lot of products. I'm sure they order their Intel stock through one of the authorized channels.

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06-24-2006, 04:33 PM
cronic

well, fingers crossed. 6700 preordered from blt......
06-24-2006, 05:32 PM
RAGING DRAGON

I'm in the UK and I just checked www.overclockers.co.uk and they have the E6600 for £251 inc VAT(tax).
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...Core_Duo2.html
It's on pre-order and saying that arrival is either July/August.

Are there any other sites (in the UK) selling it on pre-order?
And also is this price right for the E6600 going by the prices Intel released?
06-24-2006, 05:42 PM
ShiningArcanine

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Originally Posted by GoldenTiger

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...mp&dcaid=17379

Hmmmmmmm... a bit inflated on price being a pre-order and all (by about $30 USD), but WOW!! I wonder if these are coming sooner than we thought!

I do not think that it is being inflated. The figures we have for processors in quantities of 1000 is what the retailer pays. What we pay the retailer is another story.

I pre-ordered mine from sparco.com.
06-24-2006, 05:56 PM
alucasa

I placed my pre-order from BLT as well just for the heck of it.
If they DO indeed ship Conroe at July 5th, good :woot: . If not, well, wait. :p:
06-24-2006, 09:52 PM
Raja@ASUS

The E6600 seems to be the overclockers price/performance CPU of choice. I doubt wheter anything above the E6600 will scale overclocks parallel to price, those are for the guys who want to have the fastest regardless of cost.
06-24-2006, 10:29 PM
matt89

the E6300 and E6400 seem to be a good budget choice as the cache does not seem to make a massive difference to performance
06-25-2006, 06:39 AM
cronic

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Originally Posted by raju

The E6600 seems to be the overclockers price/performance CPU of choice. I doubt wheter anything above the E6600 will scale overclocks parallel to price, those are for the guys who want to have the fastest regardless of cost.

I would agree that the 6600 is a better value in comparison to a 6700, but I want the 6700 for its 10 x multiplier because of its added flexablity.
06-26-2006, 01:22 PM
SilveradoJ442

I just pre-ordered my conroe from shopblt.com. It still says July 5th. We'll see if that holds up. They have not charged my credit card as of yet. With all the demand and the possibility of short supply I dont want to take any chances this time. Here is the confirmation email I got from them.

ETA: 7/5/06

Currently, this item is scheduled to ship to us from the factory on the
date(s) shown. Should the manufacturer miss the estimates, we will notify
you and provide you with updated estimated arrival date(s).

In the meantime, we have secured your place in line for this popular item,
and as soon as stock is available, it will ship immediately. Additionally,
you will not be charged for this item until shipped.

If you should have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact us via the methods listed below. Thank you for your time, and
business.

Best Regards,
Joan Durel

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