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Just need a bit of feedback from people who've gotten one from IT Estate...

Its being advertised for 239bux on low stock...I know my order has only been on processing for about 3days, but has anyone gotten one from them recently?
How long did it take for them to confirm the stock?

Appreciate the feedback.

All I can say is this:

I tried to order one about a week ago.

They said it'll be weeks until they have stock again.

Plenty of people have ordered them, and paid for them, and they don't even have enough to send them out to those who have already paid.

I bought one yesterday for $290 - i know a bit overprices but who cares. I don't want to wait a month.

Judging from what people have said about IT Estate on WP, a miracle just happened to me..I called IT Estate AND SOMEONE PICKED UP THE PHONE IN 3 RINGS!!! (LMAO)

Anyway, I havent paid for it, but he told me that in order to be put in a queue for the e8400, i'd have to pay. So I asked him, if i pay now, whats an approximate ETA for gettin that sexy CPU...

and the answer - no idea...there are about 50 other paid orders in queue at the moment.

On a brighter note, he was really helpful with my questions.

So i guess its a +1 for them on the service side.

I rang them yesterday 2 to 3 weeks they said.
im getting one (e8400) and wanted to get vista home premiun do i get 32 or 64 bit ver ?

F430 writes...

I bought one yesterday for $290

Where was this from? The cheapest one I've found outside of IT Estate is $310...

Are you in SYdney?

I just checked my order status which says dispatched and the order includes an E8400 so they must be slowly getting stock to fill current orders.

B.utters writes...

I just checked my order status which says dispatched and the order includes an E8400 so they must be slowly getting stock to fill current orders.

WHen did you put your order in/pay?

Cos like i said up top, he couldnt give me and ETA if i paid now..

I bought it from my brother in-law who got it from some lady - haha sketchy details i know but meh!

Hey i installed the 120 untra heat sink and you can still move it slghtly even though it is tightened all the way. Is this normal?

F430 writes...

Is this normal?

I wouldnt think so..if it moves slightly then its hella dangerous fo your CPU...or in the best case, bad thermal contact = rather redundant expensive massive heatsink...

F430 writes...

Hey i installed the 120 untra heat sink and you can still move it slghtly even though it is tightened all the way. Is this normal?

don't worry about it.. mine does aswell

I bought one on Saturday for $269, the store said it was an OEM one from Dell.

I dont think it is a problem. Really, it is two completed flat and slippery surfaces with paste in between them. No matter how tight you go i still think it will move.

Going now to pick up mine for 275$ 2month wait phew so happy before the holidays =)

not itstate

F430 writes...

Hey i installed the 120 untra heat sink and you can still move it slghtly even though it is tightened all the way. Is this normal?

You can put a Washer between the HSF Bracket & HSF will improve in keeping it tight & will also notice some temperature improvement.

www.driverheaven.net/ove...degrees-off.html

I just placed an order today for an E8400 from IT Estate... Yesterday when I phoned they said it would probably be about a month. I hope the wait is weeks and not months...

::_rapTURE writes...

Going now to pick up mine for 275$ 2month wait phew so happy before the holidays =)

not itstate

Me neither...cant wait months...I'm goin thru ITSky...perfect and friendly sales staff...i called twice and i think 2diff guys pickd up the call. Even gave me a couple of options to save some cash which is always good.
+5!!!

F430 writes...

I bought one yesterday for $290 - i know a bit overprices but who cares. I don't want to wait a month.

That's pretty good I paid $300 for an e3110.

-:Yellow:- writes...

So I asked him, if i pay now, whats an approximate ETA for gettin that sexy CPU... and the answer - no idea...there are about 50 other paid orders in queue at the moment.

Coming down quick then, I put my order in on the 5th of March, waited a month and cancelled it last week and I was down to 130 in line with no ETA.

I got my e8400 from CPL (cpl.net.au) on there second shipment from memory it was 2nd feb when i got it, they seem to go alright down there check them out, i paid $329 for mine, but as they were so much in demand i saw a week ago for $359- so i guess i was lucky.. well not all that lucky im stuck on a stock cooler and temps are running @ 44(idle)/58(load) so i cant overclock just yet :(..

great cpu tho very happy with it, good luck finding one worth the wait IMHO but i was coming from a 3700+ sandy

i recieved my e8400 this morning, i ordered it about a month ago.

cheesesteaks writes...

i recieved my e8400 this morning, i ordered it about a month ago.

Is this from ITESTATE?

yeah
sorry, i should have said that in my post

I cant afford to wait a month..
1) Got assignments to type up and games to play...and a laptop wont cut it..even though its an ASUS F3A...

2) Its weighing on my mind that I've got sumthin incomplete...an empty CM690...and boxes of parts on my floor...with no CPU...

so i bought one from ITSky...275bux...collecting tomorrow...WOOOOTTT

Canon Pro1 writes...

I bought one on Saturday for $269, the store said it was an OEM one from Dell.
OEM ones only come with 1 year warranty

lol all the E8400 stocks are being drained from other countries as well... in hk the distributor price is 2100 hkd, around 300 bucks aus, and short of stock too... I'm not sure what Intel is planning but it sure doesnt look good

I would have ordered one from ITEstate long ago if they didn't charge $55 for postage to Western Australia.

How can there still be a worldwide shortage of e8400s? They came out months ago, and they were sold out just a few weeks after.

People are reporting the E8400 in stock at MSY stores for $269 - /forum-replies.cfm?t=949183#r8

Got my e8400 from ITSKY yestraday, extremely happy was a bit losted finding the shop since theres 3 levels ._. and it has no board or sign with ITSKY

matrix-cat writes...

$55 for postage to Western Australia.

I'm sure if you contacted them they could arrange to send it by other means.

It does not cost that much to post to WA. ITEstate would offer another option I'm sure.

Ok if you order online then you need to follow up with a call to confirm what’s happening and usually things get sorted out, if you don’t you could be in for a long wait.

I have been regularly buying from them for ages, I call confirm the item or a substitute and go in and buy and I have ordered online, they have called me if the item is not in stock.

Hey guys
So I ordered a system on sunday night, I was having some problems with my net, it was very iffy, but I got the reciept fo the payment by email. Next morning at 9:30 I get an e-mail from It estate saying they got my payment but no order. So I wrote back to them with the parts I ordered and all the options etc and asked them wat the ETA was. The guy said that they were out of stock on 8400 and the graphics card I ordered and it would probably come in their second shipment which would be in two weeks. Overall I was quite happy with customer service, they wrote back immediately and the guy didnt try to tell me that they had it in stock or even that it would come in the next shipment like most places I have used previous.

I got my E8400 this morning after ordering it from IT Estate about 2-3 weeks ago. I rang up last week and they said that it would be at least a month. So I am one very happy customer, order status said dispatched las night and it arrived at my front door this morning. IT Estate is f*$cking awesome! ^__^

::_rapTURE writes...

Got my e8400 from ITSKY yestraday, extremely happy was a bit losted finding the shop since theres 3 levels ._. and it has no board or sign with ITSKY

Got mine from ITSky today...the 2guys sitting there were just there waiting for the delivery guy to turn up with their 10units of e8400s...

On my sexy blue box, the manufacture date was 12/3/08...and in my arms 8/4/08...
for 275 incl gst...its so sexy...

Got my e8400 from Centre.com, Clayton (Melb) Walked into the store, got quoted for $270, then chatted to the salesguy (Tim, he might be the owner) and got it for $240. Didn't even ask for a discount.

Tex writes...

People are reporting the E8400 in stock at MSY stores for $269

I went in to ask..and they only sell it at hat price (at all, in fact) if u buy a bundle from them...mobo+vga+hdd+ram+cpu+sumthi­ n else i htink i'm missing...

case and psu, they sell you the E8400 for the price they buy it for, but you gotta bundle it... it's a similar tactic also done by Fluidtek

cheesesteaks writes...

i recieved my e8400 this morning, i ordered it about a month ago.

lol - they're really not worth the wait :P

The E6750 is cheaper and almost as fast, really...

We're only talking about a 10-15% speed difference - which is absolute bugger-all in CPU terms... the video card is almost always the bottleneck in gaming at present.

And everyone knows that gaming is the only thing you can do with computers :P

NightCabbage writes...

We're only talking about a 10-15% speed difference - which is absolute bugger-all in CPU terms... the video card is almost always the bottleneck in gaming at present.

Except when you get to things like video encoding that require CPU grunt that things change and the extra CPU cache does help.

These processor benchmarks show the E8400 to be consistently faster than the E6750.

Cinebench R10
www.techspot.com/review/...onroe/page2.html

PCmark05
www.techspot.com/review/...onroe/page3.html

flubber writes...

Except when you get to things like video encoding that require CPU grunt that things change and the extra CPU cache does help.

But still... if it would take you 60 mintues to encode a video, you might get a 5 minute decrease in time.
Not that important, IMO.

shippo writes...

I'm sure if you contacted them they could arrange to send it by other means.

It does not cost that much to post to WA. ITEstate would offer another option I'm sure.

Anyone been successful in ordering off them from WA at a reduced postal cost? I saw that +55 charge as well and i was like wtf?

Boogie writes...

Anyone been successful in ordering off them from WA at a reduced postal cost? I saw that +55 charge as well and i was like wtf?

That was the only option I saw on the site. I was tossing up whether to get my case from them or locally. The case made no difference to the $55 postage so I thought I'd get my value's worth from it (and save myself a trip to Austin).

i bought 2x E6850 OEM's for $230 each about 6 weeks ago, then got 2 intel coolers for both for $15 each, and the place i bought these cpu's from still has some left, pluss some E6300 and E6400 as well, but they are all engineering samples imported from usa and are fully tested and benched before sending to the buyer.

mine arrived in opened packages and still had the thermal paste on them from the cooler when they were tested.

i have one running in a gaming pc and its running like a dream.

the place i got them from sells them for $250 but if you haggle he will drop the price like he did with me.

Media-Fire writes...

then got 2 intel coolers for both for $15 each

What do you think about these coolers, are they any different to the stock coolers?

flubber writes...

What do you think about these coolers, are they any different to the stock coolers?

no they are the stock intel coolers that normally ship with the Exxxx series cpu.

i think all 775 coolers are about the same but the ones i got were bought from a guy who had them left over from his 2 E6750 processors because he bought aftermarket coolers for them.

they look just like my Q6600 cooler

Yess, i just called MSY then. The Auburn Branch E8400's in stock

shevzy writes...

The Auburn Branch E8400's in stock

How much is it there? I don't see the pricing

Just to confirm E8400s are indeed in stock at MSY Auburn (just purchased one this morning) for $269 xD. Was expecting to just go to another store and pay $300 or more for this CPU but this has just made my day.

i just bought one today, wont get it in the mail till monday.. or lucky tomorrow (one can dream right XD)

A bit off topic but, MSY were selling the E8400 for 260, but on their new price list (21st of April) it shows the E8400 as 299!

If MSY's price is that high, the rest are gonna follow.

NAGAplz writes...

A bit off topic but, MSY were selling the E8400 for 260, but on their new price list (21st of April) it shows the E8400 as 299!

Yep, just noticed the E8xx series has made their main PDF pricelist now, rather than just their HTML list. And yes, E8400 has gone from $269 to $299. Conversely though, the E8200 I purchased from them for $243 a month ago has dropped to $223.

So does IT Estate still have them at $239 or have they ran out of stock?

ceribik writes...

So does IT Estate still have them at $239 or have they ran out of stock?

they never had stock

::_rapTURE writes...

they never had stock
+1

I ordered amd paid for mine on the six of april. Rang them 3 days ago (Friday) and they said I was 30th on cure. I thought I could stand the wait but gosh it hurts!

Also building one for my friend who ordered on the 11th, he was 50th in cue. So for people who are waiting, thats an idea on cue time for u. However Kudos to ITestate, both times I have caled them (around 1 pm) they have picked up straight away and they dont bullshit around with me, they tell me straight wat I am in queue and when/size of next shipment they should get.
good luck to all who r waiting.

Forget IT Estate - too many promises.

I bought my E8400 from CPL for $275.00 - 2 weeks ago.
MSY selling E8400 for $299.00, E8500 - $399.00 in clayton.

Saltydog writes...

, they tell me straight wat I am in queue and when/size of next shipment they should get.

how many they gonna get? i got sick of waiting and got one from ITSKY for 275$

flubber writes...

These processor benchmarks

Oh that is exactly what I was looking for! I was just wondering the differences between the Conroe and the new Wolfdale. I hope they have overclocking results, heat, price, etc.

Netplus seem to have some in stock for $269

My local shop here in Sydney says they have stock of the E8400 listed on there web site for $251.80. That only $12.80 more than Itestate, Without the long month wait to get it. And still cheaper than what most other people are charging. Now just need to decide motherboard and memory to get to go with the cpu.

g12345567 writes...

My local shop here in Sydney says they have stock of the E8400 listed on there web site for $251.80.

where was that ?

karnage writes...

Netplus seem to have some in stock for $269

PLE are selling them for $259. They have 5 in stock as of yesterday afternoon at the Wangara store (not sure about the Bentley shop).

I called IT Estate yesterday to get an update on the e8400s. Spoke to Lily, who said that I was 20th in the queue, and that this would probably mean around 1-2 weeks. It seems their distributor can confirm the 8200 and 8500 but not the 8400s.

At any rate, she was perfectly happy for me to cancel the CPUs from my order and refund the money, so I immediately sent my wife in to PLE on her day off to deplete their e8400 stock from 7 to 5 :)

holo writes...

where was that ?

Damn, I just looked today and the price shot up from $251.80 to $293.80 after they got new stock for all stores. I was going to go and buy one tomorrow but will have to look elsewhere.

It seems these E8400 cpus are the only thing that the longer you wait, the more expensive they get. And in regards to the wailing list at Itestate, by the time you get one there will probably be something new to replace them.

apparently it estate either get around 20-30 in each shipment, with a big shipment being 40-50 they only get one shipment per week :(

Just purchased the Intel E8400 from Centrecom (Clayton Branch) for $273.

Saltydog writes...

apparently it estate either get around 20-30 in each shipment

even with that motherload, they should be able to feed the e8400-hungry oz population rather easily...what else with a 40-50chip shipment per week...

seriously doubt they get that many a week?

-:Yellow:- writes...

seriously doubt they get that many a week?

well thats wat the kind lady at the end of the phone otld me :)

p.s. the lady is nice, the guys is a little prompt and rude IMO

g12345567 writes...

by the time you get one there will probably be something new to replace them.

Well Nehalem will be coming out end of the year/early next year but thats a totally different socket. There will also be other 45nm wolfdales.

Saltydog writes...

the lady is nice, the guys is a little prompt and rude IMO

i agree...never got to talk to the lady, but the guy i talked to was in a hurry to get me off the phone...reading between the lines, it was sumthin around the lines of " if u dont pay first, why should i tell u if i got stock?"...sort of...

-:Yellow:- writes...

ut the guy i talked to was in a hurry to get me off the phone...reading between the lines, it was sumthin around the lines of " if u dont pay first, why should i tell u if i got stock?"...sort of...

the guy is a jackass on both of the items i bought from them one being $2500 of comp stuff he was like we dont ship becuase you have not paid even though i sent it into there bank account 2 weeks before adn the same thing is happening with my speakers which should arrive tomorrow but i have a feeling he sent the wrong ones because he is like oh look it twelve dollar cheaper but i noticed the old model is exactly twelve dollars cheaper so i will be pissed if they are the old ones.

Tex writes...

And yes, E8400 has gone from $269 to $299.

That didn't last long, it's back down to $264 now! :)

Got my E8400 today from Fluidtek $238. No conditions. Still over 100 in stock when I left at 2.30pm.

g12345567 writes...

Got my E8400 today from Fluidtek $238. No conditions. Still over 100 in stock when I left at 2.30pm.

great to see a few of them around and at such a good price, which brand ?

holo writes...

great to see a few of them around and at such a good price, which brand ?

errr huh? which brand? he just said the brand...

anyway, yes went to fluidtek to buy the e8400, so happy! lol and yeh he's still got a ton in stock, was waiting for him to lower his prices for one of these "one-offs" like i knew he would :)

sorry I was thinking about an 8800 GT when posting that !
Sentiment on the cpu still stands tho ;)

holo writes...

which brand ?

lollllllllll

holo writes...

great to see a few of them around and at such a good price, which brand ?

As the Title says Intel E8400 CPU

ooops double post

holo writes...

sorry I was thinking about an 8800 GT when posting that !
Sentiment on the cpu still stands tho ;)

yeah yeah, i had been too busy looking at video card threads :p

I can not find this CPU on the web site. I did a site search for "E8400" and it return 0 results.

Ayu-mon writes...

I can not find this CPU on the web site.

Fluidtek website or IT Estate?

It's currently listed as $280 on the front page of the Fluidtek website (www.fluidtek.com.au) and $239 on the IT Estate website (www.itestate.com.au/prod...?code=PD00005273)

$280 is the price for cpu only. If you buy a bundle package you will get the cpu chaeper.

Monday 28th April, bundle specials at Fluidtek.

e8400 $229 hot
when you buy 2x 500gb sata at $99 each

e8400 $199 hot
when you buy 2x1gb gskill 800 at $120

e8400 $215 hot
when you buy 2x 1tb sata at $249 each

e8400 $235 "hot"
when you by any of these mainboards
gigabyte x48-dq6 $345
dfi-x48 $355

when you by any of these EVGA mainboards
evga 790i (ddr3) $480
evga 780i $310

gigabyte x48-dq6 $345
dfi-x48 $355

Tex writes...

Fluidtek website or IT Estate?

It's currently listed as $280 on the front page of the Fluidtek website

On Fluidtek. I was responding to g1234567. He said the CPU was available for AUD $238 from Fluitek.

g12345567 writes...

Got my E8400 today from Fluidtek $238. No conditions. Still over 100 in stock

Ayu-mon writes...

On Fluidtek. I was responding to g1234567. He said the CPU was available for AUD $238 from Fluitek.

Today (29/4/2008) one per customer $235 @ fluidtek. No bundle purchase required.

Pretty sure he still has plenty left.

All those with orders outstanding at Itestate should just cancel and goto Fluidtek insted to get there cpu instantly.

LOL! It says "NO CONDITIONS", then it says "1 PER CUSTOMER".

P.S. This site seems really dodgy to me.. I can never find anything here.. Ok.. Let's go get that Core 2 Duo. www.fluidtek.com.au/category118_1.htm No items.

Ok, I wonder if they have the motherboard I want. The Gigabyte GA-EX38-DQ6. www.fluidtek.com.au/category70_1.htm No Gigabyte motherboards in the Gigabyte category?

P.P.S I can't even find a phone number or an e-mail address. Also, the site design is horribly disorganized.

ITestate has finally filled thier backorders.
My dad just picked his up for $239.00 from about 6 weeks ago...

Ayu-mon writes...

LOL! It says "NO CONDITIONS", then it says "1 PER CUSTOMER".

No conditions means you can buy cpu without any other product he normally has it bundled with. Although your right, 1 per customer is a condition.

P.S. This site seems really dodgy to me.. I can never find anything here.. Ok.. Let's go get that Core 2 Duo. www.fluidtek.com.au/category118_1.htm No items.

Catagories are never updated so diregard any pricing there as usually out of date. Usually just go with thatever products and pricing is on the main page then if you want more just ask when you get to the store.

Ok, I wonder if they have the motherboard I want. The Gigabyte GA-EX38-DQ6. www.fluidtek.com.au/category70_1.htm No Gigabyte motherboards in the Gigabyte category?

Usually he stocks Gigabyte as his choice of Motherboards over Asus, so he would probably have that one in stock.

P.P.S I can't even find a phone number or an e-mail address. Also, the site design is horribly disorganized.

No phone number so in store pickup only. But there are email addresses and a fax number down the bottom righ hand side of the main opening page

elgoog writes...

ITestate has finally filled thier backorders.

Cool. Any idea of how long it would take me to get an E8400 if I ordered today along with a Gigabyte GA-EX38-DQ6?

I've forgotten my login, and I tried to use their forgotton login feature when I unsuccessfully logged in, and the page doesn't exist. Anyone else having this problem?

g12345567 writes...

Catagories are never updated so diregard any pricing there as usually out of date. Usually just go with thatever products and pricing is on the main page then if you want more just ask when you get to the store.

Ohh... You see that's going to be a problem for me, as I have no idea of where Carlingford is. I'm guessing it's somewhere around Sydney. I'm about 600KM from Sydney.. So they don't do deliveries?

Edit: concatenated response

Ayu-mon writes...

I'm about 600KM from Sydney.. So they don't do deliveries?

nope they don't. You'll have to get somone who live locally to buy one for you and get them to post the cpu to you, join the long waiting list at Itestate or buy from somwhere localy near you.

P.S. your profile does say Sydney. So you better update it if you've moved recently.

So is IT Estate now selling E8400 to those who havent prepaid?

g12345567 writes...

P.S. your profile does say Sydney. So you better update it if you've moved recently.

It only says that because I think I had to put in a postcode or something, but I wanted to remain anonymous, so I put in 2000.

Got mine today for $235, seems like Eddie bought everyone's stock :P

damn eddie! I order 2 8400's 4 weeks ago form it estate, still havent got em :(

Saltydog writes...

damn eddie!

Eddies form fluidtek...

I order 2 8400's 4 weeks ago form it estate, still havent got em :(

Well duh, your probably last on the waiting list of around 70 people.

by the time people that have recently ordered there CPU gets is, it will probs drop heaps, i've been waiting 20 days and still havn't had it sent yet, they even rang me last week saying they will send on monday, but never was sent then, pretty poor to ring but then not do as said

least they were nice enough to ring :)

Flaming_Bubble writes...

damn eddie!

Eddies form fluidtek...

Well duh, your probably last on the waiting list of around 70 people.

I obviously had the wrong syntax =) I meant damn eddie for buying all the 8400's from everyone.

Two weeks ago I was 30th on list :(

YAY!!! just called and they have the 8400's in!!
But now that the 8400's are in, all the parts that were in stock before when I ordered, are now out of stock :( so i have to wait for them :(

I just rang and they told me 2-3 weeks. I do not have one on order though. just want to buy one!!

silverfox writes...

I just rang and they told me 2-3 weeks. I do not have one on order though. just want to buy one!!

MSY for $30 more?

Tex writes...

MSY for $30 more?

plus the requirement to buy an MB with it...
/forum-replies.cfm?t=969367

Fire-Tech writes...

plus the requirement to buy an MB with it...

Or not - /forum-replies.cfm?t=969367#r9, /forum-replies.cfm?t=969367&p=2#r38

Seems not all of their stores do it and maybe only if they are low at the time on specific CPU stock.

True but it's better to be aware you might have that 'policy' thrust upon at the last minute you before you go there to purchase.

At least IT Estate & Fluidtek appear upfront about it on their websites.

silverfox writes...

I do not have one on order though. just want to buy one!!

I rang around for ages to get mine.. About a month ago MSY, IT ESTATE, CENRTRECOM, blah blah were ALL out of stock with a ridiculous waiting list, and thier prices were $265 So I called up Next Step Computers In Melbourne (a local Store) and picked up thier last one for $280..

I didn't really care about the extra cost since I got it straight away. I considered myself lucky.. I guess