I just found Q9450 in stock

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80569Q945-Q9450-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00116VIEE/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1207323378&sr=8-13

There you go for anyone who is interested. I already have mine backorder elsewhere, and don't want to cancel after this long.

What I did, was I went to the shopping channel on Google and searched for the Q9450. I got about 8-10 pages of results and would quickly scan through all of them. After a few days, I found a place that had them in stock and could purchase them with Google Checkout. Received it a few days ago. So, if you see something you want that's in stock for a good price, go for it. I missed my chance on some CHEAP OCZ RAM and now I'm really regretting it. :Panimemog

Man, I am really annoyed over my OCZ ram. I placed the order the money went from my card then I got a message saying that they canceled my order with no reason given. Now I got to wait for the money to get ack to me until I can look elsewhere. The real annying thing is though the price was so good $197 for 2GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Platinum OCZ. Now if I want the same thing I can only find it for 259. :(

And on top of the my new Mobo arrived today, so I am sitting here with the EVGA 790i Ultra with no ram or processor.

What I did, was I went to the shopping channel on Google and searched for the Q9450. I got about 8-10 pages of results and would quickly scan through all of them. After a few days, I found a place that had them in stock and could purchase them with Google Checkout. Received it a few days ago. So, if you see something you want that's in stock for a good price, go for it. I missed my chance on some CHEAP OCZ RAM and now I'm really regretting it. :Panimemog

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info.php?products_id=1791&osCsid=9f36133d5ad50dbf6329e43939abd6f0

Tankguys has the retail in. This is where I got my OEM.

[QUOTE="animemog"]What I did, was I went to the shopping channel on Google and searched for the Q9450. I got about 8-10 pages of results and would quickly scan through all of them. After a few days, I found a place that had them in stock and could purchase them with Google Checkout. Received it a few days ago. So, if you see something you want that's in stock for a good price, go for it. I missed my chance on some CHEAP OCZ RAM and now I'm really regretting it. :PALLoY1717

Man, I am really annoyed over my OCZ ram. I placed the order the money went from my card then I got a message saying that they canceled my order with no reason given. Now I got to wait for the money to get ack to me until I can look elsewhere. The real annying thing is though the price was so good $197 for 2GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Platinum OCZ. Now if I want the same thing I can only find it for 259. :(

And on top of the my new Mobo arrived today, so I am sitting here with the EVGA 790i Ultra with no ram or processor.

Yeah, I saw that RAM available for $160 somewhere, but by the time I wanted to order it, it was sold out. I ended up getting it on Amazon, the only place with it in stock, for $200. :o

I received my 790i today, too. I'm wondering if I can install the CPU, HSF, GPU, and sound card right now. But I might wait until I get the rest of my components so I can do it all at once.

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info.php?products_id=1791&osCsid=9f36133d5ad50dbf6329e43939abd6f0

Tankguys has the retail in. This is where I got my OEM.

animemog

[QUOTE="animemog"]

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info.php?products_id=1791&osCsid=9f36133d5ad50dbf6329e43939abd6f0

Tankguys has the retail in. This is where I got my OEM.

HuusAsking

They had them at 1:45est at least. :P

Also, keep your eyes out for a Xeon 3350. It's essentially the same CPU.

[QUOTE="HuusAsking"][QUOTE="animemog"]

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info.php?products_id=1791&osCsid=9f36133d5ad50dbf6329e43939abd6f0

Tankguys has the retail in. This is where I got my OEM.

animemog

They had them at 1:45est at least. :P

Also, keep your eyes out for a Xeon 3350. It's essentially the same CPU.

[QUOTE="animemog"][QUOTE="HuusAsking"][QUOTE="animemog"]

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info.php?products_id=1791&osCsid=9f36133d5ad50dbf6329e43939abd6f0

Tankguys has the retail in. This is where I got my OEM.

HuusAsking

They had them at 1:45est at least. :P

Also, keep your eyes out for a Xeon 3350. It's essentially the same CPU.

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?SCriteria=BA24656

This site had them in stock when I posted. Granted I didn't look over the site besides seeing if they had it in stock or not.

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?SCriteria=BA24656

This site had them in stock when I posted. Granted I didn't look over the site besides seeing if they had it in stock or not.

animemog

PS. I know it's an OEM. Just as well. I already have a fan, and it already has a thermal paste patch ready to go.

PSS. Just called them. Confirmed: I've got one on order. And it's a good thing I got it when I did. The price just went up $10 in one hour. Now I just gotta wait for the buy.com cancellation so I can use the money back to get the video card.