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Originally Posted by Chuchnit
Could be very true. I just don't see why they cater to us so much then? They always tell us we aren't important, but I have a hard time trusting them. You got some inside scoop? I'm not saying we even scratch the surface much on units sold, but I'm pretty sure they have way higher margins with us vs. OEM's. BTW, do you work in the tech industry in some capacity?
I guess you guys are right. I'd say most of my problem is my attitude due to outside influences. I even notice it sometimes in the way I post. Time to get some warm saline wash I guess.
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I'm an imaging engineer for one of the big 3 so I guess I'd have a bit of a different perspective.
Margin wise, we as overclockers obviously get raped as end users, but you have to look at how much product is being moved in either direction. It's all about compressed volume my good man. That goes right down to the small or hidden details like manufacturing costs being paid upfront, shipping costs, storage costs...etc. Deals are cut that no one ever hears about, palms are greased, season tickets are slipped into handshakes and greeting cards. Intel has no real relationship with the overclocker, so in essence, the amount of sway we have is microscopic.
Think about it like this; would Intel want to sell $5,000,000 worth of product to hundreds or thousands of distributors/retailers, or would they want to sell $100,000,000 worth of product to one source?