Intel’s 45nm Q9450 Finally Beginning to Hit E-tailers

Earlier this year, Intel promised that the 45nm Quad-Cores would become available in late Q1, but we all know how that went. Even their 45nm Dual-Cores, such as the E8400, suffered from a severe lack of shortages. The Q9450 was a different story… it was entirely impossible to find in stock, and if you did happen to find one, you were very lucky.

Well, some good news. The Q9450 is finally beginning to pop-up on some e-tailers, and in good quantity, too. As of right now, NCIX has the best prices for both the US and Canada, at $364.42US and $394.99CAN. Is it just me, or does it seem odd that a Canadian e-tailer that sells from within Canada manages to sell cheaper than the actual US retailers?

For those looking to pick one of these beauties up, you can head right over to NCIXUS.com, MWave.com or Directron – the latter of the two that are selling at a higher premium. Oddly enough, NewEgg seems slow to get stock in lately. I’ve never seen the Q9450 in stock, and that’s still the case. But once it is, they are offering it for $379.99.

• NCIXUS ($364.42USD)
• Directron ($369.99USD)
• MWave ($389.00USD)
• NCIX ($394.99CAN)

We posted a few weeks ago that the Xeon-equivalent of the Q9450 was also a good choice of CPU, but now that the Q9450 has finally hit a few e-tailers, the X3350 has sold out at most places, and is now more expensive. I still find it odd that NCIX seems to be the only ones with the CPU in good stock, and for good prices, but it shouldn’t be long before NewEgg and others grab hold of a fresh shipment. Hopefully we’ll see their high selling rates decrease a bit when it happens…